Center rotation dot rotates the angle of the mask.White dot changes the mask from circle to rectangle.Green dots change the shape of the mask.White circle changes the position of the mask.Drag the center circle where you want the mask to occur. However, for blurs, a color mask is rarely used.Ī mask shape appears in the frame. NOTE: A color mask selects a portion of the frame based upon its color, for example, to change the color of a shirt. To apply a mask to a portion of the frame, click the small icon at the top right of virtually every effect and select Shape Mask. There are more creative options with Zoom than with any other blur effect. Zoom is an intriguing effect that needs to be used sparingly. (Zoom effect, clockwise swirl, Uniform value) NOTE: Sharpen should be used gently and in small amounts. This screen shot illustrates a severely over-sharpened image, making all the edges very obvious and harsh. It increases the contrast of an edge to make an image appear more in-focus. Sharpen is exactly the OPPOSITE of a blur. The on-screen white circle determines the center. Radial creates a circular blur around a central object. Truthfully, this is not an effect that I personally like. The on-screen arrow determines the amount and direction of the blur. Prism blurs each color channel then separates them to display a surreal effect. Center determines where the in-focus area is located (it is easier to position this using the on-screen white circle.Width & Height determine the size of the in-focus area.Emphasis darkens the blurred area, to provide a vignette effect.Softness adjusts the feathering between in-focus and blurred areas.NOTE: You can also make these same adjustments using the numeric values in the Video Inspector.įocus displays an area of focus, determined by the white onscreen circle, surrounded by an increasingly blurry image. The arrow determines both direction and force. It smoothly blurs the entire image.ĭirectional create a blur where things seem to be moving in a direction, as indicated by the on-screen arrow. Gaussian is my favorite, all-around blur. Here’s the source image, courtesy of EditStock ( Let’s see what we can do with it. The Amount slider is the key setting that determines the amount of the blur. Though the settings vary by blur, to adjust any blur, select the clip containing the effect, then adjust it in the Video Inspector. NOTE: To apply a blur to multiple clips at once, select the clips in the timeline first, then double-click the blur you want to apply in the Effects Browser. Double-click the blur to apply it to ALL selected clips in the timeline.Drag it from the Effects Browser on top of any clip in the timeline.Illustrated in this screen shot are the seven default blurs in Apple Final Cut Pro. Larry, would you consider doing an in-depth tutorial devoted to the use of the BLUR effect in FCP? I’d like to know more about how to blur multiple(up to 10) items (faces), how to shape the blur, advantages/disadvantages of different types of blur.Ī blur is an effect stored in the Effects Browser > Blur.
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