Snowstorm

Overview

Creates an effect that mimics an intense snowstorm with snow falling sideways.

String Setup

• Orientation - Controls the orientation of the display area (matrix).

Configuration

• Speed - How fast the snowflakes move.

• Count - How many snowflakes are in the effect at any given time.

• Length - The length of the tail on each snowflake.

• Reverse Direction - When checked, snowflakes move from left to right. When unchecked, snowflakes move from right to left.

Color

• Color Type - Controls the type of color for the snowstorm.

  • Rainbow - Cycles through a rainbow of colors.
  • Range - Each snowflake will be a single color selected from a range between the defined colors.
  • Palette - Each snowflake will be one of the specific colors/gradients defined in the color list.
  • Gradient - Uses gradients in the color list for each individual snowflake.

• Color - Selects the color gradients used by Color Types Range, Pallette, and Gradient.

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.

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