Lentil-BHGC Camera Plugin for Arnold
The famous Lentil camera plugin for Arnold... reborn!
Lentil-BHGC is an essential upgrade to Arnold's default depth of field functionality. Get beautiful, clean bokeh in seconds and take advantage of powerful customizations including chromatic aberration, vignetting, and much more.
Purchase now and get all these benefits:
- Perpetual license with lifetime upgrades
- Windows installer to make setup a breeze
- Brand new User Guide with DCC setup instructions, parameter explanations and sample images
- Interface and workflow improved for maximum ease of use
- Bug fixes
- Free tech support and feature requests
System requirements:
- Windows 10+, Linux (built on CentOS Stream 8) or MacOS (built on M2)
- Maya, Houdini, Cinema 4D, Gaffer or 3ds Max with Arnold renderer installed
Lentil-BHGC releases are compiled against the following Arnold versions:
- 2023.9.0 and 2023.11.0 are Arnold 7.2.2.0
- 2024.6.0 is Arnold 7.3.0.0
- 2024.7.0 is Arnold 7.3.1.0
- 2024.8.0 is Arnold 7.3.3.1
- 2024.8.1 is Arnold 7.3.1.0
- 2024.11.0 is Arnold 7.3.1.0
- 2024.12.1 is Arnold 7.3.3.1
- 2025.2.0 is Arnold 7.3.3.1
- 2025.3.0 is Arnold 7.3.3.1
- 2025.4.0 is Arnold 7.4.0.0
April 17, 2025
- Updated Imager code to comply with API changes in Arnold 7.4.0.0 and newer.
- IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CINEMA 4D USERS: In C4D 2024 and C4DtoA 4.8.1, Arnold IPR hangs with an "updating..." message when rendering a Lentil-BHGC scene. It is unknown if other C4D versions besides 2024 are affected. Since all other DCCs are working, this is possibly a bug on the Arnold side. C4D users are advised to exercise caution when upgrading to Lentil-BHGC 2025.4.0.
March 24, 2025
A few small improvements and bug fixes for 2025.3.0:
- Fixed a few incorrect default parameter values.
- Updated Cinema 4D UI.
- Fixed Imager node issue in Gaffer.
- Fixed Gaffer installer file copy issue.
- Removed very outdated demo scenes from installer.
- Linux archive now includes readme, User Guide, Maya and Gaffer resources and bokeh images.
February 12, 2025
- 3ds Max support is out of beta! The interface has been improved and Arnold RenderView now updates whenever a Lentil parameter is changed.
December 2, 2024
- Lentil-BHGC Cryptomatte behavior has been been fixed! Cryptomatte now works in IPR mode. All Arnold 7.3.5.0+ users should download the new Lentil-BHGC 2024.12.1 installer.
December 1, 2024
- As a result of Arnold's recent Cryptomatte changes, Cryptomatte no longer works with Lentil in IPR mode and will cause the render to hang. However, Cryptomatte appears to still be fully functional when rendering to disk. The workaround for now is remove all Cryptomatte AOVs when working with interactive renders in your DCC. For final frame rendering Cryptomatte can be added back in. This issue does not affect any other AOVs.
November 30, 2024
- There was a problem with the User Guide included in the Windows installer. A correct version of UserGuide.pdf has been added to the downloads page.
November 24, 2024
- Since Arnold no longer includes a separate cryptomatte.dll, the Cryptomatte portions of the Lentil-BHGC Windows installer have been removed and the User Guide updated. Users of 7.3.5.0+ should download lentil-bhgc_windows_installer_2024.11.0.zip. This installer will not work with pre-7.3.5.0 version of Arnold.
November 22, 2024
- Arnold recently added a new implementation of Cryptomatte. Happily, it is compatible with Lentil-BHGC! Lentil-BHGC 2024.8.1 should continue to work with Arnold 7.3.5.0 and newer.
August 15, 2024
- Lentil-BHGC 2024.8.1 has been released!
- New universal Windows installer for Maya, Houdini, Cinema 4D, Gaffer and 3ds Max.
- Works with Arnold 7.3.1.0 and later.
- Note that the operator has been removed from Lentil-BHGC. Any operators will have to be deleted from old scenes for compatibility.
- Updated User Guide.
August 13, 2024
- I started a new private issue tracker for Lentil-BHGC. Licensed users are invited to DM or email me your bug reports and feature requests and I'll keep the tracker updated. Thanks for the ideas you've already submitted, keep them coming!
August 12, 2024
- Arnold 7.3.3.1 fixes a breaking bug and Lentil-BHGC 2024.8.0 now works with it. Download the build and follow the instructions in the July 23 update below.
July 23, 2024
- Added a beta build that works with the new Arnold Imager introduced in 7.3.1+. This version of Lentil no longer uses an Operator. Make sure to remove the Operator from existing scenes and .ass files. To install, download the 2024.7.0 version for your operating system and overwrite lentil.dll/so in your Lentil or C4DtoA install folder and cryptomatte.dll/so in your Arnold install folder.
June 11, 2024
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Arnold introduced a major breaking change to Imagers and Lentil-BHGC does NOT work with Arnold 7.3.1 and newer
- Added support for Arnold 7.3.0.0
- Windows installers for Maya, Houdini, C4D, 3ds Max and Gaffer are available for download; licensed users should contact me if you need Mac or Linux builds
January 20, 2024
- Added beta 3ds Max support and Windows 3ds Max installer
2023.11.0 new features and fixes:
- Added purple chromatic aberration color option
- Optimized chromatic aberration performance (~1% faster render times when using chromatic aberration)
- Optimized overall performance (up to 5% faster render times)
- Minor code and documentation updates
- Works with all recent Arnold versions, including 7.2.5.0