Soft Focus

[Harm Millaard]

Why don’t you SHOOT it, keeps you from the hassle of trying it in post?

Harm Millaard

[Jon Barrie]

Try all the different Native PPro Blur filters.
– Jon
(You’d get better results if you shot it, actually achieving depth of field DoF)

[Justin Parker]

I was able to get a decent look using the blur and CC Composite (using the screen transfer mode). It’s just much more time consuming to do it.

[Phil Lister]

Here’s a little photoshop trick that also works well in Premiere Pro. Copy and paste a duplicate video clip onto video track 2 or any layer above the original clip. Use the
gaussian blur filter over your duplicate clip. Set it at about
25%. Then, cut the opacity of the duplicate clip back to about 50%. By varying the amount of blur and/or opacity, you can control the amount of soft focus. Looks and works great! Just be ready for long renders. Set it and forget it. lol

Happy editing!
Phil Lister
Bel Air, MD

Phil Lister