Answers.Body: <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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Body: <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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Comments.Text: 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?
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Comments.CreationDate: 2017-03-16T11:37:40.450Z
Comments.Text: out of interest, how are you correcting the blur?
Comments.UserDisplayName: stib
Tags: <video><after-effects><video-editor><adobe>
Title: Creating a video effect template
UserDisplayName: Sam
ThreadText: # 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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  ### 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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