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brightened blurry edge romantic looks
Just wondering how to achieve such effect in PPro? It can be done somewhat in 6.5, but I am not sure what to do and how in PPro. Is there plugin that will achieve such effect easily?
Perry
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9 Replies
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The effect is achieved the same way in both applications. What is your old method that you can’t duplicate it? It is generally done with a simple track matte.
Steven
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Contributing Writer, PeachPit Press, Visual QuickPro Guide, Premiere Pro 1.5 -
Steve, thank you for your response. Well, the method that I knew, was done in AB editing. Duplicate Video1 and place on Video 2, Place a cross-fade transition between the 2 with 50% begin to end, then Add a blur to Video2… Now, PPro does not have AB editing, so, track matte hah? Can you explain how to be done? Thanks again.
Perry
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It sounds like you’re after a diffusion effect. Here is how I’ve done it:
1. Copy your clip(s) to two tracks, in sync.
2. Add a Gaussian Blur to the top track (radius about 3 – 8 pixels)
3. Lower the opacity of the blurred track to whatever looks best to you (30% is a good starting point)Earl R. Thurston
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Perry
As Steven and Neopics suggest …just use two tracks of video.
You need to get over the A/B paradigm and make use of the more powerful features now available to you. It is actually not much different in practise.
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I was under the impression you wanted an oval blurry area around the outside. You could simply do it the same way in Pro as you did in 6.5 by putting one clip after the other and extending the transition to cover both clips. Premiere Pro is just more of the same. Don’t let the lack of a A/B paradigm get you down. It is all the same – it just is very slightly different in application.
Steven
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5.1 / After Effects 6.5 Pro https://www.stevengotz.com
Learning Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 https://www.lynda.com
Contributing Writer, PeachPit Press, Visual QuickPro Guide, Premiere Pro 1.5 -
By doing what you suggested blurred the clips underneath as well. I just want those lights that are above certain lumin to be blurry. What Steve suggested actual may works, if one can build a mask in that sort. I am not sure how it can be done. I know After Effect has a diffuse filter like that. How can PPro mimic that?
Perry
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Steve,
I want an entire video has a diffuse effect, like the plugin in AE. How can this be accomplished? I know you can do what 6.5 does by your suggestions, but that blurred the entire video. How can a mask be made so that only certain lumin. above a set limit be blurred? Thanks in advance. Or how to accomplish what AE diffuse filter does?Perry
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An idea : Make duplicate clip and CC it until most only white highlights remain.
Add heavy blur filter and overlay its original : Apply opacity to blur clip.
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Criag,
thanks. I gave it a try, and it seems to work pretty well. Just to clarify, CC means color corrector, right? Can you elaborate, “CC it until most only white highlights remain” how to accomplish such (I am not familiar with this). Thanks in advance.
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