S_EdgeAwareBlurBlur regions of similar color while preserving edges between regions of different colors.In the Sapphire Blur+Sharpen effects submenu.
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 Project:
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:
[0 0],
Range:
any.
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:
0.4,
Range:
0 or greater.
Scales the width of the blur. This parameter can be adjusted using the Blur Amount Widget.
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Blur Rel:
X & Y, ย Default:
[1 1],
Range:
0 or greater.
The relative horizontal and vertical blur widths. Set Blur Rel X to 0 for a vertical-only blur, or set Blur Rel Y to 0 for a horizontal-only blur. This parameter can be adjusted using the Blur Amount Widget.
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Edge Threshold:
Default:
0.1,
Range:
0 or greater.
Color regions separate by an edge larger than this value will not blur into each other.
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Edge Smooth:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
Blur the Edge Source by this amount before calculating edge strength.
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Use Alpha Edges:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
Include the alpha channel when calculating edge strength.
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Blur Type:
Popup menu, ย Default: Sharp Edges
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Determines the style of blur effect.
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Sharp Edges:
Reinforces strong edges, producing a watercolor- or cartoon-like effect.
- Soft Edges: Doesn't emphasize edges, producing a more natural blur effect.
- Softer Edges: Blurs pixels near edges a little, producing a soft-focus-like effect.
- Soft Edges: Doesn't emphasize edges, producing a more natural blur effect.
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Sharp Edges:
Reinforces strong edges, producing a watercolor- or cartoon-like effect.
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Filter:
Popup menu, ย Default: Gauss
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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.
- Smooth: repeatedly applies gaussian filter to eliminate artifacts from edges.
- Triangle: smoother, uses a pyramid shaped filter.
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Box:
uses a rectangular shaped filter.
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Subpixel:
Check-box, ย Default:
on.
Enables blurring by subpixel amounts. Use this for smoother animation of the Blur Amount or Blur Rel parameters. Only effects the Sharp Edges blur type.
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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.
- Alpha: only the Alpha channel is used.
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Luma:
the luminance of the RGB channels is used.
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Show Blur Amount:
Check-box, Default:
on.
Turns on or off the screen user interface for adjusting the blur amount parameters.
See Also:
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Blur
EdgeDetect
RackDefocus
DefocusPrism
EdgeBlur
BandPass
BlurMotion
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