BCC+ Enhancing

Category: BCC Color & Tone

Effect Name: BCC+ Enhancing

The BCC+ Enhancing filter, part of the BCC Color & Tone category, allows the user to selectively enhance any color to make it pop with little to no effect on other colors.

Working with the Filter

FX Editor and Presets

• Use the FX Editor to load or save presets for reuse.
• To load a preset: Open the FX Editor, select a preset from the Presets panel, and click Apply to return to the host application.
• To save a custom preset: While in the FX Editor, click the Create Custom Preset icon in the parameter list, enter a preset name, and click Done. Additionally, a custom preset can be saved from the main menu bar by selecting File->Save Preset.
• To import custom presets from another drive: While in the FX Editor, select File->Import Preset from the main menu bar.

Effect Controls

Mocha Mask and Track

Continuum effects include integrated masking and matte tools that allow you to restrict the effect to specific regions of the image.

• Mocha masks: used to create custom spline masks. Mocha also includes Matte Assist ML and Matte Refine ML, which use machine learning to generate and track masks.
• Pixel Chooser: used to generate geometric shapes, gradients, or mattes based on channel, luma, or color-based selections. Additionally, an AI depth map generator, and an AI-powered face detection model allow for precise control of masks and mattes.

For more information, see Mocha and Pixel Chooser.

Compare Mode

The Compare Mode is used to view the filtered result alongside the original source layer. Several split-screen and side-by-side display options are available.

For more information, see Compare Mode.

• View: Allows you to set the viewer to display various outputs for the filter.
  • Output: Shows the default look of the BCC+ Enhancing filter on the image.
  • Gradient: Shows the matte. Useful when refining the look of the matte used in the output.
  • Enhancing: Adjusts the saturation of red, green or blue hues.

  Matte Group

  • Presets: A matte is created based on the hue of the image to create the enhancement effect. Select from Red, Green or Blue preset hue mattes from the pop-up menu or use the Hue eyedropper to pick a Custom color off of the screen.
  • Hue: When adjusting the Hue parameter, you are selecting the hue of the image which will be enhanced. The Hue Color picker allows you to select a custom matte color, but is only active when the Custom option has been selected in the Presets pop-up menu.
  • Range: Increases or decreases the range of values in the hue matte. A low Range value indicates a narrow range of values. A high Range value indicates a large range of values included in the matte.
  • Blur: Sets the softness of the matte by using a fast, quality blur.
  • Mix with Original: Blends the source and filtered images. Use this parameter to animate the effect from the unfiltered to the filtered image without adjusting other settings, or to reduce the effect of the filter by mixing it with the source image.
• GPU Rendering:Specifies how the effect is rendered.
  • Default: Uses product-wide default of 16 bit half-float GPU rendering.
  • 16 Bit Float: Manually force 16 bit half-float GPU rendering.
  • 32 Bit Float: Manually force 32 bit full-float GPU rendering.
  • Disabled: Forces CPU rendering.