Use Depth Effects - What does it mean?

[Aldrahill]

Hi all,

I've searched everywhere and can't seem to find at all what on earth "Use Depth Effects" actually does.

Can anyone enlighten me?

Sam,

 

[? M]

I haven't had it enabled forever but iirc it slightly blurs things that are at different depth than where you're looking.

 

[Gilwe]

I haven't had it enabled forever but iirc it slightly blurs things that are at different depth than where you're looking.

Exactly. If you know how a camera works, you'll know when you focus on a close object, the objects in the far distance will blur out.

 

[Aldrahill]

I haven't had it enabled forever but iirc it slightly blurs things that are at different depth than where you're looking.

Exactly. If you know how a camera works, you'll know when you focus on a close object, the objects in the far distance will blur out.

Sooo... Turning it off helps performance why?

 

[hruza]

Graphic card does not need to calculate this effect and as a result rendering is faster.