CUT IT OUT !!! by Carl

CUT IT OUT !!! by Carl
http://www.filterforge.com/filters/5048.html

Cool filer. At first it looked horrible to me, like what is this crap, then my eyes adjusted 3-4 seconds later, and I could see the levels going on.

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I like it, but...

...the drop-shadows can be done without the use of any blur components*, whose absence would - dare I say it - make the whole thing much faster!



[* see my little 'addition' at the top of the filter tree]

CUT IT OUT blatantly crappified !!!.ffxml

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Sphinx. wrote: I like this one alot! Very cool It looks like there could be some advantages (regarding memory efficiency and maybe performance) by using the ARGB assemble trick and then process in "parallel" and extract channels finally for the blending part. See the DO's and DONT's articles.

Okay I ran this through 50 translation websites and finally decoded your secret alien brain sucking plan ha ha evil alien Im on to you
no longer will your mutant q-tip be able to use my own ear wax to suck my brain
I will be cramming my ears full of brocoli to prevent exactly this tonight

And I finally figured out the cryptic reason why sane men put hamsters in their rear ends --they are anal probe watch dogs and so beleive me henry the hamster will have a new home tonight

next dont think plan b will work either to prevent you from using my nose as an alternate method of obtaining my brain I will be filling my nose with toe nail clippings try succking it out now with out getting shredded by them

Wisly my wife has told me if I do this I will be sleeping downstairs alone tonight --smart move on her part --this will help keep the family safe

Oh wait just got a P.M from her

lets see

"" Dear husband I have assigned several ""secret agents to protect you tonight"" they bring a special protective white jacket that allows you to hug your self nonstopp --aliens cant stand it when you hug your self.. They also have several needles with drugs that will make you super human to protect you ... You will know them by thier white coats and butterfly nets ""the nets are for any airborne attacks"" look for their secret transport it is cleverly disquised as an ambulance. Me and the children will be prudently hiding in a third world nation and have deliberatly not forwarded the info so you cant spill the beans if they do succsseed in sucking out your brain with love --your wife


Great move honey

Ive been studying the masters at alien detection at the hospital

apparently I should consider shaving my head as well seems to be the right thing to do also Im kind of confused as to why I need to drool alot but I will figure that out to so HA!! You and your alien Ilk shall not have my brain tonight

sorry but I have to go those darn spiders are crawling all over me again










p.s. next time try engllsh for the mentally challenged like my self

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Sphinx. wrote: wow

oh dont get upset the secret agents whent ahead and shaved my head and they said the electricity to my head will help protect agains brain scans +++ a big bonus --the drooling will follow shortlye

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Kraellin wrote: someone kindly inform volde's wife that he's off his medication again. thank youfilters, filters, filters... NO FILTERS FOR YOU!!!

off my meds they must have hit me with at least 3 different needles

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Crapadilla wrote: but...

Thanks Dilla I have done as you suggested and resubmitted, your help has been greatly appreciated - sincerely Carl

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Sphinx. wrote: I like this one alot! Very cool

Thankyou, high praise coming from one of the top authors here, and I'm glad your back

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Sphinx. wrote: ARGB assemble trick and then process in "parallel" and extract channels finally for the blending part. See the DO's and DONT's articles.

I will have to find this do's and don'ts article - is there a filter that uses the trick you speak of so I can understand as I am not a technical person

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voldemort wrote: Okay I ran this........

LMAO just a tip but Tin Foil wrapped around the head works for me, and a question do guinea pigs work as well as hamsters

Here's my "private" version of your filter - added some depth darkening, a few optimizations, a few new controls and the RGB trick. I also added yet another layer of cut outs - and it still runs faster Feel free to use whatever you want from it.

Cut Out - Sphinx.ffxml

and before i'd certify it, things would have to be displayed better within the editor. ALL filters are linear in progression. they shld show this so that others can follow them easier. this is actually one of the reasons i sometimes mod someone else's filter and they end up with zero credit in the usage stats. so, neatness counts!

Cut Out - Carl - Sphinx - Dilla - rev 1 Craig.ffxml

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Carl wrote: the variation control is the only question - with the size pixel control it varies the size of the perlin noise [ basicly zooming in and out on the one pattern], with the variation control it changes the actual pattern Question Smile

Under the 'size, pixels' control we already have a 'variation' control that globally changes noise seeds, hard-wired for each and every filter on the library. Your 'Variation' control does the exact same thing, hence it is redundant.

I must admit I thought that gave you further variations, then it is redundant with this filter and I presume that mean you'd only use controled variations if you had a number of variable components that you wanted to independently vary with out a global variance effecting all variance at once [ hope that made sense ]

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Crapadilla wrote: I guess Craig uses a different thumbnail size (large) for components

So the author choice is not passed on to the downloaders it defaults to the users selection while the Randomizer Settings are also default to the users settings, it would be nice for the author selections to be passed on to the user

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Carl wrote: you'd only use controlled variations if you had a number of variable components that you wanted to independently vary with out a global variance effecting all variance at once

Exactly!

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Kraellin wrote: dilla's just making a funny

mmmmmmmm a lot of trust was lost here


I managed to get rid of the 5 Contrast & Brightness components by take sphinx clever Depth darkness control one step further......


NOW DO I GET MY CERTIFICATION

Phew



PS. great sample pic

OH YES!!!! Although I have never put any comment on this thread, I have to say that this is really one of my greatest favorite filter and one I really love very much, and have to say even more filters like this is what makes really filter forge worthy and the reason to have it as there is no other software that can make such a beautiful, amazing and awesome result as this filter can make.

Love really very much the wonderful cutout effect and is something no0t seen anywhere else.

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Erik Pedersen I am still constantly fascinated by the effects of this filter!!! I've even SERIOUSLY considered having some art printed to posters for artwork for my home!

YES!! It happens to me the same, after all this time I still keep fascinated by the effects of this filter too AND have also had the idea to have it printed as artwork but have not done it, although I think I will do when I can.

and using some peeling paint and rusty texture

I have seen also that you can get also some very different result with STRAIGHT LINES instead of all this curves if you use the maximum stretch setting of 100 and is better used with Profile 3 as shown here

Thanks Carl, and thanks to Dilla and Sphinx for making it better.

ADDED SHADOW CONTROLS AND LAYERS ON/OFF

Also I have seen that this filter can be made even better, as I have just modified it to have even better shadow controls (additional ones added) and also have added the feature of individual switching checkboxes for each of the layers, so you can have the mix of layers you may want to have different effects. (if you want, allow it and agree I can send you it by email or upload it here)

IDEA FOR MULTIPLE IMAGE LAYERS

AND additionally I have just had the idea that as this is an old filter that was released when there was no multiple images, it can now be upgraded to be able to use also multiple images instead of only one as shown here below from quick test I have done, although have not made it fully to use multiple images yet.

Although I think that this filter should be kept as it is with a single image source as the presets can work right this way and then have another different filter for multiple images as this is a more different way to do things.

Good that you find it a interesting idea, but I recommend and suggest that if you would make it with multiple source images, from my point of view, it would be much better to make a new separate different version, and release it apart, the same that you have done with the also great Cut It Out 3D.