CHAPTER 9

Graphic Functions: Opacity and Effects

DMX

Effect Mode

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

Name/Definition

Modifier 1

Modifier 2

Modifier 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RGB, Invert

Red to Cyan

Green to

Blue to Yellow

Magenta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

RGB, Invert and Swap to GBR

Red to Magenta

Green to Yellow

Blue to

Cyan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

RGB, Invert and Swap to BRG

Red to

Green

Blue to Magenta

Yellow

to Cyan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Edge Detect Color

Horizontal

Vertical

Comparison

search size

search size

threshold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

Edge Detect B/W

Horizontal

Vertical

Comparison

search size

search size

threshold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

Texture Ripple, Horizontal

Amplitude

Frequency

Phase

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Texture Ripple, Vertical

Amplitude

Frequency

Phase

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

Texture Ripple, Circular

Amplitude

Frequency

Phase and

Direction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

Texture Ripple, Asymmetrical Circular

Amplitude

Frequency

Phase

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

Chromakey, Fine

Red

Green

Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

Chromakey, Medium

Red

Green

Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

Chromakey, Coarse

Red

Green

Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

Chromakey Fine, Inverse

Red

Green

Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

Chromakey Medium, Inverse

Red

Green

Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

Chromakey Coarse, Inverse

Red

Green

Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Scan line converts image colors to colors in a

selects

fades to con-

Not Used

single line of the image

scan line

verted image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transparent Wipes “opens” the selected graphic

 

Selects

Selects

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Area of wipe

from 6 wipe

to reveal another graphic positioned behind it

center of wipe

 

 

options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pixel Twist swirls a portion of the texture

x- twist

y-twist

Sets twist

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direction and

center

center

 

 

degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

Picture-in-pictureduplicates the texture and

x subpicture

y subpicture

subpicture

overlays it on the original

center

center

size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

Magnifying lens applies spherical overlay that

X lens center

Y lens center

Lens size

magnifies a portion of the texture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Magnifying lens 2 applies spherical overlay that

X lens center

Y lens center

Lens size

magnifies a portion of the texture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cartoon Edge creates variable outline around

Reduces Color

Enhances

Edge detection

picture elements

Contrast

sensitivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color DeConverge offsets pixels from original

Moves Red

Moves Green

Moves Blue

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Pixels down

Pixels down

position

pixels up

 

and right

and left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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