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Shane Kinloch · May 12th, 2004, 05:23 PM

G'day,

I'm looking for a plug-in for AE6 that will make my video look like a cartoon or comic book. Does anyone know if such a plug-in is available.

I am using the PC version.

Thanks,

Shane.

Shane Kinloch · May 26th, 2004, 06:24 PM

I'm going to assume from the lack of replies that no such plug-in exists.

Ian Stark · July 20th, 2006, 05:35 AM

I'd also be interested to know if there's a third party plug in that will do this job well.

Meanwhile, try duplicating the layer. On the top layer apply the Find Edges filter and reduce the opacity to around 30%. Maybe add a little blur before the Find Edges filter, which may reduce noise. On the bottom layer apply the Posterize filter with levels set at 3. Or you could try the Minimax filter.

It's not great but it's a start and with much tweaking it may get close to the desired result. Much will depend on your source footage I think. The more contrasty the better I guess.

Riley Harmon · July 20th, 2006, 12:13 PM

no single plugin, use a combo of built in filters

Henry Cho · July 20th, 2006, 02:42 PM

check out video gogh at revisonfx. it's not a true toon simulator, but it will do its best to emulate natural paint tools, and it does a pretty nice job with certain kinds of footage. if you're looking for a very specific type of toon style, you may not be able to get around rotoscoping frame by frame.

May 12th, 2004, 05:23 PM	#1
Shane Kinloch Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 29	Searching for After Effects 6 Pro Plug-In G'day, I'm looking for a plug-in for AE6 that will make my video look like a cartoon or comic book. Does anyone know if such a plug-in is available. I am using the PC version. Thanks, Shane.

July 20th, 2006, 05:35 AM	#3
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	I'd also be interested to know if there's a third party plug in that will do this job well. Meanwhile, try duplicating the layer. On the top layer apply the Find Edges filter and reduce the opacity to around 30%. Maybe add a little blur before the Find Edges filter, which may reduce noise. On the bottom layer apply the Posterize filter with levels set at 3. Or you could try the Minimax filter. It's not great but it's a start and with much tweaking it may get close to the desired result. Much will depend on your source footage I think. The more contrasty the better I guess. __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

May 26th, 2004, 06:24 PM	#2
Shane Kinloch Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 29	I'm going to assume from the lack of replies that no such plug-in exists.

July 20th, 2006, 12:13 PM	#4
Riley Harmon Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 424	no single plugin, use a combo of built in filters

July 20th, 2006, 02:42 PM	#5
Henry Cho Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 516	check out video gogh at revisonfx. it's not a true toon simulator, but it will do its best to emulate natural paint tools, and it does a pretty nice job with certain kinds of footage. if you're looking for a very specific type of toon style, you may not be able to get around rotoscoping frame by frame.