Diffuser plugin for Final Cut Pro: close-up of a smiling woman with a colorful glow around her face

Diffuser
for Final Cut Pro

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Diffuser adds diffusion filter effects in Final Cut Pro: glow, basic blur, zoom blur, color blur and angle blur.

Mix the diffusion types, keep them to the highlights or shadows, and finish with levels and color controls.

Works with the current versions of Final Cut Pro and macOS, on Intel Macs and natively on Apple silicon. Pay once, yours forever; past customers get updates. Every order has a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Diffusion and glow effects for Final Cut Pro

Overview

Diffuser is a Final Cut Pro plugin that adds diffusion filter effects to your footage, softening and beautifying the look of your videos without sacrificing image quality.

Start from a preset: Basic Blur, Zoom Blur, Color Blur (chromatic aberration), Angle Blur, Glow or Custom. All of them have the same controls, just set up differently.

Layer the diffusion types, each with its own opacity and amount, and use Overlay.Range.Limiter to keep the diffusion to the highlights or the shadows.

Shadow.Floor gives milky, lifted shadows, and levels, saturation and color balance controls finish the look.

Features

Five diffusion looks: basic blur, zoom blur, color blur, angle blur and glow, plus a Custom preset.
Mix them: each diffusion layer has its own opacity and amount.
Range limiter: keep the diffusion to the highlights or the shadows.
Glow controls: amount, softness and threshold.
Milky shadows: Shadow.Floor and Shadow.Color for a soft, lifted look.
Color finishing: levels, saturation and color balance for shadows, midtones and highlights.

How to use

In the Effects browser sidebar, click My FCPeffects, then Diffuser (show the sidebar if it is hidden).
Drag a preset, like Diffuser - Glow, onto your clip.
Adjust the opacity and amount of each diffusion type in the Inspector.
Use Overlay.Range.Limiter to limit the diffusion to highlights or shadows, and Overlay.Opacity to dial it all back at once.
For milky shadows, raise Shadow.Floor to about 15, then lower Levels.Shadows.

Requirements

Works with all versions of Final Cut Pro from the last 5+ years, including Final Cut Pro 11 and the current Final Cut Pro 12
Works with the current versions of macOS
Runs on Intel Macs and natively on Apple silicon (M1 and later)
No Apple Motion needed
Works with every resolution Final Cut Pro supports, including 4K and 8K
Install on any Mac you own that’s signed in to the same Apple account (Apple allows up to 5 Macs)

FAQ

What is the difference between the presets?

They all have the same controls. Each one just starts with a different diffusion type turned up.

Can I combine glow and blur?

Yes. Every diffusion layer has its own opacity and amount, so you can mix them.

Can I keep the diffusion to the highlights?

Yes. Use Overlay.Range.Limiter to limit it to the highlights or the shadows.

How do I get milky, faded shadows?

Raise Shadow.Floor to around 15, then reduce Levels.Shadows. Shadow.Color tints them.

Is Diffuser part of the MEGA BUNDLE?

Yes. It's in the MEGA BUNDLE: all of our plugins (over 80), a $1,600+ value, for $80.

Is there a deal on individual plugins?