Physically accurate diffusion. Totally virtual.

Scatter for Windows is here!

Reproduce the effect of real optical diffusion filters.

Accurate, consistent, and controllable.

Built for high-end production. Right in DaVinci Resolve.

Physically-based. Data-driven.

Diffusion intensity and spatial falloff are empirically mapped according to scene radiance.

Looks just like the real thing across different cameras and lighting conditions.

Familiar Filters

Profiled to match the characteristics of real filters of every type and strength.

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Black Diffusion FX2
Black Diffusion FX1
Black Diffusion FX1/2
Black Diffusion FX1/4
Black Frost1/2
Black Frost1/4
Black Frost1/8
Black Pro Mist1
Black Pro Mist1/2
Black Pro Mist1/4
Black Pro Mist1/8
Classic Soft1
Classic Soft1/2
Classic Soft1/4
Classic Soft1/8
Fog2
Fog1/2
Fog1/4
Glimmer Glass1
Glimmer Glass1/2
Glimmer Glass1/4
Glimmer Glass1/8
Hollywood Black Magic1
Hollywood Black Magic1/2
Hollywood Black Magic1/4
Hollywood Black Magic1/8
LoCon1
LoCon1/2
LoCon1/4
LoCon1/8
Mitchell DiffB
Pearlescent1
Pearlescent1/2
Pearlescent1/4
Pearlescent1/8
Pro Mist1
Pro Mist1/2
Pro Mist1/4
Pro Mist1/8
Radiant Soft2
Radiant Soft1
Radiant Soft1/2
Radiant Soft1/4
Satin2
Satin1
Satin1/2
ScatterLin.
ScatterExp.
Smoque2
Smoque1
Smoque1/2
Smoque1/4
Soft FX3
Soft FX2
Soft FX1
Soft FX1/2

As real as it gets.

Scatter looks exactly like physical diffusion filters.

Hollywood Black Magic ½
Black Pro Mist ¼
Classic Soft ½
Smoque
Physical Filter
Hollywood Black Magic ½ - Physical Filter
Scatter
Hollywood Black Magic ½ - Scatter
Physical Filter
Black Pro Mist ¼ - Physical Filter
Scatter
Black Pro Mist ¼ - Scatter
Physical Filter
Classic Soft ½ - Physical Filter
Scatter
Classic Soft ½ - Scatter
Physical Filter
Smoque - Physical Filter
Scatter
Smoque - Scatter

Better than on-set diffusion

No light loss, no flares, no back reflections, no speckled bokeh.

Tweakable, keyframe-able, mask-able, highlight-adjustable

Consistent characteristics across focal lengths.

Completely color neutral.

Diffusion belongs in post

Fine-tune diffusion during the grade with the context of the edit.

Responds dynamically to image alterations like power windows and composites.

Looks just as great on CGI as it does on live action, and it won't ruin VFX plates.

Diffuse each deliverable differently, from HDR to SDR to VCR.


Scatter User Guide

Industry Standard

Designed for high-end production with DPs and colorists in mind

Supports all major camera color spaces

Fits into existing workflows including ACES

Crazy Fast

Fully GPU accelerated

Realtime performance at DCI 4K

Built for DaVinci Resolve

Scatter
Physically accurate diffusion

Version 2.2.3 — Release Notes

Requires DaVinci Resolve 17+ on macOS 10.15+ or Windows 10+ w/ NVIDIA GPU. Linux Resolve & Baselight requires a Studio license.