Lesson 11 The effects of the Blur and Transition group

In this lesson you will:

Discover the various Blur effects at your disposal. Discover the various Transition effects at your disposal. Learn how to increase the transition possibilities by using the FX-stac

The Blur group effects

The Blur group effects

The blurs are often used to hide faces in recorded ani!ations. "o!eti!es# they are also used to create artistic effects. In order to study the effects of the Blur group# we will use the two pictures below : a photo and a drawing.

Independent of which blur effect you will choose# don&t forget it will be controlled by the ani!ation ey syste!. ' recorded video se(uence can also beco!e gradually blurred in ti!e.

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"o!e details regarding the Blur effects of T)* 'ni!ation :

The Blur > Cubic Blur effect

This is the !ost standard blur: the !ore you increase its si+e# the less the sharp and angular areas of the source i!age will be visible. It !ay also be applied only to the transparency channel of the i!age ,alpha channel-.

The Blur > Gaussian Blur effect

'n i!age with a .aussian Blur !ay be co!pared to an i!age seen through a ca!era that is not set correctly. The .aussian Blur is !ore precise than the Cubic Blur.

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The Blur > Chroma Blur effect

The 0hro!a Blur ta es only the tint and saturation pi1el infor!ations into account. The dar and light areas of the picture are not affected by the Chroma Blur. 2nly the chro!atic co!ponent of the picture is affected by the blur.

The Blur > Center Blur effect

3e studied the Center Blur in detail in lesson 4 about the FX-stac concept. The para!eters are the position of the center# the power of the blur and the radius of the circle.

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The Blur > Radial Blur effect

This blur is applied in a circular !anner around a point the position of which you have chosen on the screen. The second para!eter to be set is the power of the blur.

The Blur > Directional Blur effect

This blur is applied only in the direction ,angle- of your choice and the spread of your choice. 6ou !ay set the vector para!eter directly on the screen.

The Blur > Median Blur effect

3hen using the Median Blur# the color of the pi1els obtained after application of the blur depends on the colors of the ad7acent pi1els in the initial i!age. The 8edian Blur co!prises all inds of !odes# the effects of which you !ay ad!ire below :

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Median Blur effect in Smooth mode

Median Blur effect in Light halo mode

Median Blur effect in Dark halo mode

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Median Blur effect in Light mark mode

Median Blur effect in Dark mark mode

Median Blur effect in Double edge mode

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Median Blur effect in Impressionist mode

The Blur > Deinterlace effect

This effect allows you to !anage the fields of a pro7ect. It has only one para!eter to choose the way the fields will be !odified.

Five !odes are available in this popup:

Original Image

< 0opy Lower Field: the Lower Field will be copied to the =pper Field.

< 0opy =pper Field: the =pper Field will be copied to the Lower Field.

< Interpolate Lower Field: the Lower Field will be interpolated fro! the two ad7oining =pper Fields.

< Interpolate =pper Field: the =pper Field will be interpolated fro! the two ad7oining Lower Fields.

< 8i1 Fields: The new =pper field are co!puted fro! the current =pper Field and the two ad7oining Lower Fields# and the new Lower Field are co!puted fro! the current Lower Field and the two ad7oining =pper Fields.

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The Blur > Motion Blur effect

The purpose of this effect is to apply a blur involved by so!e fast !ove!ents in an i!age or an ani!ation. The ani!ator can define a flow# based on a vector field# that the pi1els of the i!age will follow. This effect co!prises four tabs : The Edit tab

Source Image

< The first button allows you to set the si+e of the vector field. 8ore e1actly it allows you to set the nu!ber of vectors that you will use on both the hori+ontal and vertical a1is. 2nce you have chosen the si+e# you can edit the current vector field itself. To do so# display the ?.=.D and draw directly on the screen ,to be e1act : on the ?.=.D- with the purple circle# as shown below. If you have a picture behind the vector field# you should see the render of the distortion.

Vector field

Modified image

The left !ouse button allows to increase the tension of the vectors in a chosen direction. The right !ouse button allows to decrease the tension of the vectors in a chosen direction. The red points are the source points of your vectors# ,they can&t be !ovedThe green points are the destination points of your vectors# The blue seg!ents are the vectors the!selves.

For a given picture in your ti!eline# !odifying the vector field creates an ani!ation ey. If !ore than one ani!ation ey is created in the ti!eline# it !eans that your vector field and thus the distortion will evolve in ti!e.
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< The Reset Current Key button resets the vector field of the current picture in the ti!eline. If this picture does not have an ani!ation ey# a new one will be auto!atically created. < The button : allows you to !odify all the vectors of the field in only one operation. This tool is perfect if you need to distort# !ove or pivot an i!age entirely.

The !ore vectors you will use# the !ore ti!e you will need to render the effect.
< The button : allows to change the para!eters of your ?.=.D brush ,i.e : the purple circleLi e the co!!on tools ,airbrush# etc ...- that you use to draw# you can set its profile# si+e and also power. Let&s ad!it that we will always choose the direction opposite when editing our vector field ,i.e : the red arrow- : The pictures below shows the i!pact of the different settings at your disposal.

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The Selection tab

< In this tab# you can select the vectors of the field that you want to edit via the previously discussed tools. By default# all the vectors are selected. The two buttons Select All and Clear Selection allows you to reset the selections. 's in the !ain panel# you can use one of the three selections icons : or Circle selection. Square, Freehand

3hen doing a selection# if a vector is selected# it appears in yellow instead of blue. ,if you want to select a vector# 7ust select its sourceIf a vector source is not selected# its ?.=.D color beco!es lighter. The tools available in the Edit !enu will only apply on the selected vectors. The circle selection use the sa!e para!eters as the ?.=.D brush ,the purple circle- so you can select your vectors by Adrawing on the ?.=.DB It allows you to have source points only selected in part and thus to have nice effects when editing the vectors. Cote that if you reset the si+e of the vector field# all the settings that you have done ,vectors# ani!ation eys# selections# ...- will be lost. The Render tab The Render tab allows you to choose : < The distortion !ode of the i!age borders ,The e1a!ple below illustrates the three !odes at your disposal.-

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Source Image

Vector Field

None Border Mode

Mirror Border Mode

Loop Border Mode

The Displa tab

The three buttons: Show Source# Show Destination and Show ectors allow you to select e1actly what you want to see on the ?.=.D : the red source points andDor the green destination points andDor the blue vectors. The button Show !nly Selection allows to see only the vectors located inside the current selection.

The Transition group effects

'll transition effects in T)* 'ni!ation have a position para!eter which re(uires the use of the ani!ation ey syste! ,as described in lesson 4-. 's well# we chose to !a e this para!eter vary between @E and $@@E for each transition effect in order to show you their specifications. ' setting of @E will leave the picture intact and a setting of $@@E clears the picture ,$@@E transparent-. In order to study the effects of the Transition group# we will use the picture below. Be careful that the transitions are !ade between the fra!es and a full transparent i!age. Transitions are not transfor!ations between two pictures.

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The Transition > Block effect

In this effect# you can ad7ust the nu!ber of rows and colu!ns which will create bloc s. To set the nu!ber of bloc s# you 7ust have to increase these two values. 6ou can also select the way these bloc s will appear or disappear on screen : rando! or in a direction you want.

The Transition > Blind effect

This transition hides progressively a part of the current i!age. The nu!eric field value represent the nu!ber of division on the screen. There are three types giving different results : cro", slide and stretch#

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The Transition > Classic effect

0lassic transitions !a es the current i!age appear or disappear by !oving a frontier. This one can have different shapes ,circle# line# rectangle-# as well as the color you want or even be faded. In case of circles and rectangles# you can ad7ust the position of the center of the shape. The linear and tools !enu will be e1plained in the lesson introducing the Motion group effects.

The Transition > !ade effect

The Fade transition is the !ost co!!on transition ever used and does not need any other settings than *osition. It was also introduced in lesson 4.

The Transition > Slide effect

The "lide transition !oves your video in a predefined direction you have to select. 6ou 7ust have to select the direction in the Direction !enu.

The Transition > Rotar effect

This transition clears the i!age following the !ove!ent of a cloc &s hands. The chec bo1 allows you to select the direction of !ove!ent and the !enu is used to select the center on which the effect will be applied.

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The Transition > "age Turn effect

This transition effect acts as if a paper sheet was re!oved fro! the screen. 6ou can choose to turn the page fro! the window border you want than s to the Direction !enu.

There are three !odes : ima$e, color and $radient as shown below :

Increasing the transition possibilities b! using the F"#stac$

6ou can easily create new transitions possibilities by using !ultiple effects in a sa!e FX-stac . For e1a!ple# using the Classic Transition effect with the Rotary Transition effect in the sa!e stac can give this result :

Below# the Classic Transition# the Blind Transition and the %aussian Blur effects were used in the sa!e stac :

2f course# we can&t show you here all the possible co!binations because they are so !any ... But we guess you will certainly try so!e of the!.

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