Bleach Bypass simulates the missing of a stage of film processing. This processing creates the effect of a black and white copy of the image being superimposed on top of the colour image. This is a very trendy and desirable effect that really can help make video look very filmic.
Control
Settings
Notes
Bleach Effect Amount
0 to 1
Controls how much black gets added to the image.
Overexposure
0 to 1
Adds a controlled amount of overexposure to help simulate the effect of Bleach Bypass.
Desaturation
0 to 1
Bleach Bypass effects normally desaturate the image. This allows you to control how much desaturation, with 0 being no desaturation and 1 desaturating the image to black and white.
V1 or V2
toggle box
Selects which algorithm is used to create the effect. V1 is more accurate a simulation. V2 is simpler and faster to render, but gives quite a strong effect.