Motion 5 - Color Reduce

Color Reduce

Reduces the full range of color in an image to two, three, or four colors that you select.
Depending on the number of substitute colors you choose in the Reduce To parameter,
this filter breaks down the full range of colors in the image into a color range for each
Match Color parameter that’s available. The filter then substitutes the selected Replace
With color for each interpreted range of color.

If two colors are selected, color information in the object is reduced to the selected two
colors; if three colors are selected, color information is reduced to three colors; and so
on.

Original image

Color Reduce defaults applied

Parameters in the Inspector

Smoothness:

Sets the smoothness of the transitions between reduced areas. Values

range from 0 (hard edges) to 1 (smooth blending).

Reduce To:

Selects the number of colors in the reduced object. Choices are 4 Colors, 3

Colors, or 2 Colors.

Match Color 1:

Picks the color of the first selection color for reduction. The color controls

can be expanded with the disclosure triangle to reveal Red, Green, and Blue sliders for
more precise color selection.

Replace With:

Picks the color that is substituted for the selection determined by Color 1.

Match Color 2:

Picks the color of the second selection color for reduction.

Replace With:

Picks the color that is substituted for the selection determined by Color 2.

Match Color 3:

Picks the color of the third selection color for reduction. This parameter

is used only if Reduce To is set to 3 Colors or 4 Colors.

Replace With:

Picks the color that is substituted for the selection determined by Color 3.

This parameter is used only if Reduce To is set to 3 Colors or 4 Colors.

Match Color 4:

Picks the color of the fourth selection color for reduction. This parameter

is used only if Reduce To is set to 4 Colors.

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Chapter 19

Using Filters