S_PixelSortSorts pixels over a threshold along lines arranged in various patterns. Patterns include parallel lines, lines radiating from a centeral point, and circular lines.In the Sapphire Stylize category.
Inputs:
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Parameters:
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Load Preset:
Push-button
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Brings up the Preset Browser to browse all available presets for this effect.
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Save Preset:
Push-button
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Brings up the Preset Save dialog to save a preset for this effect.
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Mode:
Popup menu, ย Default: Linear
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Selects between several sort patterns.
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Linear:
Sort pixels along parallel lines.
- Radial: Sort pixels along lines emanating from a point.
- Circular: Sort pixels along concentric circles.
- Radial: Sort pixels along lines emanating from a point.
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Linear:
Sort pixels along parallel lines.
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Mocha:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
Brings up the Mocha window for tracking footage and generating masks.
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Blur Mocha:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
Blurs the Mocha Mask by this amount before using. This can be used to soften the edges or quantization artifacts of the mask, and smooth out the time displacements.
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Mocha Opacity:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 1.
Controls the strength of the Mocha mask. Lower values reduce the intensity of the effect.
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Invert Mocha:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
If enabled, the black and white of the Mocha Mask are inverted before applying the effect.
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Resize Mocha:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 2.
Scales the Mocha Mask. 1.0 is the original size.
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Resize Rel X:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 2.
The relative horizontal size of the Mocha Mask.
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Resize Rel Y:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 2.
The relative vertical size of the Mocha Mask.
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Shift Mocha:
X & Y, ย Default:
screen center.
Offsets the position of the Mocha Mask.
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Dilate Mocha:
Default:
0,
Range:
-100 to 100.
Dilates or erodes the Mocha Mask by this pixel amount before using.
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Dilation Quality:
Popup menu, ย Default: Fast
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Selects whether Dilate Mocha adusts quickly in default Fast mode or looks better in High quality mode.
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Fast:
Dilate Mocha in Fast mode for quick adjustments.
- High: Dilate Mocha in High quality mode for a better looking mask shape.
- High: Dilate Mocha in High quality mode for a better looking mask shape.
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Fast:
Dilate Mocha in Fast mode for quick adjustments.
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Bypass Mocha:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
Ignore the Mocha Mask and apply the effect to the entire source clip.
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Show Mocha Only:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
Bypass the effect and show the Mocha Mask itself.
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Combine Masks:
Popup menu, ย Default: Union
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Determines how to combine the Mocha Mask and Input Mask when both are supplied to the effect.
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Union:
Uses the area covered by both masks together.
- Intersect: Uses the area that overlaps between the two masks.
- Mocha Only: Ignore the Input Mask and only use the Mocha Mask.
- Intersect: Uses the area that overlaps between the two masks.
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Union:
Uses the area covered by both masks together.
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Apply Mask:
Popup menu, ย Default: Post-threshold
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Control where in the effect the mask is applied - this affects both the input mask and the mocha mask.
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Post-threshold:
Applies the masks to the threshold map before sorting any pixels.
- Pre-effect: Applies the mask to the source before running the pixel sort.
- Pre-effect: Applies the mask to the source before running the pixel sort.
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Post-threshold:
Applies the masks to the threshold map before sorting any pixels.
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Sort Angle:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
The angle to sort parallel lines at in Linear mode.
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Center:
X & Y, ย Default:
screen center.
The center in Radial mode.
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Start Angle:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
The angle to start sorting in Radial mode.
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Degrees Sorted:
Default:
360,
Range:
0 to 360.
How many degrees around the center should be sorted in Radial mode.
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Inner Radius:
Default:
0.1,
Range:
0 or greater.
The radius of unsorted pixels around the center in Radial mode.
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Ray Length:
Default:
0.8,
Range:
0 or greater.
The length of the sorted pixel chunks in Radial mode.
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Vary Radius:
Default:
0.1,
Range:
0 to 1.
How much to vary the starting pixel of the radiating lines in Radial mode.
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Start Angle:
Default:
0,
Range:
any.
The angle to start sorting in Circular mode.
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Degrees Sorted:
Default:
270,
Range:
0 to 360.
How many degrees around the center should be sorted in Circular mode.
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Circle Center:
X & Y, ย Default:
screen center.
The center of the concentric circles in Circular mode.
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Vary Start:
Default:
0.15,
Range:
0 to 1.
How much to vary the start in Circular mode.
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Inner Radius:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
The minimum circle to sort in Circular mode.
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Thickness:
Default:
1.1,
Range:
0 or greater.
The number of concentric circles to sort in Circular mode.
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Threshold:
Default:
0.3,
Range:
any.
Threshold for sorting the pixels. Only pixels on one side of the threshold will be sorted
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Sort Direction:
Popup menu, ย Default: sort above threshold
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Controls whether pixels over the threshold or under the threshold will be sorted.
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sort below threshold:
Sort pixels with a value lower than the threshold.
- sort above threshold: Sort pixels with a value higher than the threshold.
- sort above threshold: Sort pixels with a value higher than the threshold.
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sort below threshold:
Sort pixels with a value lower than the threshold.
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Reverse Sort Direction:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
Determines whether to sort the pixels in an ascending or descending order.
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Sort Type:
Popup menu, ย Default: monochrome
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Determines how to analyze the colors of the pixels for sorting.
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monochrome:
Sort on the monochrome value of the pixels.
- average: Sort on the average value of the color channels in the pixels.
- minimum: Sort on the smallest channel in the pixels.
- maximum: Sort on the largest channel in the pixels.
- red: Sort on the red channel in the pixels.
- green: Sort on the green channel in the pixels.
- blue: Sort on the blue channel in the pixels.
- hue: Sort on the hue of the pixels.
- saturation: Sort on the saturation of the pixels.
- brightness: Sort on the brightness of the pixels.
- average: Sort on the average value of the color channels in the pixels.
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monochrome:
Sort on the monochrome value of the pixels.
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Randomly Restart Sort:
Default:
100,
Range:
0 to 1000.
How often to break up the sorted pixel chunks.
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Soften Threshold Mask:
Default:
0.1,
Range:
0 or greater.
Blur the mask generated by thresholding the image.
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Downsample:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
If checked, reduces output resolution according to Sort Resolution.
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Sort Resolution:
Integer, ย Default:
720,
Range:
1 or greater.
Target output resolution in pixels when Downsample is checked.
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Seed:
Default:
0.273,
Range:
0 or greater.
Initializes the random number generator for the sort restarts.
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Mix With Source:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 to 1.
Interpolates between the sorted image and the original Source.
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Show:
Popup menu, ย Default: Result
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Selects the output option.
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Result:
Shows the result of the pixel sort.
- Raw Sort Values: Shows the values the pixel sort will use for sorting.
- Threshold Mask: Shows the mask of pixels to sort based on the threshold parameter.
- Random Restart Noise: Shows the pixels that will cause the sort lines to restart.
- Combined Threshold Mask: Shows the threshold mask combined with the input mask if apply_mask is set to Mask Threshold.
- Raw Sort Values: Shows the values the pixel sort will use for sorting.
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Result:
Shows the result of the pixel sort.
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Matte Use:
Popup menu, ย Default: Luma
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Determines how the Matte input channels are used to make a monochrome matte.
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Luma:
the luminance of the RGB channels is used.
- Alpha: only the Alpha channel is used, or if there is no valid Alpha channel the Red channel is used.
- Alpha: only the Alpha channel is used, or if there is no valid Alpha channel the Red channel is used.
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Luma:
the luminance of the RGB channels is used.
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Blur Matte:
Default:
0.05,
Range:
0 or greater.
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Invert Matte:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
If enabled, the black and white of the matte are inverted before use.
