S_BlurDirectionalBlurs the source clip in a given direction using a gaussian, triangle, or box filter. It can also blur each channel by different amounts.In the Sapphire Blur+Sharpen category.
Inputs:
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Parameters:
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Load Preset:
Push-button
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Brings up the Preset Browser to browse all available presets for this effect.
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Save Preset:
Push-button
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Brings up the Preset Save dialog to save a preset for this effect.
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Mocha:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
Brings up the Mocha window for tracking footage and generating masks.
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Blur Mocha:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
Blurs the Mocha Mask by this amount before using. This can be used to soften the edges or quantization artifacts of the mask, and smooth out the time displacements.
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Mocha Opacity:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 1.
Controls the strength of the Mocha mask. Lower values reduce the intensity of the effect.
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Invert Mocha:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
If enabled, the black and white of the Mocha Mask are inverted before applying the effect.
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Resize Mocha:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 2.
Scales the Mocha Mask. 1.0 is the original size.
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Resize Rel X:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 2.
The relative horizontal size of the Mocha Mask.
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Resize Rel Y:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 2.
The relative vertical size of the Mocha Mask.
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Shift Mocha:
X & Y, ย Default:
screen center.
Offsets the position of the Mocha Mask.
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Dilate Mocha:
Default:
0,
Range:
-100 to 100.
Dilates or erodes the Mocha Mask by this pixel amount before using.
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Dilation Quality:
Popup menu, ย Default: Fast
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Selects whether Dilate Mocha adusts quickly in default Fast mode or looks better in High quality mode.
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Fast:
Dilate Mocha in Fast mode for quick adjustments.
- High: Dilate Mocha in High quality mode for a better looking mask shape.
- High: Dilate Mocha in High quality mode for a better looking mask shape.
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Fast:
Dilate Mocha in Fast mode for quick adjustments.
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Bypass Mocha:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
Ignore the Mocha Mask and apply the effect to the entire source clip.
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Show Mocha Only:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
Bypass the effect and show the Mocha Mask itself.
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Combine Masks:
Popup menu, ย Default: Union
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Determines how to combine the Mocha Mask and Input Mask when both are supplied to the effect.
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Union:
Uses the area covered by both masks together.
- Intersect: Uses the area that overlaps between the two masks.
- Mocha Only: Ignore the Input Mask and only use the Mocha Mask.
- Intersect: Uses the area that overlaps between the two masks.
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Union:
Uses the area covered by both masks together.
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Blur Amount:
Default:
0.5,
Range:
0 or greater.
Scales the width of the blur. This parameter can be adjusted using the Blur Amount Widget.
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Angle:
Default:
45,
Range:
any.
The direction of the blur. An angle of 0 produces a horizontal blur, and an angle of 90 produces a vertical blur. This parameter can be adjusted using the Angle Widget.
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Shift:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
Shifts the image in the direction of the blur. A negative shift amount shifts the image in the opposite direction.
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Bias:
Default:
0.5,
Range:
0 to 1.
Varies the weight of the pixels along the path of the blur, which gives the appearance of trails or streaks in a single direction. A value of 0.5 weights all pixels evenly. A value of 1 causes the weight to increase toward the direction of the blur, while a value of 0 has the opposite effect.
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Blur Red:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 or greater.
The blur width of the red channel, relative to Blur Amount.
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Blur Green:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 or greater.
The blur width of the green channel, relative to Blur Amount.
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Blur Blue:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 or greater.
The blur width of the blue channel, relative to Blur Amount.
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Shift Red:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
Additional amount to shift the red color channel.
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Shift Green:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
Additional amount to shift the green color channel.
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Shift Blue:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
Additional amount to shift the blue color channel.
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Brightness:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 or greater.
Scales the brightness of the result.
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Offset Darks:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
Adds this gray value to the darker regions of the result. This can be negative to increase contrast.
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Mix With Source:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 to 1.
Interpolates between the blurred result (0) and the original source (1). 0.1 can give a nice misty effect since it mixes only a little of the source in.
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Filter:
Popup menu, ย Default: Box
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The type of convolution filter to blur with.
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Box:
uses a rectangular shaped filter.
- Triangle: smoother, uses a pyramid shaped filter.
- Gauss: smoothest, uses a gaussian shaped filter.
- Triangle: smoother, uses a pyramid shaped filter.
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Box:
uses a rectangular shaped filter.
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Edge Mode:
Popup menu, ย Default: Reflect
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Determines the behavior when accessing areas outside the source image.
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Black:
Areas outside the source image are treated as black, which can produce
dark areas around the edges of the image.
Select this for fastest rendering.
- Repeat: Repeats the last pixel outside the border of the image.
- Reflect: Reflects the image outside the border.
- Repeat: Repeats the last pixel outside the border of the image.
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Black:
Areas outside the source image are treated as black, which can produce
dark areas around the edges of the image.
Select this for fastest rendering.
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Invert Mask:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
If on, inverts the mask input so the effect is applied to areas where the Mask is black instead of white. This has no effect unless the Mask input is provided.
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Mask Use:
Popup menu, ย Default: Luma
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Determines how the Mask input channels are used to make a monochrome mask.
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Luma:
the luminance of the RGB channels is used.
- Alpha: only the Alpha channel is used, or if there is no valid Alpha channel the Red channel is used.
- Alpha: only the Alpha channel is used, or if there is no valid Alpha channel the Red channel is used.
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Luma:
the luminance of the RGB channels is used.
See Also:
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Blur
BlurChannels
BlurChroma
RackDefocus
DefocusPrism
EdgeBlur
BandPass
BlurMotion
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