Saves you time by automating the entire setup of camera lens blurs in After Effects. Includes blur map setup with extra controls for easy customisation.
The Focal script streamlines the camera lens blur setup in After Effects.
At the touch of a button the script adds the standard camera lens blur after effects tool, it then creates a radial, linear, or tilt shift blur map of your choice, links everything up, and creates handy on-screen guides & controllers for customising and controlling the blur map from within the same comp.
All the boring setup work is done for you, saving you time and effort so you can get back to focusing on the important stuff.
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The After Effects camera essentials bundle speeds up your workflow when working with cameras or camera lens blurs in After Effects.
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If you’ve ever used the standard camera lens blur after effects tool, you’ll know you can’t just drag and drop the effect into your composition, you need a blur map to go along with it. Usually this involves creating a specific gradient ramp, precomposing it, and linking the blur map to the camera lens blur effect. Which is all a bit tedious.
What’s worse, if you want to change the focus of the blur, you have to go into the gradient composition to tweak the gradient, and because you can’t see how this affects the blur the whole process involves some trial and error.
That’s why Focal was created.
The focal After Effects script creates a much more streamlined process for adding after effects camera lens blurs, it automates the entire setup process, creates a gradient ramp for you, and creates two null object controllers that allow you to tweak the blur within the same composition.
No more manually creating gradient ramps and switching in and out of precomps to adjust the blur map, with Focal just hit the button and use the on-screen guides & controllers to customise your effect.
The focal script includes an option to create tilt shift blurs at the touch of a button
When it comes to creating a blur map After Effects doesn't have a dedicated tool to create them, it always has to be done manually. With the focal script though, the blur map After Effects composition will be created for you and instantly linked to the camera lens blur effect.
What's more, the blur map after effects composition is even easier to control thanks to the additional null object controllers the focal script creates.
The Focal script comes with three blur types: radial blur, linear blur, and tilt shift blur. These three options determine the type of gradient ramp created for the camera lens blur to use.
The tilt shift blur option, as you may have guessed, creates a straight band of focus with blur either side, it's essentially a dedicated tool for after effects Tilt Shift effects in moments.
Usually, creating a tilt shift gradient ramp manually requires a fair few steps, and customising where the band of focus is can be particularly tricky, especially when it’s being done without seeing how the blur is being affected.
With Focal, controlling the tilt shift blur is much easier, just set the focus point controller to the area you’d like to be clear, and then drag the blur controller to adjust the tightness of the blur effect and the rotation of the tilt shift blur. The handy on-screen guide layers also highlight the structure of the blur and how the controllers are affecting the blur.
No, the script uses the standard camera lens blur after effects tool, but it also does all of the other setup work for you by creating and linking a blur map, along with creating some handy controllers so you can change the style of the blur much more easily.
With the focal script, there are three blur maps to choose from: radial blur, linear blur, and tilt shift blur - all you have to do is choose which blur map you want to use and the focal script will create the blur map after effects composition for you.
Read our handy guide on how to install an After Effects script.
When you purchase a script you will be sent a licence Key via email.
This licence key is also available via the script's product page in your Lemon Squeezy Orders.
Once you have installed your script you will be prompted to enter your licence key. Copy and paste the full licence key into the text box and press the "Activate" button.
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Before you install any of the Loop scripts you have to enable the "Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network" setting.
Go to: Edit > Preferences > Scripting & Expressions and make sure the "Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network" checbox is ticked.
Please note: An active internet connection is also required for verification.
The solo licence is a one-off payment and will only give you access to this script.
The After Effects camera essentials bundle speeds up your workflow when working with cameras or camera lens blurs in After Effects.
Purchase all 17 Loop After Effects scripts worth £202 in this bundle and save ~£103.
Unlock even more time saving power and flexibility with the Pro Licence subscription.
Your licence key is sent to you via email. It is also available via the script's product page in your Lemon Squeezy Orders.
Each licence allows you to use the script on a set number of workstations. For example: the solo licence allows you to use the script on two workstations at a time.
If you or someone else tries to use the script on a third computer then the first person who registered the script will be logged out and you will need to provide the key again.
If you need access to the script from more than two workstations either purchase another individual licence, or subscribe to a team licence.
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