Beta 5 pixel-based filters

Like so:

16-bit patterns

Binary 4x4 patterns generated from the numbers 0-65535. Just set pixel size and randomize.

16-bit patterns.ffxml

Quote
Spaceray wrote: would be great to have more information and examples on how this can be used and what to use it for

Just about everything in web design and interface design is pixel-based to maximize sharpness and to retain the sizes of certain features regardless of scaling. Icons, buttons, window corners, text, background patterns, images -- almost everything retains a certain pixel size in one or more directions despite resizing the browser or application window. (Unless you zoom in.)

As in:

Scanlines

Basically, alternating bands of color (or images), with the width of the bands in pixels.

Scanlines.ffxml

Cool. You could also do de-interlace.

Hum interesting. Tried making a mini pixelation filter using the new Pixel XY and Width/Height components. Nothing hyper exciting, just a thought. lol albeit, kinda like a lame duck given you can just use profile gradients for this to work lol.

Pixel XY Pixelation.ffxml

The filter:

Inner Distance Transform.ffxml

Thanks for the link, Sphinx. I had never seen that thread before. Still not sure how the bitmap components' radii correlate to actual pixels. But wow that's a lot faster. I read somewhere on the web that my algorithm is considered brute force and one of the slowest ways to do it. Well hey, I'm not a paid programmer!

Pixel Bevel

Single-pixel-width bevel, with rotatable angle.

Pixel Bevel.ffxml

Something that I was working on in version4 is much easier in FF5...Similar to scanlines but with other elements...

No, you didn't! (Did you?)

You should render a 20000 pixel tall version, post it in the AE forum and ask what's wrong with your project.

Quote
Betis wrote: "Can we change how fast the logo comes in?" smile:cry:

Just gonna leave this here...

Reminds me of the old ADM 3A terminals... I'm showing my age.

Playing with your Scanlines, here is Weavelines:

I have just found this thread and want to thanks for the many shared pixel based filters

but the problem I see with this is that I have seen that you can´t use with the result of pixel awareness with any of these components

Any transform components (Flip, Offset, Rotate, Scale)
Kaleidoscope
Bomber and Bomber +
Noise distortion

It seems that it does not work with any component that will try to modify the pixels positions

So you can use it only with vertical and horizontal lines?

Or the same vertical and horizontal lines rotated 45 degrees as shown well by Rick Duim in this other thread

How can Pixel Awarness be used for rotated grids and thicknes?