This forces the plug-in to scan the image and identify the specific color range for skin in the image. (This look is called “too plastic.”)Īt the bottom of the effect is the first button we need to click: Analyze Frame. To me, the skin seems too smooth, with too little texture. (This image shows the smoothing effect on the left, the source clip on the right.) But, while this is fast, we can do better. Instantly, the plug-in makes the face smoother. Like all FCP X plug-ins, apply the plug-in by dragging it from the Effects Browser > Digital Anarchy category onto the clip.
Also, her hair is blowing and we don’t want to lose the detail in the hair.
Note that the focus is carefully set to the front of her face, with extreme softening on the background. Tweaking will always improve the image and skin softening works best when you follow the adage: “Less is More.” Still, the manual controls allow precise adjustments so you can achieve exactly the effect you want. The automatic settings work well, though the amount of softening they provide seems aggressive to my eye.
New features in version 3 include the ability to soften skin when talent is not looking directly at the camera, faster rendering, and a series of presets to provide a variety of color looks to your talent. NOTE: While render speed totally depends upon your hardware and GPU, I would budget a render time of 10X real time, until you’ve had time to test your gear with the software. While the effect takes a while to render, the results are worth the effort. It supports After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and OpenFX applications (along with a separate version for stills in Photoshop). However, Beauty Box gives you the controls you need to soften skin, while still allowing your stars to look human.īeauty Box uses a combination of facial recognition with other algorithms to isolate skin and soften wrinkles without softening other elements in the frame. Like all skin smoothing effects, it’s possible to turn your on-camera talent into plastic Barbie Dolls if you don’t pay attention. Which means you can make your actors look great, even if you don’t have time to put them in makeup. Much has changed since then, so I thought it would be good to take another look.īeauty Box smooths skin. The last time I wrote about Beauty Box, from Digital Anarchy, was three years ago.
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