What It Does
Fast Camera Lens Blur brings realistic optical lens blur to Premiere Pro and After Effects, rendered on the GPU for speed that the native Box Blur effect can’t match in quality. It replicates the look of Adobe’s own “Camera Lens Blur” effect, but renders significantly faster, making it practical for use directly on clips in your Premiere Pro timeline without waiting around.
It also handles glow rendering, producing the kind of soft diffusion effect that would otherwise require stacking several blurred layers manually.
Key Features
Four bokeh shapes. Choose from regular hexagon, octagon, 12-gon, or 16-gon aperture shapes. Each produces a distinct bokeh character, letting you match the look of real lens optics more closely than a simple circular or box blur.
Glow rendering. Beyond blur, the plugin can simulate the glow that high-contrast areas produce through a real lens, without needing multiple duplicate layers.
GPU acceleration. Processing runs on the GPU, which keeps render times low even at larger blur radii or on high-resolution footage.
Apple Silicon native. Runs natively on M1 Macs as of version 5.2.0, so there’s no Rosetta overhead on Apple Silicon machines.
Multi-Frame Rendering support. Compatible with After Effects’ MFR system, which speeds up preview and export when working in AE.
Works in the Premiere Pro timeline. Apply it directly to clips or adjustment layers without round-tripping to After Effects.
Who It’s For
Editors who want to add depth-of-field looks, focus pulls, or dreamy glow effects without the slow render times of AE’s native Camera Lens Blur. Useful for narrative work, music videos, or any project where you need a convincing shallow-depth-of-field treatment applied quickly inside Premiere Pro.
Pricing
One-time purchase at $69.99 for a Single User License. Floating Server and Render-Only license options are also available for studio environments. A free trial is available from the aescripts product page before committing.