Color reduce – Apple Motion 4 User Manual
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HUD Controls
The HUD contains the following controls: Shadow Red, Shadow Green, Shadow Blue,
Midtone Red, Midtone Green, Midtone Blue, Highlight Red, Highlight Green, and Highlight
Blue.
Color Reduce
Reduces the full range of color in an image down to two, three, or four colors that you
select. Depending on the number of substitute colors you choose in the Reduce To
parameter, this filter breaks down the full range of colors in the image into a color range
for each Match Color parameter that’s available. It then substitutes the selected Replace
With color for each interpreted range of color.
If two colors are selected, all color information in the object is reduced to the selected
two colors; if three, they are reduced to three; and so on.
Original image
Color Reduce defaults applied
Parameters in the Inspector
Smoothness:
Sets the smoothness of the transitions between the reduced areas. Values
range from 0 (hard edges) to 1 (smooth blending).
Reduce To:
Selects the number of colors in the reduced object. Choices are 4 Colors, 3
Colors, or 2 Colors.
Match Color 1:
Picks the color of the first selection color for reduction. The color controls
can be expanded with the disclosure triangle to reveal Red, Green, and Blue sliders for
more precise color selection.
Replace With:
Picks the color that is substituted for the selection determined by Color 1.
Match Color 2:
Picks the color of the second selection color for reduction.
Replace With:
Picks the color that is substituted for the selection determined by Color 2.
Match Color 3:
Picks the color of the third selection color for reduction. This parameter
is used only if Reduce To is set to 3 Colors or 4 Colors.
Replace With:
Picks the color that is substituted for the selection determined by Color 3.
This parameter is used only if Reduce To is set to 3 Colors or 4 Colors.
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Chapter 16
Using Filters