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Hi guys.

Is there an effect on Premiere Pro (or a combo of effects) which allows you
to get that soft lens vaseline on the lens look? I can't seem to figure it
out!

Cheers,

Tom

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Use a gaussian blur
"Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
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> Hi guys.
>
> Is there an effect on Premiere Pro (or a combo of effects) which allows
> you
> to get that soft lens vaseline on the lens look? I can't seem to figure it
> out!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom
>
>

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I see, thanks,

I was hoping too, to achive a kind of soft white glow from the picture, can
this be achieved?

Cheers

a-e-i-o-u- wrote:
:: Use a gaussian blur
:: "Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
:: news:clr00p$9fl$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
::: Hi guys.
:::
::: Is there an effect on Premiere Pro (or a combo of effects) which
::: allows you
::: to get that soft lens vaseline on the lens look? I can't seem to
::: figure it out!
:::
::: Cheers,
:::
::: Tom

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Duplicate the layer , put the blur on the duplicate layer and play with the
blur level until you get what you want.


"Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
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> I see, thanks,
>
> I was hoping too, to achive a kind of soft white glow from the picture,
can
> this be achieved?
>
> Cheers
>
> a-e-i-o-u- wrote:
> :: Use a gaussian blur
> :: "Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
> :: news:clr00p$9fl$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> ::: Hi guys.
> :::
> ::: Is there an effect on Premiere Pro (or a combo of effects) which
> ::: allows you
> ::: to get that soft lens vaseline on the lens look? I can't seem to
> ::: figure it out!
> :::
> ::: Cheers,
> :::
> ::: Tom
>
>

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yes.. what RS said.. also You can even simply add a glow to one layer.

"RS" <idontthinkso@mail.com> wrote in message
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> Duplicate the layer , put the blur on the duplicate layer and play with
> the
> blur level until you get what you want.
>
>
> "Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
> news:clr2e4$hvo$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> I see, thanks,
>>
>> I was hoping too, to achive a kind of soft white glow from the picture,
> can
>> this be achieved?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> a-e-i-o-u- wrote:
>> :: Use a gaussian blur
>> :: "Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
>> :: news:clr00p$9fl$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> ::: Hi guys.
>> :::
>> ::: Is there an effect on Premiere Pro (or a combo of effects) which
>> ::: allows you
>> ::: to get that soft lens vaseline on the lens look? I can't seem to
>> ::: figure it out!
>> :::
>> ::: Cheers,
>> :::
>> ::: Tom
>>
>>
>
>

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> > Duplicate the layer , put the blur on the duplicate layer and play with
> > the
> > blur level until you get what you want.

Or put Vaseline on the monitor...

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Is there a soft focus effect native in Premiere? I use the Matrox one which
is exactly the effect you descrive but I'm not sure if Premiere has a
similar filter of its own


"Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
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> I see, thanks,
>
> I was hoping too, to achive a kind of soft white glow from the picture,
can
> this be achieved?
>
> Cheers
>
> a-e-i-o-u- wrote:
> :: Use a gaussian blur
> :: "Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
> :: news:clr00p$9fl$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> ::: Hi guys.
> :::
> ::: Is there an effect on Premiere Pro (or a combo of effects) which
> ::: allows you
> ::: to get that soft lens vaseline on the lens look? I can't seem to
> ::: figure it out!
> :::
> ::: Cheers,
> :::
> ::: Tom
>
>

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I was waiting for someone to type something like that, LOL
If you hadn't I was ready to suggest adding Vaseline to the lens, LOL

AnthonyR.

"G Hardy" <gareth.hardy1@ntlwrold.com> wrote in message
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>> > Duplicate the layer , put the blur on the duplicate layer and play with
>> > the
>> > blur level until you get what you want.
>
> Or put Vaseline on the monitor...
>
>

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Ah ys, and play with the opacity of the top layer!!! Perfect.


Thanks guys.

RS wrote:
:: Duplicate the layer , put the blur on the duplicate layer and play
:: with the blur level until you get what you want.
::
::
:: "Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
:: news:clr2e4$hvo$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
::: I see, thanks,
:::
::: I was hoping too, to achive a kind of soft white glow from the
::: picture, can this be achieved?
:::
::: Cheers
:::
::: a-e-i-o-u- wrote:
::::: Use a gaussian blur
::::: "Tom" <tom@tom.tom> wrote in message
::::: news:clr00p$9fl$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
:::::: Hi guys.
::::::
:::::: Is there an effect on Premiere Pro (or a combo of effects) which
:::::: allows you
:::::: to get that soft lens vaseline on the lens look? I can't seem to
:::::: figure it out!
::::::
:::::: Cheers,
::::::
:::::: Tom

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> If you hadn't I was ready to suggest adding Vaseline to the lens, LOL

I forget where I saw it, but I recall a DVD with a "making of" feature where
the director suggests using Vaseline on the lens to hide wires or something.
I can see it as a legitimate technique for getting that absurdly soft focus
and flare that K-Tel use when advertising '70s hippy music compilations.

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I think you can get some effects like this by putting a nylon stocking over
the lens. The sheerness of the material will determine the blur.




"G Hardy" <gareth.hardy1@ntlwrold.com> wrote in message
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> > If you hadn't I was ready to suggest adding Vaseline to the lens, LOL
>
> I forget where I saw it, but I recall a DVD with a "making of" feature
where
> the director suggests using Vaseline on the lens to hide wires or
something.
> I can see it as a legitimate technique for getting that absurdly soft
focus
> and flare that K-Tel use when advertising '70s hippy music compilations.
>
>

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"RS" <idontthinkso@mail.com> wrote in message
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>I think you can get some effects like this by putting a nylon stocking over
> the lens. The sheerness of the material will determine the blur.
>
These are substantially different looks.

Stockings mostly provide diffusion, which reduces the contrast
more than blurring out the image. The result is a "softer" image
rather than a blurring of the image.

Vaseline is more of a blurry effect. It is often used to create a vignette
sort of effect by leaving the center fairly clear and the edges fairly
thick.

As another person mentioned, you don't put anything on the lens itself,
you put it on a filter, knowing that you may never be able to get it truly
clean ever again.

David

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Oh.. sure.. It was a common technique to hide wrinkles for female stars in
features made up into the 60's .Which makes me wonder why there isn't a
vaseline filter. There's everything else.
"G Hardy" <gareth.hardy1@ntlwrold.com> wrote in message
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>> If you hadn't I was ready to suggest adding Vaseline to the lens, LOL
>
> I forget where I saw it, but I recall a DVD with a "making of" feature
> where
> the director suggests using Vaseline on the lens to hide wires or
> something.
> I can see it as a legitimate technique for getting that absurdly soft
> focus
> and flare that K-Tel use when advertising '70s hippy music compilations.
>
>

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In message <SIugd.15116$6q2.1805@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>, a-e-i-o-u-
<joseft@sbcglobal.net> writes
>Oh.. sure.. It was a common technique to hide wrinkles for female stars
>in features made up into the 60's .

An urban myth. Soft focus portrait lenses have been available since the
20's on large-format and medium-format cameras. In later 35mm SLR days
there were lenses available for that camera format. And soft-focus
lenses are vaseline-free :-)

Using a soft focus lens is not the same as using a diffusion filter on a
conventional lens, nor is it the same as stopping down a conventional
lens. A diffusion filter causes a random scattering of the rays at all
points across the aperture. The image obtained with a soft-focus lens
retains all of the subject detail over a wider depth of field than with
a conventional lens set to the same aperture, but the emphasis is on the
fine detail or the bolder elements.

All the medium-format camera manufacturers offered one or more
soft-focus lenses, but none offered a jar of vaseline :-)
An example of medium format SF is the Mamiya Telephoto 150mm f/4 Soft
Focus Lens for RB67 Cameras.

A 35mm examples are the Canon FD 85mm f/2.8 and 135mm F2.8 Soft Focus
Lens. Cheaper options were the Spiratone Portragon or Sima Soft Focus
(T-mount).

--
Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info

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"Tony Morgan" <tonymorgan@xtreme.pipex.net> wrote in message
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> In message <SIugd.15116$6q2.1805@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>, a-e-i-o-u-
> <joseft@sbcglobal.net> writes
>>