• VEGAS Pro

  Create low depth of field in Vegas 7 or 8

  Posted by Thomas Roberts on September 20, 2007 at 5:08 am

  Are there any combined effects in Vegas I can use to create and enhance a low-depth of field look?

  I’m shooting with additional ND filters on the lens and wide open on the aperture and zoomed in. Panasonic 100B

  Thanks in advance!

  Thomas Roberts replied 18 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Douglas Spotted eagle

  September 20, 2007 at 5:35 am

  Creating a shallow DOF in post is never truly convincing when done in video; tools like DeFocus are more for 3D models and separating subjects from backgrounds.
  That said, you can use Bezier masks or mattes to cut out a main subject and apply very light blur to background content, or the Radiance plugin for Vegas has a very nice Defocus feature when combined with masking.
  Your best best of course, is to accomplish this in-glass. Either by backing way off, using zoom to accomplish the shallow DOF on closeups, or using a tool such as the RedRock Micro 35mm adapter to extend length and give you that DOF. With the new flip feature in Vegas, it’s quite handy.
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  Thomas Roberts

  September 20, 2007 at 5:55 am

  Thanks- Red Rock kit will be purchased soon!

  thomas

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