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1. Re: Blurred Edges?
Kevin-Monahan Oct 13, 2010 11:28 AM (in response to emin3m33)I do this in After Effects usually. Just make a mask and feather the edges. You can fake the look in Premiere Pro CS5 by stacking up a Bevel Edges and Edge Feather effect, respectively. For Bevel Edges, set all parameters to zero. Adjust Edge Feather to taste, I start with around 25 to get a decent look.
Here's what I came up with.
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2. Re: Blurred Edges?
Colin Brougham Oct 13, 2010 11:37 AM (in response to emin3m33)You're looking for a "vignette" effect (might help in your search). I'd bet, dimes to donuts, that one of your BCC blurs has masking built-in, which would enable you to limit where the blur effect is applied within a frame.
Barring that, you could try this:
- Stack another instance of your clip on top of the original.
- Apply a blur of your choice to the lower clip, and set the blur to taste.
- Apply the Circle effect to the upper clip. Tweak the following settings:
- Set Blending Mode to "Stencil Alpha"
- Increase Radius as necessary
- Apply Feathering as necessary to soften the edges of the matte
- Position the circle matte using the Center property
- You could also use Levels, Curves, or some other CC effect on the background blurred clip to darken/lighten it, if you like.
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3. Re: Blurred Edges?
Kevin-Monahan Oct 13, 2010 12:16 PM (in response to Colin Brougham)I like your method Colin!
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4. Re: Blurred Edges?
Colin Brougham Oct 13, 2010 12:42 PM (in response to Kevin-Monahan)Thanks, Kevin--but don't tell Bill Hunt! He thinks I'm crazy for using the Circle effect so much
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5. Re: Blurred Edges?
emin3m33 Oct 17, 2010 7:19 PM (in response to Colin Brougham)Hey Colin. Thanks I tried this and was pleased. I learned something new and useful here. Thanks
I must say that this effect along with magic bullet looks (Red Giant just fixed compatibility issues with an update) really makes ur video something else.
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6. Re: Blurred Edges?
emin3m33 Oct 17, 2010 7:22 PM (in response to Kevin-Monahan)Kevin when you say "edge feather", what exactly are you referring too? There seems to be no edge feather anywhere in the bevel effect. I didnt see it anywhere.
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7. Re: Blurred Edges?
Kevin-Monahan Oct 18, 2010 9:44 AM (in response to emin3m33)Hi emin3m33,
Effects > Transform > Edge Feather is what I was talking about.
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8. Re: Blurred Edges?
Bill Hunt Oct 19, 2010 10:24 AM (in response to Colin Brougham)don't tell Bill Hunt! He thinks I'm crazy for using the Circle effect so much
That's it Colin. You wait until I am in New Orleans, and then say horrible things behind my back!
Actually, I always like your workflows. Though I normally just grab the Track Matte Keying (out of habit), I always learn something new (and almost always neat), from your methods.
Thanks for sharing,
Hunt




