Sapphire Plug-ins for Autodesk: WarpPuddleMask

WarpPuddleMask

In the S_WarpsMask Plugin.

Warps the source clip by a pattern of concentric waves. The Phase Speed parameter causes the waves to automatically move outwards from the center over time. Adjust the Inner and Outer Radius parameters to limit the area where the waves appear. Increase the Inner and Outer softness for smoother transitions between where the waves appear and do not appear.

Inputs:

Source: The input clip to be warped.

Mask: The amplitude of warping is scaled by the values of this input clip. Gray values internally scale the warping amplitude rather than simply cross-fading between the effect and the original source to allow more continuous results at the Mask edges and more detailed control over the warping amounts. Only the red channel of this input is used. This input can optionally be blurred or inverted using the Blur Mask or Invert Mask parameters.

Parameters:

Center: X & Y, Default: [0 0], Range: any.
The center of the puddle, in screen coordinates relative to the center of the frame. This parameter can be adjusted using the Center Widget.

Frequency: Default: 10, Range: 0.01 or greater.
The frequency of the waves. Increase for more waves, decrease for fewer. This parameter can be adjusted using the Frequency Widget.

Rel Height: Default: 0.75, Range: 0.01 or greater.
The relative height of the concentric wave pattern.

Amplitude: Default: 0.1, Range: any.
Scales the amount of warping distortion. Increase for more severe distortion.

Rotate Puddle: Default: 0, Range: any.
Rotates the puddle pattern by this many counter-clockwise degrees after the Rel Height stretching has been applied. This has no effect when Rel Height is 1. This parameter can be adjusted using the Rotate Widget.

Inner Radius: Default: 0, Range: any.
The distance from the puddle center where the wave distortion is phased in. No waves are generated inside this radius. This parameter can be adjusted using the Inner Radius Widget.

Inner Softness: Default: 0.1, Range: 0.01 or greater.
The width of the region at the Inner Radius over which the wave distortion is phased in.

Outer Radius: Default: 1.5, Range: 0 or greater.
The distance from the puddle center where the wave distortion is phased out. No waves are generated outside this radius. This parameter can be adjusted using the Outer Radius Widget.

Outer Softness: Default: 0.4, Range: 0.01 or greater.
The width of the region at the Outer Radius over which the wave distortion is phased out.

Z Dist: Default: 1, Range: 0.01 or greater.
Scales the 'distance' of the image. Values greater than 1.0 move it farther away and make it smaller. Values less then 1.0 move the image closer and enlarge it. Zooming in slightly can sometimes be used to hide edge artifacts.

Filter: Check-box, Default: on.
If enabled, the image is adaptively filtered when it is resampled. This gives a better quality result when parts of the image are warped smaller.

Phase Start: Default: 0, Range: any.
The phase shift of the waves.

Phase Speed: Default: 1, Range: any.
The speed of the waves. If this is positive the waves automatically travel outwards from the center at this rate.

Wrap: X & Y, Popup menu, Default: [REFLECT REFLECT].
Determines the method for accessing outside the borders of the source image.

NO: gives black beyond the borders.

TILE: repeats a copy of the image.

REFLECT: repeats a mirrored copy. Edges are often less visible with this method.

Blur Mask: Default: 0, Range: 0 or greater, Shared.
Blurs the Mask input by this amount before using. This can provide a smoother transition between the masked and unmasked areas.

Invert Mask: Check-box, Default: off, Shared.
If enabled, inverts the mask input so the effect is applied to areas where the Mask is black instead of white.

See general info for: Res, On Fields, Redraw, Undo, Load Defaults, Crop, Add Noise, and Use Gamma.

WarpPuddleMask

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