film effect, anyone know?

BlackFox898 · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 2:03 am

there's this effect i just learned about today and i don't remember what it was called but basically it focuses on the main person on the screen, like all the colours around the person will be darker and out of focus. what effect is that? lock when answered please.

Cruor · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 1999 **Location:**

Pleasantville Effect or Selective Desaturation?

BlackFox898 · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 2:22 am

nah, this was on like final cut pro it was something like 'matte' but i'll look for those two, i'm trying to find a similar effect on sony vegas 9 atm since thats what i got right now at home.

CrimsonNuker · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 13791 **Location:**

Like this?

Da_Realest · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 2435 **Location:**

You are talking about depth of field?

BlackFox898 · **Posted:** Sat May 02, 2009 2:47 am

yes, sorta, its not so much a desaturated effect but it darkens and unfocuses the background.
like what realest put, sorta like crimsons but that looks desaturated. is that what it is called in sony vegas, depth of field?

Da_Realest · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 2435 **Location:**

In sony vegas you have to create the depth of field effect through the use of a mask.

maxietheboss · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 1236 **Location:**

BlackFox898 wrote:

yes, sorta, its not so much a desaturated effect but it darkens and unfocuses the background.
like what realest put, sorta like crimsons but that looks desaturated. is that what it is called in sony vegas, depth of field?

well in photography it is called bokeh ( which is the depth of field ) and light falloff ( generally the corners of a photo frame will receive less light, so the image become darker and the colours become less saturated )

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