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