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What's the name of this graphical effect (dust on lens)?

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It's bokeh.

Bokeh is caused by out of focus bright spots in the lens with a shallower depth of focus. In this very particular case, with dust on the lens being exceptionally close and out of focus, it's catching light, and a bokeh effect is happening.

 

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It's been used in games for quite a few years now but I don't know the name of it. Would you just call it a type of lens flare or something?

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It's bokeh.

Bokeh is caused by out of focus bright spots in the lens with a shallower depth of focus. In this very particular case, with dust on the lens being exceptionally close and out of focus, it's catching light, and a bokeh effect is happening.

 

Source: All that money I spent on film school. D:

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6 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

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Okay, I see. I'm aware of bokeh but I didn't think of that probably because of the lack of DoF outside of the specs themselves.

Thanks :)

 

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