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B rightness—
Set t he spinner between 0 and 1.0.
This increases or decreases a ll color components
(red, green, and blue).
Absolute/Derived—Determines the computat ion
of the gr ay value for Contrast. Absolute uses the
highest value of any of the color components.
Derived uses an average of the three color
components.
Fade Filter
Rendering menu > Video Post > Video Post toolbar > Add
Image Filter Event > Choose Fade Filter from the Filter
Plug-In list.
Rendering menu > Video Post > Video Post window >
Select a Fade Filter. > Video Post toolbar > Edit Current
Event > Setu p
The Fade filter fades an image in or out over time.
The rate of the fade is determined by the length of
theFadefilter’stimerange.
Fade fades out to black or in from black, over time.
Interfa ce
In—Fade in.
Out—Fade out.
Image Alpha Filter
Rendering menu > Video Post > Video Post toolbar > Add
Image Filter Event > Choose Image Alpha Filter from the
Filter Plug-In list.
Rendering menu > V i deo Post > Video Post window >
Select an Alp h a Filter. > Video Post toolbar > Edit Current
Event
TheImageAlphafilterreplacestheimage’salpha
channel with the channel specified by the filter
mask.
The filter takes whatever channel is selected in the
channel options under Mask (including g-buffer
(page 3–946) channel data) and applies it to the
queue’s alpha channel, thereby replacing what’s
there.
If you don’t choose a mask, this filter has no effect.
There are no setup options for t his filter.
Procedure
To set an object’s G-Buffer ID:
1.
Select the object.
2. Right-click the object and then choose
Properties (page 1–117) from the popup menu.