Posterization filter

[bob]

I'm seeking a posterization filter that will produce results like those in the Charles Schwab TV commercials. If one exists. The filter produces rather regular tracts of well defined color, not blotchy undisciplined blobs as does all of the posterization filters I've seen to date.

If someone knows if such a thing exists and, more importantly, where one might find it, I'd be forever deeper in your debt.

 

[Rick]

I believe that the base animation is vector drawn over real images and animated in a process called Rotoscope.

 

[grafxxx]

try photoshop they might have a filter for it.

 

[GK]

I believe that the base animation is vector drawn over real images and animated in a process called Rotoscope.

Correct, Rotoscope was the same type of process they used in the movie A Scanner Darkly by doing interpolated rotoscoping. The exact process is protected by Flat Black Films and although there is no exact plug-in yet I do have a tutorial for you if it may help. Time consuming though.

Tutorial Here (Its in Illustrator but you can do the same in Photoshop)

 

[GK]

Forgot to add this one. You can toy with the Poster Edges filter and try to get a close effect.

 

[Rick]

You might also try playing with "gaussian blur" and "cutout" filters in Photoshop as well.

 

[R08]

I have a filter from filter forge that might work.
Send me sample file.

 

[R08]

Filte forge Comic filter:



There are others... gotta go
try ya later

 

[bob]

I believe that the base animation is vector drawn over real images and animated in a process called Rotoscope.

That's what I figured. The color panels are far too well done to be the product of any algorithm I've ever seen.

There is some software available but the results are too crude for my purposes. I guess I'll just do it by hand...

 

[R08]

well filter forge has controls.
Don't know if this is close enough but it may get you there with some tweaking.

 

[GK]

This is a blend of multiple layers with different opacities and blending modes. Each of the layers had a certain filter tweaked to how I wanted it. Its a far stretch from the actual process, but this took about 5 minutes compared to how long it would really take -- so it may be worth it.

Cutout, Dry Brush, Paint Daubs, and Poster Edges. The last and final layer was duplicated and then set to a gaussian blur 1.5% then go to fade gaussian blur with hard light and apply that layer over the original using the soft light blending mode.

 

[R08]

George..
Ya, I can see that layers is the way to go.