Bokeh Blur / Focus Effects?

Hi, Does anyone know if there is anyway to achieve some advanced Bokeh Blur/Focus effects in FCPX?


I have a video which I want the flickering lights in to be heavily bokeh'd out and then slowly come into focus, kinda like the opening titles of "Angels and Demons" where there's a hexagon or octagon shaped bokeh.


Angels & Demons opening sequence - YouTube


I've read this can be done in Adobe After Effects, but can something similar be achieved in FCPX? I don't wan't to download any stock overlays. I'd want the effect to come from the video I've created when defocused/blurred.


Thanks in advance!

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iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Sep 27, 2018 4:39 AM

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Sep 27, 2018 11:05 AM in response to J2011

J2011 wrote:


Really? In like customer support or in terms of the product?...



Both of the above, and more.


there's another one I found which is free but I'm afraid to install it incase it's got malware or something...


Here; https://blog.alex4d.com/2012/02/12/blurs-7-free-fcpx-effects/


Alex Gollner, a.k.a. "Alex4D", is a respected member of the community.

I would trust him without hesitation. In fact, I have just downloaded the effects you linked to above, and installed them. They appear to work (even though they are now somewhat old) fine in 10.4.3, in Mojave.

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