{"id":22327,"date":"2013-04-16T11:02:40","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T15:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=22327"},"modified":"2013-04-16T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T15:04:21","slug":"filmic-blend-technique-making-video-look-like-film-in-premiere-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/filmic-blend-technique-making-video-look-like-film-in-premiere-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmic Blend Technique \u2013 Making Video Look Like Film in Premiere Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to make your digital video footage look more like film? In this post we share a quick tip for getting a film look in Adobe Premiere Pro!<\/h2>\n

\"Adobe<\/p>\n

Film is a chemical process. \u00a0A frame of film has\u00a0color\u00a0evenly distributed over the whole plate.<\/p>\n

Video on the other hand, is a digital media, and is\u00a0made up of scan lines. HD video for example is made up of 1080 lines from top to bottom. This means, that by its very nature, there are spaces between these lines and making video somewhat less \u2018full\u2019 than film. At times it can seem as if your video is a little \u2018thin\u2019 and needs \u2018filling out\u2019. \u00a0In this post I’ll demonstrate a Premiere Pro technique to use in those instances when your video needs to seem \u2018fuller\u2019 and \u2018pop\u2019 like film.<\/span><\/p>\n

Giving your video a film look in Premiere Pro will add to render time, so be sure you have the time to spare!<\/p>\n

Image before Filmic Blend<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"StartImage\"<\/p>\n

The first step is to make two copies of the clip you want to use. This is done in Premiere Pro by hold the \u2018Alt\u2019 key and dragging the clip up to the next track in your timeline. If you don\u2019t have a spare track just drag the copy up to the grey area at the top of the timeline and Premiere Pro will automatically create a new video layer. You should end up with something like this:<\/p>\n

Three Copies of the Video Clip in the Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"TimelineCopies\"<\/p>\n

Notice that I have the eyeball turned off for Video 2 & 3 \u2013 this is because these are the layers we will be working on and we need to deal with them one at a time (or else we won\u2019t be able to see the changes we make).<\/p>\n

Apply Fast Blur to Video 2 & 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ApplyFastBlur\"<\/p>\n

Fast Blur Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"FastBlurSettings\"<\/p>\n

We start by applying the \u2018Fast Blur\u2019 Effect to both the copies in Video 2 & 3. What we want to do is blur in the vertical (up & down) dimension to \u2018fill in\u2019 the gaps between the lines. I have chosen to use 2 for \u2018Blurriness\u2019 although you may be able to get away with less. I have also selected the \u2018Repeat Edge Pixels\u2019 option because if you don\u2019t the edges of your image will start to have transparent lines around it (and we don\u2019t want that!)<\/p>\n

Now, you may think that by adding a blur we will simply be making the image unusable. \u00a0However, the beauty of this technique is that we will be looking at the bottom layer with the top two layers \u2018blended\u2019 over the clip in Video 1. \u00a0What this means is that we still see the sharpness of the clip in Video 1 but with the richness and brightness of the clips in Video 2 & 3…giving a composite image which still looks sharp even though we have been using a blur.<\/p>\n

Once we have set up the fast blur for the copies in Video 2 & 3 we need to turn on the eyeball for the clip in Video 2 and go to our \u2018Effect Controls\u2019 Panel. \u00a0With the clip selected, open up the \u2018Opacity\u2019 disclosure triangle to find the \u2018Blend Mode\u2019 drop-down.<\/p>\n

Finding the Blend Modes<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"OpacityBlendModes\"<\/p>\n

Blend modes are a way of blending the pixels of the image in one layer with the pixels of the image in layers below. They are split into different sections to show the general operation of the modes. These include options that \u2018Add\u2019 pixels in various ways or \u2018Overlay\u2019 or \u2018Darken\u2019 pixels etc.<\/p>\n

What we are trying to do with the clip in Video 2 is to blend in such a way that we add film-like\u00a0color\u00a0depth to the overall image. Note, that this will cause the image to darken but we will deal with that in the next step.<\/p>\n

Choose a blend mode that works with your image. This will usually be from the \u2018Darken\u2019 or \u2018Overlay\u2019 categories with common choices being \u2018Multiple\u2019 and \u2018Overlay\u2019. You can see from the picture above that for this image I felt \u2018Soft Light\u2019 from the \u2018Overlay\u2019 category gave me the best results (but all images will vary so take your time to choose the one that works best for you).<\/p>\n

To finish with the copy in Video 2 you need to \u2018dial back\u2019 the blend mode by reducing the \u2018Opacity\u2019 value for the clip. You can see that I ended up with 47% for this clip.<\/p>\n

\u2018Soft Light\u2019 at 100%<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SoftLight100\"<\/p>\n

\u2018Soft Light\u2019 at 47%<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SoftLight47\"<\/p>\n

As you can see from the above the \u2018Opacity\u2019 value is akin to a \u2018volume\u2019 dial for the strength of the effect.<\/p>\n

Now we have a richer\u00a0color\u00a0to our clip we are able to turn on the copy in Video 3. Because the clip doesn\u2019t presently have a blend mode selected it will look like the original image with a slight blur.<\/p>\n

Select the clip. \u00a0In the \u2018Effect Controls\u2019 open up \u2018Opacity\u2019 again and choose from the \u2018Add\u2019 category \u2013 I used \u2018Screen\u2019 which is a slightly less powerful version of \u2018Add\u2019 and\u00a0dialed\u00a0back \u2018Opacity\u2019 to taste!<\/p>\n

\u2018Add\u2019 on Video 3 with \u2018Opacity\u2019 at 100 %<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Add100\"<\/p>\n

\u2018Add\u2019 on Video 3 with \u2018Opacity\u2019 at 37% – Final Version<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Original For Comparison<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"StartImage\"<\/p>\n

Well, that\u2019s it! To see the difference you\u2019ve made to your clip turn the eyeballs off for Video 2 & 3 and then turn them back on again and see the richness you have added. \u00a0This is a handy trick for getting a film look in Premiere Pro.<\/p>\n

If you aren\u2019t satisfied with the end result try changing the blend modes and opacity values you\u2019ve chosen to increase or decrease the \u2018power\u2019 of the effect on the\u00a0color\u00a0layer in Video 2 and the brightness layer in Video 3.<\/p>\n

With this film look technique applied it can make a massive difference in your work…and that leads to happy clients!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s easy to give your digital video a film look in Premiere Pro! 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