S_GradientMakes a smooth color gradient across the screen using given Start and End locations and colors, then optionally combines the gradient with a background clip. Increase Add Noise to reduce banding artifacts in the gradient due to color quantization.In the Sapphire Render category. Inputs:
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Parameters:
- Load Preset:
Push-button
.
Brings up the Preset Browser to browse all available presets for this effect.
- Save Preset:
Push-button
.
Brings up the Preset Save dialog to save a preset for this effect.
- Mocha:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
Brings up the Mocha window for tracking footage and generating masks.
- Blur Mocha:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
Blurs the Mocha Mask by this amount before using. This can be used to soften the edges or quantization artifacts of the mask, and smooth out the time displacements.
- Mocha Opacity:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 1.
Controls the strength of the Mocha mask. Lower values reduce the intensity of the effect.
- Invert Mocha:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
If enabled, the black and white of the Mocha Mask are inverted before applying the effect.
- Resize Mocha:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 2.
Scales the Mocha Mask. 1.0 is the original size.
- Resize Rel X:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 2.
The relative horizontal size of the Mocha Mask.
- Resize Rel Y:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 to 2.
The relative vertical size of the Mocha Mask.
- Shift Mocha:
X & Y, ย Default:
screen center.
Offsets the position of the Mocha Mask.
- Dilate Mocha:
Default:
0,
Range:
-100 to 100.
Dilates or erodes the Mocha Mask by this pixel amount before using.
- Dilation Quality:
Popup menu, ย Default: Fast
.
Selects whether Dilate Mocha adusts quickly in default Fast mode or looks better in High quality mode.- Fast:
Dilate Mocha in Fast mode for quick adjustments.
- High: Dilate Mocha in High quality mode for a better looking mask shape.
- High: Dilate Mocha in High quality mode for a better looking mask shape.
- Fast:
Dilate Mocha in Fast mode for quick adjustments.
- Bypass Mocha:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
Ignore the Mocha Mask and apply the effect to the entire source clip.
- Show Mocha Only:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
Bypass the effect and show the Mocha Mask itself.
- Combine Masks:
Popup menu, ย Default: Union
.
Determines how to combine the Mocha Mask and Input Mask when both are supplied to the effect.- Union:
Uses the area covered by both masks together.
- Intersect: Uses the area that overlaps between the two masks.
- Mocha Only: Ignore the Input Mask and only use the Mocha Mask.
- Intersect: Uses the area that overlaps between the two masks.
- Union:
Uses the area covered by both masks together.
- Start:
X & Y, ย Default:
screen upper center.
The starting location of the gradient. This parameter can be adjusted using the Start Widget.
- End:
X & Y, ย Default:
screen lower center.
The ending location of the gradient. This parameter can be adjusted using the End Widget.
- Start Color:
Default rgb:
[1 1 1].
The color of the gradient at the Start location.
- End Color:
Default rgb:
[0 0 0].
The color of the gradient at the End location
- Swap Colors:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
If checked, reverses the direction of the gradient by swapping the Start and End colors.
- Brightness:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 or greater.
Scales the brightness of the gradient image (both the Start Color and End Color).
- Add Noise:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 or greater.
If positive, this amount of noise is added to the gradient. This can create a grainy effect and eliminate banding in the gradient due to quantization.
- Smooth Curve:
Default:
0,
Range:
0 to 1.
If zero, a linear interpolation is used across the screen between the Start and End Color. Increase this value to use a smoother 'S' shaped curve for interpolation which can reduce the visual perception of the gradient's Start and End locations.
- Scale Background:
Default:
1,
Range:
0 or greater.
Scales the brightness of the source image before combining it with the gradient.
- Combine:
Popup menu, ย Default: Grad Only
.
Determines how the gradient is combined with the source image.- Grad Only:
gives the gradient image alone with no source.
- Mult: the source is multiplied by the gradient.
- Add: the source is added to the gradient.
- Screen: the source is blended with the gradient using a screen operation.
- Difference: the result is the difference between the source and gradient.
- Overlay: combines gradient and source using an overlay function.
- Mult: the source is multiplied by the gradient.
- Grad Only:
gives the gradient image alone with no source.
- Mask Use:
Popup menu, ย Default: Luma
.
Determines how the Mask input channels are used to make a monochrome mask.- Luma:
the luminance of the RGB channels is used.
- Alpha: only the Alpha channel is used, or if there is no valid Alpha channel the Red channel is used.
- Alpha: only the Alpha channel is used, or if there is no valid Alpha channel the Red channel is used.
- Luma:
the luminance of the RGB channels is used.
- Blur Mask:
Default:
0.05,
Range:
0 or greater.
Blurs the Mask input by this amount before using. This can provide a smoother transition between the masked and unmasked areas. It has no effect unless the Mask input is provided.
- Invert Mask:
Check-box, ย Default:
off.
If on, inverts the mask input so the effect is applied to areas where the Mask is black instead of white. This has no effect unless the Mask input is provided.
