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a=RADWAVE(distortion, frequency, halfwaves, radius, phase, shading) |
Items in CAPS are 0/1 switches or switches with more options than 0/1. |
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Radial Waves |
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The Radial Wave operation allows you to apply an effect similar to dropping a stone into a still pool of water. You have control over the Distortion, Frequency, Number of Half Waves, Radius, Phase, and Shading. This operation requires an Undo Buffer. If you do not have an Undo buffer allocated, WinImages F/x will automatically allocate one for you. This operation is best suited for use with the ellipse area selection tool due to its circular nature.
One of the advantages of the Radial Wave operation is that it will work with any elliptical area selection. Very realistic "perspective" effects may be created simply by using a flatter ellipse, rather than a more circular selction. This is demonstrated in the sample images above.
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Trend
You will notice that all of the controls have a Trend button next to them. The trend button allows you to set that variable over a set of frames. Each frame of the animation can be thought of as a slice of time. The trends allow you to alter some, all, or none of the variables for a particular time slice. You will notice that the trend graphs have equidistantly spaced vertical lines. Each of these lines represents a frame in the animation. The number of frames can be altered using the Sequence controls... in the Timeline pull down menu. Animation lengths of 100 - 999 frames will be represented with a vertical bar being 10 frames, and animation length greater than 1000 frames will have a vertical bar for every 100 frames. Click here to view more information on Trends.
Distortion %
The Distortion percentage can be considered the amplitude of the wave. The Distortion settings range from 0% to 100%. Setting the Distortion% to 100% will result in the maximum amplitude for each Half Wave. The amplitude of the half waves decreases as the distortion setting decreases. The control can be set using the slide gadgets or by entering the appropriate value in the provided text entry field.
Frequency
Frequency is the total number of waves that can appear in the selected area. The Frequency setting can range from 0 to 100. A setting of 0 will result in no change to the image. The frequency control can be set using the slide gadget or by entering the appropriate value in the provided text entry field.
Half Waves
The Half Waves setting controls how many Half Waves (peaks and troughs) will appear in the selected area based on the Frequency setting. A complete wave is made up of two portions; a peak and a trough. The peak is the maximum positive amplitude of the wave, and the trough is the maximum negative amplitude. For example, a wave with a frequency of 12 would have 24 half waves. The Half Waves setting can be altered by using the slide gadget or by entering the appropriate value in the provided text entry fields.
Radius
The Radius control allows you to specify where the waves will start relative to the center of the area selection. The radius is set up as a percentage value with 0 being 0 % (center of area select) and 1000 being 100% (edge of area select). Setting the control to 1000 will result in no wave with some area selection methods. The Radius setting can be altered using its slide gadget or by entering the desired value in the provided text entry field.
Phase
The Phase control allows you to alter the waves relative position at a certain time. The control ranges from 0 to 360 degrees. For example, by altering the Phase from 0 to 90 degrees will cause the peaks and troughs to trade their positions. The Phase can be set using the slide gadget or by entering the appropriate value in the text entry area.
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Shading
The Shading control allows you to set the degree of shading in the waves. The control ranges from 0% to 100%. A setting of 0% will result in a wave that has no shading in the troughs, and a setting of 100% will result in a wave with the maximum amount of shading in the troughs. The control can be altered using the slide gadget or by entering the proper value in the text entry field.
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