This End-User License Agreement (”EULA”) is a legal agreement between you and Prosya Ltd
pdf file to the Documents directory – for example, C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Įnd-User License Agreement (EULA) of Prosya Banding Fix aex file to the mediacore directory – for example, C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCoreĭouble-click on Docs/ directory to view the. zip and click 7-zip->Open Archive.ĭouble-click on Win/ directory to view the.
Install 7-zip or any similar unzip utility.
Manual installation also works if the plug-in is distributed as a. If automated install does not work, try the manual installation. In windows – $mediacoreplug-ins looks like C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore and $userhomefolder/ looks like C:\Users\Īfter successful install, Prosya plug-ins will appear under the Prosya folder inside the ‘Effects' menu or under the ‘Effect & Presets' tab in After Effects. aex file to the mediacore directory – $mediacoreplug-ins\Prosya\ and the pdf to $userhomefolder/Documents/Prosya/ The zxp package has been tested with automated install methods like Anastasiy's Extension Manager or ZXP Installer.Īfter Effects plug-ins will have a plug-in. This value is the maximum number of pixels across horizontal block boundaries that should be used for smoothing.ĭownload the zxp file. Vertical Smoothing – Once banding is detected the edges are smoothed out to mimic the film color gradation. This value is the maximum number of pixels across horizontal block boundaries that should be used for smoothing.
Horizontal Smoothing – Once banding is detected the edges are smoothed out to mimic the film color gradation. Default is 20%ĭetection threshold – Banding is indicated when a block of pixels is followed by another block with a certain change across their boundary. The value is a percentage of the total color range i.e. For YUV – Luma, U-Chrominance and V-Chrominance.ĭetection Limit – The minimum change in color to detect banding. For YIQ – Luma, I-Chrominance and Q-Chrominance. The 3 sections indicate the 3 channels for the colorspace in use. You may choose non-default values for creative effects. Horizontal-Vertical Blend – The filter fixes the banding in horizontal and vertical direction in discrete steps and blends it together.
This is only useful for HSL, YIQ and YUV colorspace. View Colorspace – The allows you to view the intermediate colorspace before it is converted to RGB for display. At 100% the entire effect is active, and none at 0%. Layer Blend Ratio – Define the amount of effect you wish to use.
This effect can also be used to fix the banding show in Red and Blue colors due to YUV 4:2:0 compression.Ĭhannel – Switch between RGB, HSL, YIQ and YUV colorspace. The controls allow you to switch between RGB, HSL, YIQ and YUV colorspace. There are 2 presets to get you started, the ”Sky Mild” will work for most, use the ”Sky Strong” only where you can mask out the regions with banding. After the filter is applied, the gaps are ”filled in”. To see the banding on your screen, add an adjustment layer with 2 levels effects and isolate the blue channel.īefore applying the effect, a frame with banding will show discrete steps. The banding will often not be visible on 8-bit monitor but will show if you print or view on 10-bit or HDR screen. To understand the effect, use the AE Levels filter to check the histogram before and after applying the Banding Fix filter. The Banding Fix filter tries to mimic this property. Remember that film has infinite color gradation and will never show pixelization. The filter detects regions that have banding and smooths the transition between the colors. The effect can also be used to mitigate the effect of pixelization due to excessive compression. Two presets are provided to fix banding in the sky due to 8-bit compression. Online support is at Banding Fix Effect fixes banding due to limited 8-bit color or highly compressed sources.