Live effects / Video effects > Bloom effect

Bloom

The Bloom effect lets you emphasize bright areas (light) or dark areas (shadow) or both in photos or videos, depending on the setting. You can find the effect in theToolbox under the Objects tab in the Live effects section .

1 Insert "Bloom effect"

Insert "Bloom" effect

To use the effect, you can drag it directly onto an image in the Timeline.

You can also drag the effect to the Timeline and later insert one or more images into the effect.

After you insert the image, a colored frame with the title of the effect appears around the small preview image in the Timeline. When you click the colored frame, you can specify the settings for the effect in the Properties area.

2 Settings of the effect

Settings for "Bloom" effect

In the Properties area you can now define the settings of the effect.

With Radius and Strength you determine how strongly image areas of the type Light, Shadow or Light and Shadow are overdrawn.

To animate the effect, Radius and Strength can be animated with curves over the effect duration. You activate the curve mode at the right edge of the effect.

Original image without "Bloom effect"

"Bloom effect" with shadow

"Bloom effect" with light

"Bloom effect" with light and shadow

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You can also create neon effects with the "Bloom effect". How to make texts, photos and videos shine, shows the video "Animierter Neon-Effekt"