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FCP to Backdraft Conform: Video Filters
 
 
 

Blur

The following tables describe how video filter effects from FCP are mapped to Backdraft Conform.

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Gaussian Blur Axis Surface + Axis (partially supported)
Radial Blur Not supported
Wind Blur Not supported
Zoom Blur Not supported

Border

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Basic Border Soft Resize
Bevel Not supported

Channel

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Arithmetic Not supported
Channel Blur Not supported
Channel Offset Not supported
Colour Offset Soft CC (partially supported)
Compound Arithmetic Not supported
Invert Soft CC Basics (partially supported)

Colour Correction

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Broadcast Safe Not supported
Colour Correction Not supported; replaced by Soft CC
Colour Correction 3-way Not supported; replaced by Soft CC
Desaturate Highlights Not supported
Desaturate Lows Not supported
RGB Balance Not supported; replaced by Soft CC

Distort

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Bumpmap Not supported
Cylinder Not supported
Displace Not supported
Fisheye Not supported
Pond Ripple Not supported
Ripple Not supported
Wave Not supported
Whirlpool Not supported

Image Control

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Brightness & Contrast (Bezier) Not supported; replaced by Soft CW
Colour Balance Not supported; replaced by Soft CC
Desaturate Soft CC
Gamma Correction Not supported; replaced by Soft CW
Levels Not supported
Proc Amp Not supported; replaced by Soft CC
Sepia Not supported; replaced by Soft CC
Tint Not supported

Key

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Blue and Green screen Not supported
Chroma Keyer Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis
Colour Smoothing 4:1:1 Not supported
Colour Smoothing 4:2:2 Not supported
Colour Key Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis
Difference Matte Not supported
Luma Key Not supported
Spill Suppressor - Blue Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis
Spill Suppressor - Green Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis

Matte

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
8-Point Garbage Mask Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis
Extract Not supported
4-Point Garbage Mask Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis
Image Mask Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis
Mask Feather Not supported
Mask Shape Soft Axis (partially supported)
Matte Choker Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis
Soft Edges Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis
Widescreen Soft Resize (partially supported)

Perspective

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Basic 3D Soft Axis Axis (partially supported)
Curl Not supported
Flop Soft Axis Axis
Mirror Not supported
Rotate Soft Axis Axis

QuickTime

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Gaussian Blur Soft Axis Axis
Brightness/Contrast Not supported; replaced by Soft CC
Colour Style Not supported
Colour Tint Soft CC (partially supported)
Colour Sync Not supported
Edge Detection Not supported
Emboss Not supported
General Convolution Not supported
HSL Balance Not supported; replaced by Soft CC
Lens Flare Not supported
RGB Balance Not supported; replaced by Soft CC
Sharpen Not supported

Sharpen

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Sharpen Not supported
Unsharp Mask Not supported

Stylize

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Anti-Alias Not supported
Diffuse Not supported
Emboss Not supported
Find Edges Not supported
Posterize Not supported
Replicate Not supported
Solarize Not supported

Video

Final Cut Pro Backdraft Conform
Blink Soft Axis
De-Interlace Soft Resize (partially supported)
Flicker Filter Not supported
Image Stabilizer Not supported; replaced by Axis Stabilizer
Stop Motion Blur Not supported
Strobe Timewarp Strobe
Timecode Generator Not supported
Timecode Reader Not supported
Viewfinder Not supported