ALL DESIGN TOOLS
15. 2D Depth of Field
• Create depth of field with live action footage
• Take advantage of the new lens blur effect
• Take advantage of the new lens blur effect
Posted on Nov 06, 2006
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68 Comments
Rob
7 years ago
First watched this tutorial ten years ago! And will use it now on a project. Thanks again Andrew, you've made learning AE not only possible but also enjoyable!
jonathan gift
9 years ago
my goal is to become one of the best cinematographer's ever known ...... 
thanks alot andrew , this really helped me.
Dima
13 years ago
It worcks with (Boris lens shape) the same like Andrew explain if you dont have lens blur
Rich
13 years ago
I knew when I watched this tutorial years ago it would come in handy. 3 years later I am going to use it in my next film. Thanks Andrew!
Andrew
13 years ago
Andrew forgot to mention to put the Lens Blur Depth Map Layer on the Lens Blur Effect to the Depth Composition
Leettle
14 years ago
I think I faced the same situation with matias, seems like some feature in CS5 had changed. It doesn't work according to the tutorial.
matias
14 years ago
Hi Andrew, your tutorials are awesome, but im getting trouble with this one.
Does the lens blur effect works the same in CS5?
Does the lens blur effect works the same in CS5?
sunil chebby
14 years ago
thank you for all your tutorials!!!!!
your presentation is THE BEST!
your techniques and products are easy to use
and very appealing, looking forward to learn
lot more from you. sorry cannot find word to
express my gratitude. thank you, thank you......
Sunil Chebby
INDIA
your presentation is THE BEST!
your techniques and products are easy to use
and very appealing, looking forward to learn
lot more from you. sorry cannot find word to
express my gratitude. thank you, thank you......
Sunil Chebby
INDIA
Jan Senegal
14 years ago
Great help, thanks for sharing the knowdlege.
PS. Beautiful family man.
Keep it up, I mean...the tutorial.
Thanks again.
PS. Beautiful family man.
Keep it up, I mean...the tutorial.
Thanks again.
To Sean
15 years ago
Sean, I had the same problem. When precomposing, it helped when I checked "move all attributes..", cause in default in my AE it was "leave all attr..".
I know your post is years old, but just in case this is still useful.
I know your post is years old, but just in case this is still useful.
jigy
15 years ago
how do i can get this ramp fx i realy nedd it and i dont have it please can you tell how ....
Andrew
16 years ago
Nice tutorial! But cant you make the same thing with two movielayers, one with lens blur and the other without and make a soft mask that you animate?
Age180
16 years ago
First and foremost.. AWESOME tutorials!
Since AE isn't a video editing software per say.. do you chop footage..add effects in AE.. then re-compile footage in your video editing software? I'm new to this so don't hate me for asking dumb q's
I just feel I wanna use these effects in ALL my videos.. but adding each clips seems very time consuming.. any advice?
Thanks, your the man!
Since AE isn't a video editing software per say.. do you chop footage..add effects in AE.. then re-compile footage in your video editing software? I'm new to this so don't hate me for asking dumb q's
I just feel I wanna use these effects in ALL my videos.. but adding each clips seems very time consuming.. any advice?
Thanks, your the man!
Rols
16 years ago
WOW thats all i can say
thanks A.K. my suggestion for another tutorial would be how to composite a shell casings flying out of a gun that would be cool.
thanks a bunch
thanks A.K. my suggestion for another tutorial would be how to composite a shell casings flying out of a gun that would be cool.
thanks a bunch
Patrick (Germany)
17 years ago
This is exactly what i was looking for !
Very good tutorials ! THANX
PDP
Very good tutorials !
THANXPDP
Brian
17 years ago
A great tutorial. I love your style. These are real world, professional effects. Thanks so much.
emanuela
17 years ago
andrew
tanks a lot, you´re great! Your material is simple with awsome effects! We don´t have much acess to this, tanks a lot.
tanks a lot, you´re great! Your material is simple with awsome effects! We don´t have much acess to this, tanks a lot.
Abdul khalil
17 years ago
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Gig
17 years ago
Hi!
thanks Andrew for your cool stuff!! i was watching this tutorial when i had this idea: i'll shoot all my footage very sharp from near to far to control it in post-prod. but is there a way to make this when u have 1 actor near the camera and 1 far from it? to make a kind of rack-focus?
thanks
Gig
thanks Andrew for your cool stuff!! i was watching this tutorial when i had this idea: i'll shoot all my footage very sharp from near to far to control it in post-prod. but is there a way to make this when u have 1 actor near the camera and 1 far from it? to make a kind of rack-focus?
thanks
Gig
Erik
18 years ago
Where are the project files for this one. It isnt in #16 i need the footage. This tutorial looks cool
Sean
18 years ago
I may have answered my own question, above...at least in part.
You see, when you pre-compose, I think you have to leave all attributes in the new composition (it's one of the two options whenever you pre-compose). Somehow, my default was NOT to leave all attributes in the new composition. I think that's what was causing my problem. Now it's working...except the lens blur/gradient is now confined to a smaller square within the image (perhaps because my original graphic is larger than the comp size). Anyhow, I'm most of the way there! I love Andrew Kramer. And I mean that in a totally gay way! Thanks!
You see, when you pre-compose, I think you have to leave all attributes in the new composition (it's one of the two options whenever you pre-compose). Somehow, my default was NOT to leave all attributes in the new composition. I think that's what was causing my problem. Now it's working...except the lens blur/gradient is now confined to a smaller square within the image (perhaps because my original graphic is larger than the comp size). Anyhow, I'm most of the way there! I love Andrew Kramer. And I mean that in a totally gay way! Thanks!
Sean
18 years ago
Thank you! But I'm having a huge problem. Maybe my After Effects program is malfunctioning. But it seems to do everything else just fine...so I think it must be a setting.
When I apply lens blur--no problem. I get a blurry image.
Then when I add the new solid with a ramp, and make it invisible, and pre-compose it, the blur in my lens blur becomes nil. That is, as soon as I create the luminance matte (pre-composed as you describe) and associate my lens blur with the matte, I get NO blur at all. It's like the lens blur is suddenly switched off. It seems to do this with all blurs, not just lens blur.
In your tutorial, as soon as you apply the matte, the image takes on the blurred attributes of the luminance matte, whereas all my blur disappears completely. When I try to adjust the blur on the image, I get no change. It's like something is overriding the blur. It has no effect. Very very frustrating. I keep doing it over and over to no avail.
When I apply lens blur--no problem. I get a blurry image.
Then when I add the new solid with a ramp, and make it invisible, and pre-compose it, the blur in my lens blur becomes nil. That is, as soon as I create the luminance matte (pre-composed as you describe) and associate my lens blur with the matte, I get NO blur at all. It's like the lens blur is suddenly switched off. It seems to do this with all blurs, not just lens blur.
In your tutorial, as soon as you apply the matte, the image takes on the blurred attributes of the luminance matte, whereas all my blur disappears completely. When I try to adjust the blur on the image, I get no change. It's like something is overriding the blur. It has no effect. Very very frustrating. I keep doing it over and over to no avail.
Carlos
18 years ago
Muy bueno, como todos los tutoriales de Andrew... pero el proyecto que sae descarga no corresponde a este tutorial sino al siguiente (Nº 16)
