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Picture

Creates an effect that imports a picture file to be displayed on a grid type prop.

Overview

Creates an effect that imports a picture file to be displayed on a grid type prop. May also be used to apply a texture to an element of any configuration.

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String Setup

  • Positioning - Determines how the target elements are treated. Either as individual strings or by their actual location in the display preview. Locations is often referred to as whole house, but it can be any form of multiple props. Generally you want Strings when applying to one prop and Locations if the target is multiple props.
  • Orientation - Controls the orientation of the display area (matrix).

Movement

  • Type - Controls tye type of movement (None, Tiles, Left, Right, Up, Down, Up & Left, Down & Left, Up & Right, Down & Right, Peekaboo 0, Peekaboo 90, Peekaboo 180, Peekaboo 270, _Wiggle).

  • Center Stop - When selected, causes the image to stop at the center of the grid and then disappear.  This setting is only applicable to Movement types Up, Down, Left and Right.

  • Iterations - The number of times the pattern repeats over the duration of the effect.

  • X Offset - Shifts the image horizontally.  This setting and the Y Offset can be used to animate the image with a  user defined motion path.

  • Y Offset - Shifts the image vertically.  This setting and the X Offset can be used to animate the image with a user defined motion path.

Configuration

  • Picture Source - Chooses whether the effect uses an image file you select or one of the built-in embedded picture patterns.

  • Embedded Pictures - Selects the built-in picture pattern to render when Picture Source is set to Embedded. *note, you may choose either a custom file, or embedded image, but not both.

  • Stretch to Grid - Adjusts image diminesions to fit the grid size.

  • Scale to Grid - Enable to scale the image to fit your grid.

Effect Color

  • Color Effect - Chooses how the picture colors are handled: None keeps the original colors, Custom Color recolors the picture using the selected gradient while preserving brightness, and GreyScale converts the image to grayscale.

  • Color Gradient - Selects the color of the effect. Applicable when the Color Effect selection is Custom Color.

Brightness

  • Intensity - This is an overall brightness intensity curve over the duration of the effect. This is a legacy parameter, consider using intensity overlay layers instead.

  • Increase Brightness - Adjusts the picture brightness over the effect duration. Higher values boost the image brightness, while the Brightness setting still controls the final output level. GreyScale converts the image to grayscale.

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