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Quillnib Author

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Focus breathing

Is there a way in FCPX to remove focus breathing?

Posted on Jan 25, 2022 10:12 AM

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Alchroma

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Posted on Jan 25, 2022 10:53 PM

In your case it sounds like a "burnt in" focus error that is part of the recording and cannot be changed.

Wider lens or Manual focus will be some next steps for a better recording.

Using an iPhone 13 may have got you over the line with its Rack Focus feature.

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Alchroma

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Jan 25, 2022 10:53 PM in response to Quillnib

In your case it sounds like a "burnt in" focus error that is part of the recording and cannot be changed.

Wider lens or Manual focus will be some next steps for a better recording.

Using an iPhone 13 may have got you over the line with its Rack Focus feature.

Quillnib Author

Level 1

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Jan 25, 2022 1:38 PM in response to Meg The Dog

Thank you for your response. The issue is Focus Hunting. I've got an over the shoulder shot of a pianist and the Sony autofocus is hopping back and forth between the shoulder and keyboard. I've tried using the stabilizer filter in FCPX which fixes the lens zooming in and out, but it doesn't address the image going in and out of focus. Will sadly have to ditch that take. Next time, I'll use a wider lens so I have a bigger depth of field.

Meg The Dog

Level 6

13,591 points

Jan 25, 2022 1:02 PM in response to Quillnib

Do you mean focus hunting, like autofocus searching rapidly back and forth?

Or focus breathing like apparent focal length of lens/barrel distortion changing as focus changes over time?

MtD

Focus breathing