Soft defocus with zoom push

From 0.3 s the frame loses focus and scales up (peak blur at 0.5-0.7 s), then resolves sharp at 0.9 s as the portal frame appears. Calm, dreamy openers and portal transitions.

Apply this to my video: "Soft defocus with zoom push" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/effects/soft-defocus-zoom-push-open-e5x/preset.json (pass its "preset" to the engine).
Engine (MIT, no dependencies, ES module): https://24fps.dev/editor/engine.js. Download the engine next to your page (curl -O) rather than importing cross-origin, then import { mount } from "./engine.js" in a <script type="module"> served over http.
Wiring: root = a position:relative box at the video's size. media = { main }: main is a wrapper holding my video, filling the root. Then const fx = mount(root, { kind: "effect", preset, media }) and call fx.render(seconds) every frame. It is seek-safe: drive it from the GSAP timeline in HyperFrames or call render(frame / fps) in Remotion. Before capturing frames, await (fx.ready ?? document.fonts.ready).
Sound design: boom at 0.4s on blur-zoom starts (0.33 aura, 0.43 calm, 0.42 wellness) (short soft low thump, +22..+31 dB over median); swish at 0.45s on blur ramp 0.3-0.5 s (airy, +20..+27 dB hi band). In HyperFrames, fetch each with media-use (e.g. npx hyperframes media-use resolve --type sfx --intent "boom" --project .; media-use needs `heygen auth login`, without it use `--local-only`, check with `--doctor`); elsewhere use royalty-free SFX or ones I give you.
Field reference: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/llms.txt. Keep sizes as fractions of the frame height so it works at any resolution. Credit: 24fps.dev/video-editor
Sound design
boom at 0.4s on blur-zoom starts (0.33 aura, 0.43 calm, 0.42 wellness) (short soft low thump, +22..+31 dB over median); swish at 0.45s on blur ramp 0.3-0.5 s (airy, +20..+27 dB hi band)
Same idea
Also called: Kai (AI Edit)
Technique
Defocus push-in that resolves into the shot.
Footage
Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

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