Animating Video in Final Cut Pro
Ever see those Charles Schwab commercials that look like a cartoon, but you know it somehow came from live video? It's called Rotoscoping, which is a technique where animators trace over live-action film frame by frame.
There's a great plug-in called Toon-A-Matic from Sheffield Softworks that can give you that same "cartoon style" effect with a simple filter. It also has a caricatcure setting that allows you to distort, exaggerate, or minimize features. The plug-in is compatible with Final Cut Pro 6 & 7. Once applied, you're able to control Brightness, Line Level, Line Brightness, Line Contrast, Line Saturation, Caricature Level, and Mix to achieve a wide range of "toonish" possibilities. Just click on the Filters Tab in the Viewer window to adjust the parameters.
I also used the filter on a still image to get the same effect.
Like I always say...try it out and play with it...you might be surprised at some of the cool effects you can create!
There's a great plug-in called Toon-A-Matic from Sheffield Softworks that can give you that same "cartoon style" effect with a simple filter. It also has a caricatcure setting that allows you to distort, exaggerate, or minimize features. The plug-in is compatible with Final Cut Pro 6 & 7. Once applied, you're able to control Brightness, Line Level, Line Brightness, Line Contrast, Line Saturation, Caricature Level, and Mix to achieve a wide range of "toonish" possibilities. Just click on the Filters Tab in the Viewer window to adjust the parameters.
I also used the filter on a still image to get the same effect.
Like I always say...try it out and play with it...you might be surprised at some of the cool effects you can create!
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