![]() ![]() (There’s a reason that I chose a 6-second clip for my above sample. Photoshop is applying the Bokeh 2 filter to every frame of your video file, so it’s not quite as speedy as a single image. Depending on how long your video is, the rendering can take a while. Then choose: File > Export > Render Video.Make your adjustments with the Bokeh 2 control panel (try clearing the default radial setting and starting with ‘Add Planar’). ![]() Make sure the ‘save as new layer’ check box is OFF.Choose your video file (preferably an overhead view of a landscape or scenic shot).Want to experiment with the tilt-shift video using Bokeh 2? Here’s how: In the below 6-second sample clip, you can see how a quick trip through Photoshop CS5 Extended as a Smart Object, can turn ordinary video footage into miniaturized toy boats with a just a few adjustments in the Bokeh 2 control panel. You can check out all the examples of effects on .įor those of you working with video footage, you can take advantage of Bokeh 2’s tight integration with Photoshop CS5 to apply the effects to your video footage. Additionally, you have strong control over vignettes and film grain to help keep the blur effects more natural in appearance. You can even choose a heart shape to be the aperture shape, which will be accentuated in the highlight areas of the image. Bokeh 2 also offers the ability to fine tune the aperture shape, and even includes presets for popular lenses like the Canon 85mm f/1.2L, Nikon 50mm f/1.4 and Zeiss 28mm f/2. You can also do radial and zoom blurs to add motion to your images, which can create a nice sense of motion for the right shot. It’s seriously a couple clicks of the mouse, decide how strong you want the effect, and you’re done. However, there are other cool creative things that you can do – like quickly applying bokeh gradients to create a tilt-shift effect, which is even quicker than applying a shallow depth of field to a portrait. (I hope to have a review of the most recent Kubota Image Tools actions soon.) The image on the right also had a little help from Kubota Image Tools actions for color correction and a bit of lens flare. ![]() ![]() With the help of Bokeh 2, it was fairly quick and easy to add a nice, gradual bokeh that transitioned well with the background and gives the illusion that she was shooting with a shallow aperture on a DSLR. In the above images, you can see the difference between a typical compact camera snapshot on the left, which my wife grabbed while playing with our daughter at the park, and a selective-focus shot on the the right. Of course, the big feature is adding beautiful bokeh to your infinite focus images. When I got around to actually putting Bokeh 2 to use, I was really amazed at the power that it gives you to take your images so far beyond what is practical when using Photoshop or Lightroom alone. Software products often tend to get pushed back in the review cycle in favor of camera reviews here on Photography Bay, which is a bit of a shame for the cool stuff like Bokeh 2. And, it is quite peppy even with my aging Windows Vista machine. As with other plug-ins from Alien Skin, Bokeh 2 is now updated to deliver full 64-bit support with Photoshop CS5 (it also works with Lightroom 3). Bokeh 2 is a plug-in from Alien Skin that allows you to create all kinds of focus effects and vignettes. ![]()
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