BCC Halftone

Category: BCC Art Looks

Effect Name: BCC Halftone

The BCC Halftone filter, part of the BCC Art Looks category, simulates the look of printed material by converting the image to simulated halftone dots. Print images are comprised of a rosette pattern of colored ink dots. To avoid moire or interference patterns, the dots are printed at different angles; this process is known as halftone screening.

This technique is also used creatively in art, such as the work produced by Lichtenstein.

Presets and Common Controls

• BCC filters come with a library of factory installed presets plus the ability to create your own custom presets and preview them with the BCC FX Browser™.
• BCC filters also include common controls that configure global effect preferences and other host-specific effect settings.

For more information about working with presets and other common controls, Click Here.

Effect Controls

Mocha Mask and Track

Continuum effects include integrated masking and matte tools that allow you to restrict the effect to specific regions of the image.

• Mocha masks: used to create custom spline masks. Mocha also includes Matte Assist ML and Matte Refine ML, which use machine learning to generate and track masks.
• Pixel Chooser: used to generate geometric shapes, gradients, or mattes based on channel, luma, or color-based selections. Additionally, an AI depth map generator, and an AI-powered face detection model allow for precise control of masks and mattes.

For more information, see Mocha and Pixel Chooser.

Compare Mode

The Compare Mode is used to view the filtered result alongside the original source layer. Several split-screen and side-by-side display options are available.

For more information, see Compare Mode.

• Shape: Sets the shape of the "printing" for the image.
  • Square: Sets the printing shape to dot matrix squares.
  • Round: Sets the printing shape to dot matrix circles.
  • Line: Sets the printing shape to dot matrix lines.
• Paper Color: Sets the color of the paper on which the image is “printed.”
  • Automatic: Sets paper to black in RGB mode and white in other modes.
  • Color: Uses the Paper Color parameter.
  • Transparent: Generates an alpha channel.
  • Original Image: Composites the paper over the filtered image.
• Color Scheme: Determines whether the effect is created in B&W, RGB, CMY, or CMYK color space.
• Channel for B&W: Determines which channel creates the effect when Color Scheme is set to B&W.
• Pre Blur:Blurs the source image before the halftone is applied.
• Post Blur:Blurs the image after the halftone is applied.
• HT Scale:Sets the size of the simulated ink dots.
• HT AspectSets the aspect ratio of the dots.
• HT SmoothingAdjusts the amount of anti-aliasing applied to the halftone dot.
• Low Limit:Sets the minimum dot size.
• High LimitSets the maximum dot size.
• Brightness:Adjusts the brightness of the image.
• Contrast:Adjusts the contrast of the image.

Screen Origin Group

• X Point:Sets the horizontal location of the filter.
• Y Point:Sets the vertical location of the filter.

Colors and Angels Group

• Paper Color:Sets the color of the paper.
• Red / Green / Blue / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow / Black Color:Set the colors used in the effect depending on the selected Color Scheme.
• Red / Green / Blue / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow / Black Angle:Set the angle of the dot grid.
• Preserve Alpha:Determines whether the original alpha channel is preserved.
• Premultiply:Controls whether low-opacity pixels are considered dark.
• Deflicker: Reduces flicker in rendered image.
  • 1-2-1
  • 2-3-2
  • 1-1-1
  • Off
• Mix with Original Blends the source and filtered images. Use this parameter to animate the effect from the unfiltered to the filtered image without adjusting other settings, or to reduce the effect of the filter by mixing it with the source image.