DepthToPosition

Generates a position pass from a depth pass and a 3D camera.

See also DepthToPoints, PositionToPoints, DepthGenerator, and Camera.

Inputs and Controls

Connection Type	Connection Name	Function
Input	camera	The 3D tracked camera that corresponds to the image input.
	image	The image from which the position pass is generated, and where all the depth data resides.

Control (UI)	Knob (Scripting)	Default Value	Function
DepthToPosition Tab
output	output	rgb	Specifies the channels the output position pass is put into, and includes the option to create a new layer for this purpose.
depth	depth	depth.Z	Sets the channel that you want to use for the depth.
invert depth	invert	disabled	Invert the depth before processing the depth pass image. This is best used when the depth channel is z, as opposed to 1/z.
far	far	10000	Specifies a value at which depth beyond this distance from the camera are ignored when calculating the position pass.

Step-by-Step Guides

Creating a Position Pass Using the DepthToPosition Node