<p>If I understand your issue, it sounds as if you could duplicate the video to a second layer, apply whatever correction is needed to that layer, and reveal the layer where needed using a soft circular matte.</p>

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2017-03-15T20:15:44.367Z
2017-03-15T20:15:44.367Z
Jim Mack
<p>A friend of mine has a Gopro and something happened to the lens last weekend. We didn't realise that it was damaged and now we have a bunch of videos of our camping trip with a circular smudge looking thing in the centre of the screen. </p>

<p>The smudge gives the centre of the picture a blur.</p>

<p>Is there a way that I can set up a template so that I can make some changes to just the section that it is damaged in an attempt to correct the blur. Once I have found the best settings I would be able to reuse the template for all of the videos. I'm sure it won't fix it perfectly but I would like to try it. </p>

<p>If anyone can point me in the right direction (a link or tutorial) that would be great. I have the Adobe programs so preferably using those</p>

<p>Im a noob</p>

<p>Thanks for you time</p>

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2017-03-15T15:00:50.477Z
Do you just want to correct the smudge/blur in the original files, or do you want to create an edited video with the original files?
MoritzLost
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2017-03-16T11:37:40.450Z
out of interest, how are you correcting the blur?
stib
<video><after-effects><video-editor><adobe>
Creating a video effect template
Sam
# Creating a video effect template

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-15)

A friend of mine has a Gopro and something happened to the lens last weekend. We didn't realise that it was damaged and now we have a bunch of videos of our camping trip with a circular smudge looking thing in the centre of the screen.

The smudge gives the centre of the picture a blur.

Is there a way that I can set up a template so that I can make some changes to just the section that it is damaged in an attempt to correct the blur. Once I have found the best settings I would be able to reuse the template for all of the videos. I'm sure it won't fix it perfectly but I would like to try it.

If anyone can point me in the right direction (a link or tutorial) that would be great. I have the Adobe programs so preferably using those

Im a noob

Thanks for you time

**Tags:** video, after-effects, video-editor, adobe

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you just want to correct the smudge/blur in the original files, or do you want to create an edited video with the original files?  
> **username_2**: out of interest, how are you correcting the blur?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-15. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

If I understand your issue, it sounds as if you could duplicate the video to a second layer, apply whatever correction is needed to that layer, and reveal the layer where needed using a soft circular matte.


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