What It Does
AI Depth of Field analyzes your footage to detect spatial depth relationships, then applies cinematic bokeh blur to the background, foreground, or both. No manual masking or rotoscoping required. It simulates the shallow depth-of-field look you’d get from a fast prime lens, applied entirely in post.
Originally an After Effects-only plugin, version 1.1 added full Premiere Pro support.
Key Features
Depth-aware blur. The AI reads the composition of each frame and separates subjects from their surroundings, blurring each depth plane independently. This means you can blur just the background, just the foreground, or create a split-focus look.
Five blur settings. A set of controls lets you shape the character of the blur itself, not just its intensity. Useful for matching the bokeh quality of a specific lens or achieving a stylized look.
Quality Boost. Processes footage in tiles to extract finer detail from the depth map, which helps in scenes with complex edges like hair or foliage.
GPU and CPU rendering. Renders locally on either processor. A workaround is available for RTX 5000 series users.
Cross-platform. Works on both Windows and Mac, including Apple Silicon.
Who It’s For
Most useful for editors working with footage shot on cameras that couldn’t achieve shallow depth of field in-camera, whether due to lens limitations, lighting constraints, or the use of a wide-angle setup. Also handy for interview footage where the background is distracting and manual rotoscoping isn’t practical.
Note: there is a known bug affecting Premiere Pro 25.2 and above on Mac. Downgrading to version 25.1 is the current workaround while a fix is in development.
Pricing
AI Depth of Field is a one-time purchase at $79.99 for a single-user license. Floating server and render-only licenses are also available. A free trial can be downloaded before purchasing. Existing users may qualify for upgrade pricing when logged into their account.