Video Depth Fog / Blur: bake depth-of-field or compose it in Video Render

Render a local depth-blurred video, pick static focus from the opening frame, or pass the effect into a downstream composition.

Where: Flowgen -> Add -> Video & Motion -> AI Edit -> Video Depth Fog / Blur

Key ideas

Run locally or compose downstream: The node can now bake its own source-FPS clip in the browser and preview the result. It also retains its depth-pipeline connection to Video Render; it is no longer a non-running pass-through-only card.
Static focus: Focus, Sharp range, Blur, and FG blur choose one depth-of-field configuration for the whole clip. Pick focus samples the opening frame and stores the selected distance; it is not subject tracking.
Fog and aperture: Fog amount/start/end/color add distance haze. Invert accommodates map orientation; Focus map is diagnostic. Blades, rotation, highlights, and threshold shape bokeh.

Connect the source clip to video_in and open Depth blur settings.
Set Focus, Sharp range, Blur, and FG blur, or use Pick focus on the opening frame to choose what stays sharp.
Adjust fog and aperture controls only as needed; disable Focus map before final delivery.
Run in the open browser to bake a standalone result, then inspect the clip rather than the source-only preview.
For a compositor workflow, connect the optional depth-map input or upstream depth chain and send video_out to Video Render.
Check several frames across the entire clip, especially when the subject changes distance.

opParams: focus, range, radius, nearBlur, fogAmount, fogStart, fogEnd, fogColor, invertDepth, showFocusMap, blades, rotation, highlights, threshold.
video_in is the source; depth_in is an optional compositor depth connection; video_out carries the result/pipeline.
The local standalone executor currently builds its effect from the source video and settings. Do not assume an independently connected depth clip is consumed by that local path; use and verify the Video Render depth-input workflow when that distinction matters.

Lower FG blur toward 0 for a conventional portrait treatment that mainly softens the background.
Use a wider Sharp range when the subject moves slightly toward or away from camera.
Set Focus map temporarily to understand the falloff, then turn it off.
Use a short representative test range before rendering a long clip.

The selected focus distance is static. Choose a wider sharp range or split the shot and use settings appropriate to each segment.

No. Without one, Video Render estimates depth internally. Add the map when you need explicit map orientation, inspection, or branching.

Not on this node yet. Split the footage or use separate shot treatments when focus must change.