Any Effects to make Video footage look dreamy/heaveny

I am trying to see if there is anyway or effect to make some video footage look dreamy or heavenly, it is for a wedding so I want to give it that "mystical" feel. I hope my descriptive words make sense. The footage should almost have a shimmer.
Thanks!

Hi - One way to go is to use third party plug-ins, another is to learn how to combine and use filters in FCE to achieve the effect you want. Final Cut contains dozens of filters, that when combined can achieve very nice effects, and allow you a lot of control. I actually prefer the filters layering process as it keeps me in control of subtle variations of the effect. Here is one way to make your images a little more romantic. The following demo is done on Final Cut Pro, but as Mr. Wolsky pointed out, most if not all of these filters should be available to you in FCE:
I start by editing my scene to the timeline, and locking the audio:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/FinderScreenSnapz002.jpg!
It is a harshly lit shot of Meg The Dog ( a self portrait) with a cheap Kodak Zi8 camera:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/FinderScreenSnapz001.jpg!
To make it look nice, I edit the exact same scene in the exact same position on the timeline to V2:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/Final%20Cut%20ProScreenSna pz001.jpg!
I double click *on the clip on V2,* which is above our untreated clip, and it opens in the viewer. I select the Filters tab (which is empty).
I then go to the Effects Tab > Video Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur, and drag the Gaussian Blur filter to the Filters tab in the Viewer window, and set it to around 20 pixels of blur:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/Final%20Cut%20ProScreenSna pz002.jpg!
This gives the image a nice soft look:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/Final%20Cut%20ProScreenSna pz003.jpg!
but everything is soft - and I just want the highlights to be soft and hold the detail in the non-bright parts of the picture. So I return to the Effects Tab > Video Filters > Image Control > Brightness and Contrast and drag the Brightness and Contrast filter to the Filter pane in the viewer, setting the brightness and contrast up slightly:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/Final%20Cut%20ProScreenSna pz004.jpg!
Which makes the bright parts of the picture even brighter:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/Final%20Cut%20ProScreenSna pz005.jpg!
Now I want to combine this with the "normal" image on V1, keeping only the blurred highlights on V2. So back to the Effects Tab > Video Filters > Key > Luma Key, and drag the Luma Key to the Filters Pane in the viewer. Note that I switch the Key Mode to Key Out Darker:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/Final%20Cut%20ProScreenSna pz006%20copy.jpg!
Which now gives me nice soft highlights while keeping detail in the scene where the luminance is in the more normal range:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/Final%20Cut%20ProScreenSna pz007.jpg!
To complete the effect, return to the Effects Tab > Video Filters > Stylize > Vignette and drag the Vignette filter to the Filters Pan in the viewer:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/Final%20Cut%20ProScreenSna pz008.jpg!
and this gives me a natural Vignetting look which focus attention more to the subject and has a more cinematic look:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/DiffuseHighlights/Final%20Cut%20ProScreenSna pz009.jpg!

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