by Moby Motion·Workflow
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Autofocus Pro stands out in the superhive library for handling focus the way a physical camera does, seeing the whole scene rather than a single object's origin and keyframing focus across an entire animation.
Autofocus Pro, developed by Moby Motion and previously known as aperture, adds depth of field to Blender scenes by working like a real camera to focus where you want. Applying autofocus takes a single click, with no need to set up shrinkwrap modifiers for every new scene.
The plugin sees your entire scene like a physical camera and can focus on any object, even when you pan to a different part of the scene. Built-in focus regions cover the center, the left third, or a subject moving through a large part of the frame, and you can draw your own bounding box for a custom focusing region. Focus can be pulled smoothly to replicate a real camera that doesn't react instantaneously, or handled quickly for fast-moving scenes. Autofocus Pro pulls focus for every frame and keyframes that movement for you.
A recent update adds a Probe Focus Distance feature, which reports the optimal focus distance for the current frame without changing focus. It also renames panels in line with Blender conventions to suppress console warnings, improves the in-plugin documentation, and officially supports Blender 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2.
Autofocus Pro is best for blender artists adding depth of field to animated scenes where the subject or camera moves and focus needs to shift between frames.
Autofocus Pro is completely free to download and use.
Autofocus Pro officially supports Blender 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2. A recent update added this official support and also renamed the plugin's panels in line with Blender conventions to suppress warnings in the console. On these versions you can apply autofocus with a single click, and the plugin will pull focus for every frame and keyframe that movement across your animation. For versions outside this range, check the developer's page for current compatibility details before installing.
Autofocus Pro sees your entire scene like a physical camera and can focus on any object, even when you pan to a different part of the scene. Picking an object in Blender focuses on that object's origin rather than its surface, which can be noticeably off for objects close to the camera or when using a very narrow depth of field. Autofocus Pro also isn't limited to the exact center of the frame, and it can pull focus between objects across a moving shot.
Autofocus Pro includes a Probe Focus Distance feature that tells you where the optimal focus distance would be for the current frame, without actually changing focus. It was added in a recent update alongside improvements to the in-plugin documentation and fixes for a couple of bugs, including one in Perfectly Focus Frame that mistakenly called Bake Autofocus on the whole animation, and another where Bake Autofocus only progressed while the mouse was moving.
Autofocus Pro is listed here as free. It was originally offered as an upgrade from Autofocus Core, with the marketplace applying a discount based on what you had previously spent, so licensing terms may differ by source. For current pricing and licensing details, check the developer's page. Once installed, the plugin adds depth of field to your Blender scenes with a single click and keyframes focus across every frame of an animation.
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