CHAPTER 11

Global Functions

 

Effect Mode

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMX

Name/Description

Modifier 1

Modifier 2

Modifier 3

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44

Colorize Gray Scale maps pixel intensity to color

Selects Color

Selects zero

Controls

Scheme

intensity point

fading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

Intensity key turns pixels of selected intensity

Selects Color

Defines Intensity

Controls

transparent

Scheme

bandwidth

Transparency

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

Raindrop simulates raindrops falling on a liquid

Controls size/

Seeds random #

Controls

surface

speed

generator

raindrop rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

47

RGB, Scale varies the color values

Red

Green

Blue

 

 

 

 

 

49

Color to Alpha varies the transparency level of an

Red to alpha

Green to alpha

Blue to alpha

image’s component color values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

Color to Alpha, Inverted varies the transparency

Inverted Red to

Inverted Green

Inverted Blue to

level of the inverse of an image’s component color

 

values

alpha

to alpha

alpha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

Texture Mixing crossfades between the current

Selects Source

Selects Source

Crossfade

Between

image and another graphic object texture

Texture

Effect Level

 

Textures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

Image Scale and Rotate Scales and rotates the

Scales image

Selects Rotation

Sets Rotation

 

media file texture applied to a 3-D object

 

Angle

Speed

53

Film Roll scrolls the media file texture horizontally

Horizontal roll

Vertical roll

Scales

or vertically

speed

speed

Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

Pixelate divides the image into rectangles using

Sets amount of

Scales

Scales vertically

the center pixel color of each “box” as it’s color

Pixelation

horizontally

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55

Faux LED divides the image into a grid of circles to

LED size

Spacing

Color

mimic an LED wall

peaking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56

Faux Tile divides the image into square tiles

Tile Size

Spacing

Color

peaking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57

Fuzzifier creates a multi-image blurring effect

Horizontal

Vertical distance

Fuzz Decay

distance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

Drop Shadow creates a scalable drop shadow

Horizontal

Vertical

Shadow

behind the graphic object

shadow size

shadow size

opacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

59

Zoom Blur Zooms into a position on the

Horizontal

Vertical

Zoom

image with a mult-image blurring effect

position center

position center

in and out

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

Chroma Shift Shifts the red, blue, and green

Horizontal

Vertical

Not Used

component colors

shift

shift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61

ShakeNBake Introduces a random vibration

Horizontal

Vertical

Scale

effect

Shake

Shake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62

Slats, Vertical renders the image in offset vertical

Number

Vertical

Fade from

Normal to

slats

of Slats

Displacement

 

Slats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

Slats, Horizontal renders the image in offset

Number

Horizontal

Fade from

Normal to

horizontal slats

of Slats

Displacement

 

Slats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

Downward Vertical Streaks “pulls” the image down

Vertical Start

Streak

Fade from

Normal to

Position

Angle

 

 

Streak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AXON specifications

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