<p>You could use the Posterize effect in Adobe After Effects, and set it to 2 colours.  Or the Threshold RGB effect and set it to 127 (if it's an 8 bit colour video). You may have to greyscale the video first.</p>

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Awesome, this worked perfectly in Sony Vegas! Thanks :)
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<p>Unfortunately I do not have an example because I do not know the name of the technique.</p>

<p>I have seen in films at a local film festival an "effect" that makes the video black and white. I don't mean grayscale; anyone can make a black and white movie. What I mean is <em>only</em> black and white.</p>

<p>I know how to do this in programming with individual pictures. Get pixel color, and if its average RGB value is above 128, its white, and vice versa.</p>

<p><strong>How would I do this in video?</strong> I personally have Sony Vegas Pro 13, and a friend has Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 that he can let me use.</p>

<p>I can add more info if needed, and I'll try to find an example.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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Make a video ONLY 2 colors? (Not grayscale)
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# Make a video ONLY 2 colors? (Not grayscale)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-08)

Unfortunately I do not have an example because I do not know the name of the technique.

I have seen in films at a local film festival an "effect" that makes the video black and white. I don't mean grayscale; anyone can make a black and white movie. What I mean is *only* black and white.

I know how to do this in programming with individual pictures. Get pixel color, and if its average RGB value is above 128, its white, and vice versa.

**How would I do this in video?** I personally have Sony Vegas Pro 13, and a friend has Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 that he can let me use.

I can add more info if needed, and I'll try to find an example.

Thanks!

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-01-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

You could use the Posterize effect in Adobe After Effects, and set it to 2 colours. Or the Threshold RGB effect and set it to 127 (if it's an 8 bit colour video). You may have to greyscale the video first.

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> **username_0**: Awesome, this worked perfectly in Sony Vegas! Thanks :)  

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