SmoothKit

Overview

SmoothKit provides the ultimate filter set to smooth your imagery by combining user-directed controls and feature-sensitive methods.

SmoothKit is a set of filters that complements the basic blurs provided by host applications. SmoothKit's emphasis is precise control of the filtering process with no compromise on image quality. For example, wouldn't it be useful to smooth out the skin in someone's face but not eliminate the details of the hair that hangs in front of the face? In addition to "effects", the SmoothKit toolset can be used to reduce image defects in a much more intelligent manner.

SmoothKit is a set of After Effects plugins designed to work in After Effects plugin compatible programs (See Compatiblity and Pricing page for exact compatiblity).

The picture on the right shows an application of one of the SmoothKit filters. By specifying that pixels can only change a limited amount, the face can be smoothed of wrinkles while retaining the fine lines in the hair and eyebrows.

Features of SmoothKit:

• Ability to selectively filter the luminance, or the chrominance, or each of the RGB channels independently
• Ability to limit how much each pixel may change via a "Maximum Deviation" control
• Optional grayscale images may be used to scale filters on a pixel-by-pixel basis
• Includes a jaggie-reducing filter, to help eliminate staircasing (especially useful in frames that have been reconstructed from fields)
• Intelligently reduces block artifacts (for example, DV or MPEG compressed footage)
• Ability to soften areas without blurring edges
• Multi-frame (temporal) filtering with several processing modes
• 8 and 16 bpc support