Return-Path: Received: from server36.01domain.net ([199.187.125.34] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4660902 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:47:45 +0100 Received: from c-67-169-45-154.hsd1.ca.comcast.net ([67.169.45.154] helo=[192.168.1.100]) by server36.01domain.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S9fkF-00049q-Mm for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:47:44 -0400 User-Agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.14.0.111121 Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:47:40 -0700 Subject: Re: [AE] Compound Blur From: Peter Litwinowicz To: After Effects Mail List Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [AE] Compound Blur In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3414995263_18620904" X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server36.01domain.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - revisionfx.com > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3414995263_18620904 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable You can always use the Gaussian Blur Per Pixel plugin of our SmoothKit plugin (it's "per pixel" because you get to vary the blur kernel at each pixel by supplying a greyscale matte, just like with AE's Compound Blur). Not only that, but you get a true Gaussian Blur at each pixel instead of a Box Blur, which if you have lots of high-contrast edges can produce results that are not pleasing. Also part of the SmoothKit: A sharpen filter that reduces ringing when sharpening, a z-depth focus blur, a time-averaging blur, and a median filter that can produce much more pleasing results that a traditional larger-radius median filter (look at the "median" example here: http://revisionfx.com/products/smoothkit/gallery/ ) because by doing many passes with a smaller kernel, we can try to maintain edges in the original. Also included is a directional blur that allows you to supply a different direction at each pixel, and a filter that uses the directions of splines t= o produce the directional blur. Demo here: http://revisionfx.com/products/smoothkit/downloads/ Price: $119.95.=20 Make sure to look for the manual that is installed upon installation! Pete litwinowicz RE:VIsion Effects, Inc. From: adam mercado Reply-To: After Effects Mail List Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:37:30 -0700 To: After Effects Mail List Subject: [AE] Compound Blur I just noticed something in the stock Compound Blur effect I don't like. It does not do the grow bounds trick that Fast Blur does to prevent the edge o= f the footage darkening and bleeding to the edge of frame. Is there an alternative Compound Blur that works like it should, or a combination of effects to achieve this with a workaround? cheers =20 Adam Mercado Influxx Media Production Fullerton, CA Moving Images. For Business 714=B0928=B09896 http://www.influxx.com http://www.twitter.com/influxx http://www.linkedin.com/in/influxx http://influxx.tumblr.com/archive http://www.flickr.com/photos/influxx =20 --B_3414995263_18620904 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable
You can always use the Gaussia= n Blur Per Pixel plugin of our SmoothKit plugin (it's "per pixel" because yo= u get to vary the blur kernel at each pixel by supplying a greyscale matte, = just like with AE's Compound Blur).

Not only that, = but you get a true Gaussian Blur at each pixel instead of a Box Blur, which = if you have lots of high-contrast edges can produce results that are not ple= asing.

Also part of the SmoothKit: A sharpen filter= that reduces ringing when sharpening, a z-depth focus blur, a time-averagin= g blur, and a  median filter that can produce much more pleasing result= s that a traditional larger-radius median filter (look at the "median" examp= le here: htt= p://revisionfx.com/products/smoothkit/gallery/ ) because by doing many p= asses with a smaller kernel, we can try to maintain edges in the original. &= nbsp;Also included is a directional blur that allows you to supply a differe= nt direction at each pixel, and a filter that uses the directions of splines= to produce the directional blur.

Demo here:  = http://revision= fx.com/products/smoothkit/downloads/  Price: $119.95. 

Make sure to look for the manual that is installed upon in= stallation!
Pete litwinowicz
RE:VIsion Effects, Inc.



Fro= m: adam mercado <adam@influxx.c= om>
Reply-To: After Effects= Mail List <AE-List@media-motion= .tv>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012= 09:37:30 -0700
To: After Effects = Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.= tv>
Subject: [AE] Compound = Blur

I just noticed something in the stock Compound Blur effect I don't like. It= does not do the grow bounds trick that Fast Blur does to prevent the edge o= f the footage darkening and bleeding to the edge of frame.

Is there an alternative Compound Blur that works like it should, or a comb= ination of effects to achieve this with a workaround?

cheers

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