How To Sharpen Footage in Premiere Pro CC

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Getting it right in camera is important, and should always be the goal, but sometimes you're stuck with footage that would benefit the video, but it's slightly out of focus. If re-shooting isn't an option, in this video editing tutorial, Alli will teach you how to use the Unsharpen Mask in Premiere Pro CC to bring back as much detail as possible for slightly out of focus areas in your footage like the eyes of your subject. The result won't be perfect, but it will be better than simply applying the regular 'Sharpen' effect to your footage. Enjoy!
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[@PeterandYen]

In the past I've usually gone with the sharpen effect, but this method is such a better way to do it properly. Thanks for the lessons especially with Adobe Premiere guys they are super helpful. So many effects and things that you can choose its nice to finally get a detailed explanation. If you have a chance please go through the audio items too, they confuse me so many options.

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[@z20000z]

Excellent, straight forward and well produced. Thank you!

[@emmaprestondegreestuff2956]

Alli, I am a year 2 uni student and on this one TV Show I am making, we made a focus error with our main safety wide. It left our camera a fraction out of focus. This tutorial has been amazing and very easy to understand. Thank you so much

[@AlliandWill]

You're welcome! Appreciate the comment and glad it worked for you!!

[@majorasamtheo-door7007]

OH MY GOODNESS, I have been working on remastering an old show and this helped so much, THANK YOU!!!!!

[@AlliandWill]

That’s awesome to hear! Thanks for sharing that it helped!!

[@AlliandWill]

Getting it right in camera is important, and should always be the goal, but sometimes you're stuck with needing to use slightly out of focus footage because it would benefit the video. If re-shooting isn't an option, try this! In this video editing tutorial, Alli will teach you how to use the Unsharpen Mask in Premiere Pro CC to bring back as much detail as possible for slightly out of focus areas in your footage like the eyes of your subject. The result won't be perfect, but it will be better than simply applying the regular 'Sharpen' effect to your footage. Enjoy!

[@wcsdiaries]

Thank you for shooting! What's the difference between this and the sharpen under the basic lumetri color (where you can slide it from -100 to 100)?

[@AlliandWill]

Sharpen will affect your entire image, Unsharpen mask will not.

[@wcsdiaries]

@@AlliandWill So how does the computer know which parts to sharpen and not? Does the unsharpen mask just know based on how much detail exists in parts of the image? Thank you for the response!

[@AlliandWill]

@@wcsdiaries It sounds like you didn't watch the video; both questions you asked were explained within the first 2 minutes :)

[@wcsdiaries]

@@AlliandWill you're right I skipped around and missed it! Lol thank you for the tutorial. Great channel!

[@Mike0193Azul]

Thank you so much for this tutorial and great visual examples

[@HyunRalphJeong]

Useful tip as always! To "sharpen," you have to "unsharpen." haha

[@AlliandWill]

Haha it’s a weird concept, but by it figuring out the smoother and detailed parts, it can do a better job at isolating the detail and extracting it a little more, instead of just pushing everything more

[@jcsdarnell]

Very good. You might want to use the Threshold's slider, press the dropdown arrow next to it. Then you can, I think, use the slider for a number higher than 0 and lower than 1 to add some of the blur but lessen the blur on the eyes. (My apologies if someone has already mentioned this technique in comments.)

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks for contributing Joseph!

[@MrTerryRay1]

Thanks Alli. This is a great explanation of how and why to use the unsharp mask. You answered every question I had. Now the name of this tool makes sense.

[@AlliandWill]

You’re welcome Terry! We didn’t initially realize how it worked either, but it’s a great tool when used properly:)

[@Zuchi]

Very useful, Thanks Ali!

[@reylobarchiefangirl2361]

thank you for posting this vid! i have been trying SO long to figure out how to sharpen this well!

[@AlliandWill]

Appreciate the comment! Happy it worked well for you!!

[@TwoHungryDiners]

This is very useful guys! Especially if you don’t have option to re shoot, this effect is a life saver. A bit interesting on the name though.. “unsharpen mask” to sharpen 😆 Thanks for sharing with us 👍🏻

[@AlliandWill]

Haha it does have a strange name, but the idea is it creates a mask which keeps those areas unaffected, or ‘unsharp’ and everywhere else it does sharpen. It’s confusing, but gets the job done!

[@MattCookOregon]

Solid! I hope I remember this next time I edit.

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks!

[@EditWithFelix]

Great video! Superb Tutorial

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@thailandwild4897]

Excellent tutorial.... exactly what I needed to salvage some poor footage. Thanks.

[@AlliandWill]

You’re welcome!

[@RitchieRosson]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you so much from London.

[@AlliandWill]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment!!

[@MattsMegabites]

This is really useful. especially when Brent films me. It'll be out of focus most times.

[@AlliandWill]

LOL

[@mostepic2965]

This is awesome. Thank you!

[@AlliandWill]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment!

[@GalacticoUC]

This is pure gold

[@izzacreatives5433]

Woooow it's beautiful

[@AlliandWill]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danaeg9128]

Thank you for sharing !! This really worked!! So nice finding solutions without installing extra app and plug ins

[@DenverGamer]

Fantastic tutorial

[@KimchiAndBeansVideos]

Oohhh! This is so useful. That sharpen tool doesn't work well, we agree there. I like how this is very specific to the area that you need. :-)

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks guys! Glad you found it useful!

[@bikotheanimator6169]

Excellent. This will help. What projects have you worked on? Are you on imdb or vimeo? I did the Summer internship at Pixar in 2019, so I am always curious to see and meet amazing people and see their work in film and animation.

[@AlliandWill]

Glad you found it helpful! We used to work on Hollywood type projects and larger commercials, but in the last 7-8 years we've been running a corporate/commercial video production company, so non-film related stuff.

[@AlainWashnevsky]

Thank you!

[@SimonAbrams]

Really well explained; made total sense to this old Photoshop guy that's finally dipping a toe into the video world. Thanks for that!

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks Simon, appreciate the comment!!

[@FlyingRedTailHawk]

Great video. I have been struggling with this tool in Premiere Pro ever since I got it. I can never get it. What should I do? Any advice?

[@dasharound]

Wow I had no idea what the unsharp mask does! Thanks!

[@AlliandWill]

You're welcome!

[@OGEVERYDAY]

AMAZING. Thank you so much. :)))

[@Serenify10]

You got my sub! Great stuff!

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks! Appreciate it!

[@kerlowkey]

I use this on my video where i used the "electric glow" effect and when I apply the unsharp mask using an adjustment layer.. it takes away the glow from my other effect.. any work around?

[@musichildm1]

Saved me! Thank you

[@AlliandWill]

Glad it helped!!

[@maxtreme2901]

thanks, very helpful. used it to kind of make an eye catching place in the frame

[@AlliandWill]

That’s great to hear! Glad it was helpful!

[@chandrant]

thanks for your helpful tutorial...appreciate your efforts..best wishes 😍👌🙏

[@AlliandWill]

You’re welcome!

[@rafaeljesus5297]

Thanks!!

[@ManiSoft]

hello and thanks. how can get to download your sample footage?

[@theSilentDude96]

does any know how we can make videos more sharper and get more texture from premier pro like we can do in camera raw filter in photoshop?

[@LageshMedia]

Hi Alli I am from India. Thank you so much for this quick idea, it helped on my recent interview project ! Thanks a lot :) have a great day.

[@AlliandWill]

Awesome to hear!

[@GoldBonesummers]

Thank you so much 2023 this still works

[@darkraiarceus4257]

Wow! thanks

[@AlliandWill]

You’re welcome!

[@frankhonma7586]

thank you so much

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

Great, thanks

[@DE-signYourLife]

Thanks but is it also possible to make a luminosity mask like in pohotoshop and ad sharpnes on it?

[@shippersimkinh715]

thanks

[@AlliandWill]

No prob! Thanks for commenting!

[@creativespurplebug3592]

wow... thank you...

[@basicPROcreator]

i love you!

[@prabakar79]

Thank you

[@ninzchielcardosa4621]

thankyou so much

[@AlliandWill]

You’re very welcome, thanks for the comment!

[@harshavardhan8528]

thanks at lot this video helped me lot. kind heart

[@AlliandWill]

No prob!

[@allinonefilms8874]

Thanks

[@finnscheringa5415]

Thank your for the explanation! It is not the sharpest but sharp enough for my zoom on my animated tekst.

[@AlliandWill]

No prob! That’s the idea, it won’t make it perfect, but it will improve the original footage!

[@Donnamg100]

Thanks! Could you show how to do this in Davinci?

[@AminRahimi-1]

great

[@avazbekabdullayev4235]

tenkyu

[@ontherocks5122]

Threshold actually isn't just 0 or 1. If you open it so you can see the slider, you can then adjust exactly how much effect the threshold has. The number will only switch between 0 or 1, but that's just poor design from Adobe.

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks for sharing!

[@adelia8_]

can it be on the cellphone too?

[@AlliandWill]

I'm not sure if the mobile version of Premiere Pro *Rush) offers this.

[@jihoparkproduction5858]

Better go for only sharpen, unmask sharp. Making PC so damn slowww

[@colewilliams6715]

This is a great video! I'm confused why the effect is called "unsharp mask" If it's bringing sharpness back in? lol

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks for watching! The reason it's called 'unsharp mask' is because it only affects part of the frame; the technique uses a blurred or 'unsharp' version of the footage to create a mask. This allows certain areas to remain unchanged, while other areas are sharpened! Hope that helps!

[@bien.mp4]

you sound like Harley Quinn haha

[@restorator7]

What I'm confused about is that you seem to describe this as an effect that is centered on your face instead of the entire frame. And by "radius," is that to mean that the affected area is circular? I have seen other clips in which a target mark is placed onto the screen for controlling the location of various effects, but never a good explanation of how to activate, use and close that feature.

[@AlliandWill]

The effect used is different than the regular sharpen effect and only makes changes to certain areas of the frame, making it a good solution for this type of sharpening. I’d recommend testing it out yourself and experimenting with your own footage to get used to it 👍

[@7n7_fofo_7n7]

What's is Intro background instrumental 🎧

[@AlliandWill]

From Epidemic Sound, links to their site in bio

[@yarathecoolmom6189]

Amazing tutorial, It's exactly what I was looking for.

[@AlliandWill]

Awesome to hear!!

[@djcric647]

Audio is just as important as video...

[@AntonWongVideo]

we all know the best way would be to deepfake it! LOL btw 1:00 looks like it could be used for a deep-fried meme

[@AlliandWill]

Lol deep fake content is frightening, but also incredible

[@davidlessard3741]

Thank you. Great video! And thanks for getting right to the point without excess talk beforehand. I just subscribed!

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks for the comment, appreciate it!!

[@andrewplantgollum8689]

Lol so that is what key frames do. lol i was cutting my clips into single frames and putting a mask on each frame. Which was mind numbing work.

[@AlliandWill]

Yikes! Glad this helped!!

[@TruthFilmsProductions]

Pré-mewr pro ?

[@AlliandWill]

Should everyone in the world talk exactly the same?

[@TruthFilmsProductions]

@@AlliandWill having a different voice or accents is one thing. this is just simple spelling :) as if I would say "Fonaïl Cut pro"

[@AlliandWill]

@@TruthFilmsProductions You came to this video to learn something that someone else spent hours making and provided completely free, and the comment you choose to leave is making fun of how I talk?

[@samanthagrace8575]

These steps do not match my program

[@MisAnkic]

and wait 7 days to render this effect :)

[@AlliandWill]

😂😂

[@Tommy-film]

preemer pro 🤣🤣

[@PeterandYen]

In the past I've usually gone with the sharpen effect, but this method is such a better way to do it properly. Thanks for the lessons especially with Adobe Premiere guys they are super helpful. So many effects and things that you can choose its nice to finally get a detailed explanation. If you have a chance please go through the audio items too, they confuse me so many options.

[@AlliandWill]

Thanks guys! Audio is definitely tricky!

[@TwoHungryDiners]

+1 yes please go through audio features too, we need tips and tricks on how to improve audio quality and how to fix issues on audio ☺️

[@AlliandWill]

@@TwoHungryDiners Here's a video we made in the past for cleaning up and removing unwanted noises: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noDZk2aHj9yDarM , but we will make a note for a video on some tips and tricks to get better audio as well :)