BCC Median

Category: BCC Art Looks

Effect Name: BCC Median

The BCC Median filter, part of the BCC Art Looks category, makes each pixel look like the majority of its neighboring pixels. It produces a smeary painterly look, but with sharp edges (at neighborhood boundaries).

The Median filter also reduces noise by eliminating “spikes,” or pixels that are very different from their neighbors (also referred to as “salt and pepper noise”).

Working With the Filter

Presets and Common Controls

• BCC filters come with a library of factory installed presets plus the ability to create your own custom presets and preview them with the BCC FX Browser™.
• BCC filters also include common controls that configure global effect preferences and other host-specific effect settings.

For more information about working with presets and other common controls, Click Here.

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.

• Mode: Determines how similarity is determined between a pixel and neighboring pixels.
  • Pixel Selected by Channel
  • Selected Channel Only
  • RGBA Separately
  • Most Common Pixel
• Channel: Specifies which channel to use.
  • Luminance
  • Lightness
  • Brightness
  • Hue
  • Saturation
  • Alpha
  • Red
  • Green
  • Blue
• Preserve Alpha:Determines whether alpha channel information is used.
• Median Length:Sets the width of the median blur on the X-axis.
• Median Width:Sets the width of the median blur on the Y-axis.
• Median Angle:Sets the angle of the median blur.
• Enable Fractional:Allows smooth animation of Median Length and Width.
• Median Level:Controls the amount of blur applied.
• Softness:Controls the softness of edges between affected and unaffected pixels.
• Compositing: Sets how the blur is applied.
  • None No blur is applied.
  • Under Blur is applied under the filter effect.
  • Over Blur is applied over the filter effect.
  • Apply Modes: Blends the filtered result back into the original image and contains all apply mode compositing options.
• Mix with OriginalBlends 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.