Effects Distortion

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• Kaleidoscope
• Feedback Loop
• Swirl Vortex
• Wave Distortion
• Droste Effect

Kaleidoscope

Mirror-chamber kaleidoscope: wedge, three-mirror tube, square, hex, recursive and spiral folds over animated source patterns

Effect ID: kaleidoscope. CPU fallback declared: no. A declared fallback is a reduced compatibility path, not a promise of parity with GPU output.

Control / ID	Default	Range or choices	Step
Mirror Style · fold_style	Three-Mirror Tube (1)	Polar Wedge; Three-Mirror Tube; Square Mirrors; Hex Mirrors; Recursive Fold; Spiral Tunnel	—
Segments · segments	6	2 to 16	1
Source Pattern · source_mode	Voronoi Shards (1)	Wave Glass; Voronoi Shards; Fractal Ink; Star Lattice; Bubble Cells; Flame Wisps; Bent Blades; Concentric Bloom; Cosine Lace; Smoke Petals; Ribbon Fans; Neuron Web	—
Speed · speed	0.8	0.1 to 3	0.1
Zoom · zoom	2	0.5 to 5	0.1
Mirror Size · chamber	0.55	0.15 to 1.5	0.01
Rotation Speed · rotation	0.2	-2 to 2	0.05
Object Drift · drift	0.6	0 to 2	0.05
Complexity · complexity	3	1 to 5	0.5
Edge Glow · edge_glow	0.8	0 to 2	0.05
Mirror Seams · seam_glow	0.5	0 to 2	0.05
Palette · palette	Rainbow Glass (0)	Rainbow Glass; Neon Prism; + 71 shared palettes	—
Color Speed · color_speed	0.4	0 to 3	0.05
Vividness · vividness	1.25	0 to 2	0.05
Contrast · contrast	1.3	0.5 to 2.5	0.05

Feedback Loop

Video feedback trails: sources stream through zoom, swirl, kaleido, ripple or tunnel transforms with independent flow speed

Effect ID: feedback. CPU fallback declared: no. A declared fallback is a reduced compatibility path, not a promise of parity with GPU output.

Control / ID	Default	Range or choices	Step
Source · source_pattern	Plasma (0)	Plasma; Noise; Rings; Dots; Spiral; Lissajous; Voronoi Cells; Kaleido Shards; Flow Ribbons; Mandala Bloom; Starburst Rays; Julia Flicker; Hex Lattice; Orbiting Orbs; Plasma Worms	—
Source Colors · source_palette	Rainbow (0)	Rainbow; Neon; Fire; Ice; Acid; Pastel; Sunset; Mono	—
Source Speed · source_speed	0.55	0.02 to 3	0.02
Source Strength · source_strength	0.08	0 to 0.3	0.01
Transform · transform_mode	Zoom & Rotate (0)	Zoom & Rotate; Swirl Vortex; Kaleido Mirror; Ripple Lens; Tunnel Drift; Mirror Split	—
Flow Speed · flow_speed	1	0.05 to 3	0.05
Zoom · zoom	0.98	0.95 to 1.05	0.002
Rotation · rotation	0.02	-0.1 to 0.1	0.005
Warp Amount · warp	0.4	0 to 1	0.02
Trail Length · decay	0.97	0.9 to 1	0.005
Color Shift · color_shift	0.02	0 to 0.1	0.005
Hue Drift · hue_drift	0	-0.02 to 0.02	0.001
Blend · blend_mode	Add (0)	Add; Screen; Lighten	—

Swirl Vortex

Hypnotic vortices: classic spiral, op-art rings, spiral galaxy, liquid whirlpool, twin vortex and black-hole lensing

Effect ID: swirl. CPU fallback declared: no. A declared fallback is a reduced compatibility path, not a promise of parity with GPU output.

Control / ID	Default	Range or choices	Step
Style · style	Classic Spiral (0)	Classic Spiral; Hypnotic Rings; Spiral Galaxy; Liquid Whirlpool; Twin Vortex; Black Hole	—
Speed · speed	1	0.1 to 3	0.1
Twist Amount · twist	8	1 to 20	0.5
Arms · arms	3	1 to 8	1
Radius · radius	1	0.2 to 2	0.1
Color Speed · color_speed	0.5	0 to 2	0.05
Palette · palette	Rainbow (0)	Rainbow; Neon; + 71 shared palettes	—
Contrast · contrast	1.1	0.5 to 2	0.05

Wave Distortion

Rippling wave distortions creating liquid, flag-like motion

Effect ID: waves. CPU fallback declared: no. A declared fallback is a reduced compatibility path, not a promise of parity with GPU output.

Control / ID	Default	Range or choices	Step
Speed · speed	1.5	0.1 to 5	0.1
Amplitude · amplitude	0.08	0.01 to 0.3	0.01
Frequency · frequency	8	1 to 20	0.5
Layers · layers	3	1 to 6	1
Source · color_mode	Rainbow Grid (0)	Rainbow Grid; Noise; Circles; Plasma	—

Droste Effect

Recursive infinite zoom - an image contains itself at every scale

Effect ID: droste. CPU fallback declared: no. A declared fallback is a reduced compatibility path, not a promise of parity with GPU output.

Control / ID	Default	Range or choices	Step
Zoom Speed · speed	0.5	0.1 to 3	0.1
Branches · branches	1	1 to 6	1
Twist · rotation	0.5	0 to 3	0.1
Pattern · pattern	Spiral (0)	Spiral; Squares; Mandala; Noise	—
Color Speed · color_speed	0.5	0 to 2	0.05