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Introduction

This is the result we will create: three flower photos arranged at different depths, and the camera focus moves from the closest to the farthest with a natural blur. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe After Effects series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. A real camera is only sharp at a certain distance, the rest is blurred. This effect is called Depth of Field. The 3D Camera in After Effects can mimic it automatically based on the distance of each layer. Create a composition named depth.

Step 1: Cards at three depths

Import the poppy flower, blue flower, and petunia footage with a scale of 35%, make them 3D, and then place them alternately. Poppy at Z-400, blue flower in the middle at Z-400, and petunia on the right at Z-1200.

Step 2: Camera with Depth of Field

Create a 50mm camera. In the camera settings dialog, check enable Depth of Field, then OK. Open the camera options in the timeline, there is Depth of Field, Focus Distance, Aperture, and Blare Level.

Step 3: Focus on the closest card

The camera is at Z-2667. The poppy card is at Z-400, so the distance is 2267. Fill the focus distance with that number. Poppy is sharp, while the other flowers start to blur.

Step 4: Aperture

Aperture determines how narrow the depth of field is. Increase the aperture to 120 pixels. Cards that are far from the focus plane become very blurred, like a lens with a large aperture. Blare Level 100% means full blur. At second 0, click stop walk focus distance.

Step 5: Rack Focus

At second 3, fill 3867, the distance to the petunia card. Press F9. Focus moves from front to back like a camera operator rotating the focus ring.

Step 6: Preview

Rotate the preview. The poppy, which was initially sharp, gradually becomes blurry, the blue flower briefly sharp for a moment, and finally the petunia in the distance becomes sharp. Everything is automatically calculated from the distance of each layer to the camera.

Done!

Done. We have activated Depth of Field, set the focus distance from the Z position, increased the aperture, and created rack focus with keyframes. In the next episode, we will light the scene with 3D light. Need a promotional video, logo animation, motion graphics for social media, or visual effects for short films? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides motion graphics and visual effects services, as well as opens After Effects courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, source footage, and project scripts, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy single classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com. Contact our WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com. Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode. Thank you for watching,

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0:03Introduction

0:39Step 1: Cards at three depths

1:15Step 2: Camera with Depth of Field

1:31Step 3: Focus on the closest card

1:49Step 4: Aperture

2:11Step 5: Rack Focus

2:26Step 6: Preview

2:42Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:39Step 1: Cards at three depths

1:15Step 2: Camera with Depth of Field

1:31Step 3: Focus on the closest card

1:49Step 4: Aperture

2:11Step 5: Rack Focus

2:26Step 6: Preview

2:42Done!

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Introduction

Step 1: Cards at three depths

Step 2: Camera with Depth of Field

Step 3: Focus on the closest card

Step 4: Aperture

Step 5: Rack Focus

Step 6: Preview

Done!

Introduction

Step 1: Cards at three depths

Step 2: Camera with Depth of Field

Step 3: Focus on the closest card

Step 4: Aperture

Step 5: Rack Focus

Step 6: Preview

Done!