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Create a racking focus effect in DaVinci Resolve

Demo summary

The creator demonstrates keyframing a lens blur effect in the DaVinci Resolve color page to shift focus from the foreground subject to the AI-generated background.

Step-by-step

  1. Open the Color page in DaVinci Resolve
  2. Apply a lens blur effect to the foreground subject clip
  3. Set a keyframe to blur the foreground subject as the background element appears
  4. Apply a lens blur effect to the background clip
  5. Set a keyframe to transition the background from out-of-focus to in-focus simultaneously

Watch out for

  • You must have both the foreground and background clips ready before starting the effect

Highlights

it's super simple racking focus effect

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