out of focus

[Mark]

Hard to tell from a still what is going on….if the spheres are moving and motion blur is set to the right shutter, then yes this can be done….

Mark

[Jatin Makwana]

i kind of mean.
if i have a still/video shot of lights (traffic lights for example)- No motion.
How can i then treat that video/still, to acquire this kind, of deeply out of focus effect.
The kind of effect you would get if you shot a light out of focus.

Hope that

[Mike]

The quickest way I know of to achieve this effect is with either Tinderbox or Sapphire. These plug-ins have lens blurs that will bloom the highlights as you defocus which will simulate a true camera lens. There are also more specific settings for diaphragm shape and chromatic aberration that can help you fine tune this effect.

[Jatin Makwana]

thanks. i’l try them

[Danny Princz]

also, you can try the lens blur plugin that comes with AFX 7

[Jatin Makwana]

i feel the lens blur gives the light too much of a soft feathered edge. also image brightness drops.
tinderbox is pretty good. still not as sharp edged as i would like it.

[Chris Smith]

Also try “lenscare” which is the best lens blur simulator out there. But if you’re not going to rack focus, then I would just create the shapes with a mask on a solid and mess with transparencies so the edges are brighter than the core of the shape. Also add a little mask feather to smooth the edges. Then use that as a custom particle in Particular, set the colors to be varied and add a small. Lastly add the Glow effect over the particular output and possibly set the layer to ADD transfer mode over tour BG.

Chris Smith
https://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

[Chris Smith]

Here’s a quick test of what I described in the previous post:

https://sugarfilmproduction.com/blur1.png
https://sugarfilmproduction.com/blur2.png
https://sugarfilmproduction.com/blur3.png

Also those effects are from what is called “Circles of confusion”. Here’s the Wiki on them:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_confusion

Chris Smith
https://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

[Chris Smith]

Here’s the scene file as well:

https://sugarfilmproduction.com/blur.aep

Need AE7 + Trapcode Particular

Chris Smith
https://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

[Jatin Makwana]

thanks mate. you really shouldnt of. well i hope lots of other people on here have learnt from your expertness too.
thanks again.