Visual Effects and Rotoscoping

Now Apple Final Cut Pro users can animate live-action video with NewBlue Cartoonr,  the fast, easy and free way to give scenes a cartoon look from NewBlueFX.  Inspired by those stylized television ads for a major brokerage firm, NewBlue chief technology officer Todor Fay led his team in designing a lightweight, flexible free video effects plugin that instantly applies a hand-drawn, cartoon-like effect to live video. Explains Fay, with NewBlue Cartoonr, users can combine intriguing artistic effects with the power of live action.

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