BCC+ Streaks

Category: BCC Lights

Effect Name: BCC+ Streaks

The BCC+ Streaks filter, part of the BCC Lights category, creates horizontal or vertical streaks around highlights in the image.

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.

Beat Reactor

The Beat Reactor is an audio-driven animation system that links effect parameters to an audio track. This allows visual effects to react dynamically to sound without manual key-framing.

For more information, see Beat Reactor Documentation.

• View Sets the viewer to display different aspects of the filter.
  • Output: Displays the final result of the effect.
  • Matte: Displays the matte used to generate the streaks.

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  The Streaks Group

  • Blend: Determines the blend mode to be used to add the streaks effect.
  • Add: The streaks are added to your image.
  • Screen: The streaks is combined with the image using a Screen blend mode. This looks kind of like the Add blend mode, but highlights are retained.
  • Brightness: Sets the intensity of the streaks.
  • Horizontal Streaks: Determines the length of the horizontal streaks.
  • Vertical Streaks: Determines the length of the vertical streaks.
  • Color: Sets the color of the streaks through the use of a standard color picker. The default color is white.

  The Matte Group

  A matte can be used to create the streak effect. Wherever there is white in the matte is where the streaks will be added.

  • Position: Pinpoints the color values to be used in the matte.
  • Range:Increases or decreases the range of values in the matte.
  • Blur: The matte is blurred by a quality blur.
  • 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.