Posterize
Fewer colours, in flat steps or mixed in a fine pattern.
- Kind
- Effect · Stylize
- Script name
steps
Styles
Pick one with Style. Each shows only its own settings, and is drawn exactly as the effect it was before. A scene made with the old effect opens with it brought over to its style.
| Style | What it does | Was |
|---|---|---|
Flatflat | Fewer colours, in flat steps | Posterize |
Dithereddither | A few colours, mixed in a fine pattern, like old screens | Dither |
Settings
| Setting | Kind | Starts at | Range and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Stylestyle | choice | Flat | Flat, Dithered |
Stepslevels | whole number | 5 | 2 to 32 |
Pattern sizescale | number | 2 px | 1 to 8 pxIn pixels at 1080p. Dithered only. |
Black and whitemono | on or off | off | Dithered only. |
What every effect has
Every effect in a stack can be turned off, has an Amount and can be limited to part of the layer with a mask. They're listed on the effects page, and Effects and masks shows how to use them.
Notes from the community
Written by creators and checked by the docs' editors. Not part of Motion's official reference.