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# soapblind
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## Description
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Applies a hazy, washed-over film that resembles the visual blur of “soap-blinded eyes” — a foggy, filmy distortion that softens detail and reduces clarity.
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The result is a dreamy, smeared, low-contrast haze that feels like staring through suds, steam, or a semi-opaque membrane.
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## Purpose
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`soapblind` is designed for creators who want:
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- soft-focus blur with a filmy, washed texture,
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- low-clarity visuals that feel dreamy, obscured, or emotional,
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- stylized haze for music videos, collage, or narrative sequences,
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- an immediate, no-argument atmospheric filter,
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- a diffused look that smooths harsh details and glazes the frame.
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## How It Works
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1. **Surface Diffusion**
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A hazy overlay softens micro-contrast and reduces sharpness.
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2. **Fog-Like Bloom**
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Highlights bloom outward, mimicking fogged or soap-smeared vision.
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3. **Clarity Reduction**
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Noise, edges, and fine detail are blurred to create a dreamlike veil.
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4. **Encoding**
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The final treated video is encoded with global Videobeaux settings (codec, CRF, pixel format).
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## Program Template
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```bash
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videobeaux -P soapblind \
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-i input.mp4 \
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-o output.mp4
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```
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## Arguments
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- *(No additional program-specific arguments; uses global videobeaux options only.)*
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## Real World Example
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```bash
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videobeaux -P soapblind \
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-i myvideo.mp4 \
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-o soapblind_styled.mp4
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```
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## Program Output
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<video controls preload="metadata" style="max-width:100%; border-radius:8px; margin:1em 0;">
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<source src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/28070fe5-52cd-42c9-93b7-a417c83add2d" type="video/mp4">
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Your browser does not support the video tag.
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</video>
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## Technical Notes
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- Smooth surfaces and skin tones take especially well to the soapblind look.
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- High-contrast footage will soften dramatically as edges blur.
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- Compression can make fogginess appear more pronounced at higher CRF levels.
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- Works as a gentler alternative to heavy blur filters.
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## Recommended Usage
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- Emotional, melancholic, or introspective scenes.
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- Dream sequences or memory dissolves.
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- Music videos needing soft glaze or atmospheric haze.
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- Preprocessing for collage pieces to unify mismatched clips.
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- Creating softness before applying glitch or distortion filters.
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## Quality Tips
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- Lower CRF yields velvety, smooth haze.
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- Higher CRF introduces gritty texture into the fog.
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- Combine with `slight_smear` for a double-soft aesthetic.
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- Pair with `repainting` for painterly, softened brushlike visuals.
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- Use before LUTs if you want the softness baked into the grade; use after if you want LUTs to remain crisp.
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