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Light Bloom in After Effects
Can anyone offer some advise on the best way to create a dramatic light bloom in After Effects. Nothing subtle here. I need someone to notice the light bloom from a different zip code if you know what I mean.
Here’s what I got. An actress was shot in front of a white screen with light blasting through it from behind, in hopes that it would create a natural bloom. Alas…it did not, so my client is asking if I can add the bloom to the footage. Again, this needs to be an in-your-face sorta bloom, nothing subtle. Anyone?
Thanks,
Eli -
3 Replies
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Animating Levels – specifically the Input White level will do.
For a more adventurous route, use Shatter’s built-in Light and Materials for added functionality.
HTH
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Here are some things to try:
-The Glow effect (set the intensity up, and the threshold down to really blow out the bloom. The radius controls the size of the bloom).
-Exposure (Might be useful to apply in conjunction with Glow).
OR
-Duplicate the layer. Set the top layer to “add” mode, and apply fast blur. Adjust the blur and transparency of the layer to taste.
Good luck,
Brian -
If you have Trapcode’s Shine plugin, you could duplicate your video layer, apply Shine with no transfer mode (so your original, unaffected layer shows through), and then blur it out before adding the Glow effect – creates a more organic/variable sort of feel.
FCP also has a bloom glow effect that’s a little more interesting than what comes with AE, IMHO.
Steve
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