Lens Distortion Video Effect

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Warp a clip as if it had been shot through a different lens. The remap is radial around the center: positive curvature bulges the frame outward, negative curvature pinches it inward.

Curvature and zoom

Curvature sets the direction and strength of the bend. Zoom scales the result so the curved edges fall outside the frame (above 100%) or inside it (below 100%). A barrel distortion with a zoom around 104% keeps the frame filled with no black corners.

Outside pixels

Video has no transparency, so pixels with no source are drawn black. For clips where black corners would show, choose Stretch Edge Pixels, which repeats the outermost row and column into the gap.

Barrel versus fisheye

A barrel curve at high values starts to resemble a fisheye, but it stays rectangular and keeps the edges less compressed. For the circular fisheye look of skate videos, use the fisheye video effect.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between barrel and pincushion?

Positive curvature is barrel distortion: the center is magnified and straight lines bow outward, as with a wide-angle lens. Negative curvature is pincushion: lines bow inward, as with a telephoto.

Can this correct distortion from an action camera?

It can reduce mild barrel distortion with negative curvature, since the same radial remap runs both ways. It is not calibrated to any lens, so set it by eye against a straight line in the shot.

What happens at the edges?

Pincushion and low zoom pull the picture in from the edges. Black fills the uncovered area; Stretch Edge Pixels repeats the outermost pixels instead.

What happens to the audio?

It is copied into the export unchanged when the container can hold its codec, and re-encoded when it cannot. A note under the export button says which happened.

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Lens Distortion Effect

Bend an image with barrel or pincushion distortion, then set zoom, optical center, and outside-pixel handling.

Fisheye Video Effect

Bend every frame of a video through a fisheye lens projection. Set curvature and zoom, and choose a circular porthole or a full-frame warp. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Lens Flare Video Effect

Add a lens flare to a video: a hot core, a long halo, veiling glare across the frame, diffraction spikes, and aperture ghosts, all from a light source you place. Set position, intensity, halo size, and spikes. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Chromatic Aberration Video Effect

Split the red and blue channels of every video frame outward from the center or along one axis for lens color fringing. Set strength, fringe colors, and a protected center. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Kaleidoscope Video Effect

Mirror every frame of a video into 2 to 24 symmetric segments around the center for a moving kaleidoscope. Set segment count, rotation, and zoom. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Sparkle Video Effect

Add starburst sparkles to the brightest points in every frame of a video, twinkling as they change from frame to frame. Set highlight threshold, sparkle density, ray size, and ray count. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Zoom Burst Video Effect

Streak every frame of a video outward from a center point like a zoom during a long exposure. Set burst intensity, smoothness, and the center of the burst. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Dispersion Video Effect

Break the edges in every frame of a video into particles that drift left, right, up, or down, with a new particle layout on every frame. Set particle amount, travel distance, edge threshold, and direction. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Drip Video Effect

Pull the strong edges in every frame of a video into downward paint trails, with new trails drawn on every frame. Set drip length, trail spread, edge threshold, and drip amount. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Duotone Video Effect

Map every frame of a video onto a two-color gradient from a shadow color to a highlight color, and shift the balance between them. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Emboss Video Effect

Turn every frame of a video into a lit relief, as if pressed into metal or paper. Set depth, light angle, blend, and whether color is kept; depth scales with the output size. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Engraving Video Effect

Turn every frame of a video into an antique engraving: hatch lines that follow the form, crosshatching in the shadows, and etched edges that move slightly on every frame. Set ink and paper colors, exposure, and line density. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.