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Halftone effect

Halftone effect

Halftone effect, single color

Halftone effect, single color

You can find the halftone effect in the Toolbox below the tab objects in the section live effects.

With the halftone effect you can present your image or video with a raster effect. You can determine the degree of granularityyourself. The tonal values ​​of the object are reduced so that there is a poster effect.

The effect can be presented in color or black and white.

1. Inserting the halftone effect

Inserting the halftone effect

Inserting the halftone effect

In order to use this effect you can drag it directly onto an image in the Timeline. You can also drag the effect into the Timeline and later add one or more images. In this case, drag an image object from the Toolbox into the empty yellow box.

After you have inserted the image, a yellow frame appears with the title of the effect, which surrounds a small preview in the Timeline. Clicking on the yellow frame, you can specify the settings for the effect in the properties window.

Halftone effect in the timeline

Halftone effect in the timeline

2. Settings for the halftone effect

Settings for the halftone effect (colored)

Settings for the halftone effect (colored)

In the settings window, you can adjust the appearance of the halftone effect .
First click on the frame of the effect, so that the effect’s setting window is active.

For halftone and halftone, colored the following is adjustable:

Granularity - specifies how large the distances between the points are, or how large the pixels are displayed.

Click on the curve icon to select the following:

Value (single value)

Curve (strength of effect over time)

Post processing - the effect is applied to everything which is located outside the effect's borders. Anything that is inside the frame will not be visible. If the effect's frame lies in the track, under the object, the effect will last as long as it is set in “duration”.

Only for halftone, single color is the following adjustable:

Style - here you can set whether you want to see circles, vertical or horizontal stripes.

Color - determine the color of dots or stripes.

Background color - you can choose a background color if you wish

Invert - the effect is reversed, light areas retain the color

3. Example of use: Stripes in bright areas of the image

1.

Putting it together in the timeline

Putting it together in the timeline

Drag a chapter object from the Toolbox into the Timeline. Drag an image object into the chapter and select the image you want to edit.

2.Create a second track by dragging an image objects under the first image (onto drag here to create new track).

3.Select the same image again.

4.In the Toolbox open the objects tab and drag the effect halftone, single color onto the image in the lower track.

5.Click on the effect's yellow border in the Timeline. In the properties field under granularity input a relatively high value, e.g. 68%. Under Style select horizontal stripes, then choose a white for color.

6.Play the effect to check what it looks like.

Editing an image with the halftone effect (single color)

Editing an image with the halftone effect (single color)