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How to use FX and overlays · Smart Shuffle

Generated from the running app by node tools/build-wiki-reference.mjs. Values are base defaults, before presets or audio modulation. Select values are zero-based indices in saved data; the UI shows labels. Ranges use the app’s stored units; controls marked as percentages may display a scaled value.

Mirror

Category: Distort. ID: mirror.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Mode · mode Horizontal (0) Horizontal; Vertical; Quad; Kaleidoscope; Diagonal 1
Segments · segments 6 2 to 16 1
Rotation · rotation 0 0 to 1 0.01
Spin Speed · spin 0 -1 to 1 0.01
Zoom · zoom 1 0.25 to 4 0.01
Centre X · center_x 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Centre Y · center_y 0.5 0 to 1 0.01

Droste Tunnel

Repeats the picture inside itself as an endless zooming spiral.

Category: Distort. ID: droste.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Zoom Speed · zoom_speed 0.35 -2 to 2 0.01
Repeat Scale · scale 3 1.5 to 8 0.05
Spiral Arms · twist 1 -3 to 3 1
Spin Speed · spin 0 -1 to 1 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Swirl

Category: Distort. ID: swirl.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Strength · strength 0.6 -2 to 2 0.01
Radius · radius 0.6 0.05 to 1.5 0.01
Wobble · wobble 0.3 0 to 1 0.01
Wobble Speed · speed 1 0 to 4 0.05
Centre X · center_x 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Centre Y · center_y 0.5 0 to 1 0.01

Wave Warp

Category: Distort. ID: wave.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Mode · mode Liquid (3) Horizontal Waves; Vertical Waves; Ripples; Liquid 1
Amplitude · amplitude 0.015 0 to 0.1 0.001
Frequency · frequency 10 1 to 60 0.5
Speed · speed 1 -5 to 5 0.05
Turbulence · turbulence 0.25 0 to 1 0.01

Lens Bulge

Category: Distort. ID: fisheye.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Bulge / Pinch · strength 0.45 -1 to 1 0.01
Radius · radius 0.7 0.1 to 1.5 0.01
Centre X · center_x 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Centre Y · center_y 0.5 0 to 1 0.01

Shockwave

A ripple ring fired by the beat. Without audio it uses the interval.

Category: Distort. ID: shockwave.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Fire On · sync Kick (1) Free Run; Kick; Snare; Beat; Bar; Drops 1
Interval (sec) · interval 1 0.2 to 4 0.05
Strength · strength 0.06 0 to 0.15 0.001
Ring Width · width 0.06 0.01 to 0.3 0.005
Ring Speed · speed 1.1 0.2 to 3 0.05
Ring Glow · glow 0.4 0 to 1 0.01
Colour Fringe · chroma 0.4 0 to 1 0.01
Centre X · center_x 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Centre Y · center_y 0.5 0 to 1 0.01

Zoom Blur

Category: Distort. ID: zoom_blur.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Mode · mode Zoom (0) Zoom; Spin 1
Strength · strength 0.12 0 to 0.6 0.005
Quality · quality Medium (1) Fast; Medium; High 1
Streak Glow · glow 0.3 0 to 1.5 0.01
Centre X · center_x 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Centre Y · center_y 0.5 0 to 1 0.01

Pixelate

Category: Distort. ID: pixelate.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Pixel Size · size 4 1 to 32 1
Shape · shape Square (0) Square; Round Dots; Diamonds 1
Gap · gap 0 0 to 0.8 0.01

Heat Haze & Caustic Light

Rising heat shimmer, dancing underwater light nets, or both.

Category: Distort. ID: heat_haze.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Effect · mode Both (2) Heat Haze; Caustic Light; Both 1
Shimmer · strength 0.8 0 to 2 0.01
Pattern Size · scale 2 0.5 to 6 0.05
Speed · speed 1 0 to 3 0.01
Light Strength · caustic 0.7 0 to 2 0.01
Light Hue · hue 0.5 0 to 1 0.005
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Feedback Trails

Category: Feedback. ID: trails.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Trail Length · amount 0.85 0 to 0.98 0.01
Trail Zoom · zoom 1.006 0.96 to 1.04 0.001
Trail Twist · rotate 0.004 -0.05 to 0.05 0.001
Hue Drift · hue 0.003 -0.03 to 0.03 0.001
Blend · blend Lighten (0) Lighten; Screen; Smear 1
Drift X · drift_x 0 -0.01 to 0.01 0.0005
Drift Y · drift_y 0 -0.01 to 0.01 0.0005

RGB Time Echo

Each colour channel lags behind by a different amount, so moving shapes leave rainbow echoes.

Category: Feedback. ID: rgb_echo.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Echo Colours · mode Green + Blue Lag (0) Green + Blue Lag; Red + Blue Lag; Cyan Lag; All Channels 1
First Lag · lag1 0.65 0 to 0.98 0.01
Second Lag · lag2 0.88 0 to 0.98 0.01
Echo Zoom · drift 0.004 -0.02 to 0.03 0.0005
Echo Twist · twist 0 -0.03 to 0.03 0.0005
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Slit-Scan Time Warp

Only a thin slit (or ring) shows the live picture; the past scrolls away from it, stretching time into space.

Category: Feedback. ID: slit_scan.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Scan · mode Horizontal Slit (0) Horizontal Slit; Vertical Slit; Time Tunnel Outward; Time Tunnel Inward 1
Scan Speed (px/frame) · speed 2 0.5 to 12 0.1
Slit Position · slit 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Slit Width (px) · width 4 1 to 60 0.5
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Datamosh

Broken-video smearing: blocks drag the old picture along, until a refresh on the beat snaps it back.

Category: Feedback. ID: datamosh.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Refresh On · sync Bar (4) Free Run; Kick; Snare; Beat; Bar; Drops 1
Refresh Every (free, sec) · interval 2 0.3 to 8 0.05
Smear · smear 1 0 to 3 0.01
Block Size · block 16 4 to 64 1
Live Bleed · bleed 0.12 0 to 1 0.01
Block Jitter · jitter 0.3 0 to 1 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Color Grading

Category: Colour. ID: color_grade.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Brightness · brightness 0 -0.5 to 0.5 0.01
Contrast · contrast 1 0.5 to 2 0.05
Saturation · saturation 1 0 to 3 0.05
Hue Shift · hue_shift 0 0 to 1 0.01
Gamma · gamma 1 0.4 to 2.5 0.01
Temperature · temperature 0 -1 to 1 0.01
Tint · tint 0 -1 to 1 0.01
Vibrance · vibrance 0 -1 to 1 0.01
Invert · invert 0 0 to 1 0.01

Palette Map

Category: Colour. ID: palette_map.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Palette · palette Acid Trip (0) Acid Trip; Electric Kool-Aid; Liquid Light Show; Mushroom Glow; DMT Hyperspace; Tie-Dye; Blacklight Poster; Peyote Desert; Kaleido Candy; Chromadepth; Full Spectrum; Neon Jungle; Third Eye; Fever Dream; Synthwave; Vaporwave; Cyberpunk; Outrun Sunset; Tron Grid; Plasma Arc; Laser Show; Arcade; Calm Lagoon; Dreamy Pastel; Melancholy Blue; Romantic Rose; Midnight Mystery; Euphoria; Unease; Warm Nostalgia; Ethereal; Haunted; Rage; Zen Garden; Cosmic Awe; Bliss; Ocean Depths; Coral Reef; Aurora Borealis; Sunset Blaze; Lava Flow; Forest Canopy; Autumn Leaves; Glacier; Desert Dunes; Thunderstorm; Bioluminescence; Nebula; Ultra Fractal; Fire; Ice; Electric Blue; Copper Teal; Black Gold; Zebra; Sapphire Ruby; Emerald Amethyst; Viridis; Magma; Inferno; Plasma; Turbo; Twilight; Cubehelix; Chrome; Silver Moon; Ink Wash; Rose Gold; Bronze Age; Obsidian Glass; Night Vision 1
Mix · mix 0.85 0 to 1 0.01
Spread · spread 1 0.25 to 4 0.05
Cycle Speed · cycle 0.05 -1 to 1 0.01
Map From · source Brightness (0) Brightness; Hue; Both 1
Offset · offset 0 0 to 1 0.01
Bands (0 = smooth) · posterize 0 0 to 16 1

Acid Colours

Rolls the hues across the picture in waves.

Category: Colour. ID: color_wash.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Pattern · mode Radial (0) Radial; Diagonal; By Brightness; Liquid 1
Amount · amount 0.6 0 to 1 0.01
Scale · scale 2 0.2 to 12 0.05
Speed · speed 0.5 -3 to 3 0.01
Saturation · saturation 1.2 0 to 2 0.01

Posterize / Toon

Category: Colour. ID: posterize.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Colour Levels · levels 5 2 to 16 1
Gamma · gamma 1 0.4 to 2.5 0.01
Ink Outlines · ink 0.6 0 to 1 0.01
Ink Threshold · ink_threshold 0.12 0.02 to 0.5 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Vision Modes

See the scene through a thermal camera, night-vision goggles, an X-ray or infrared film.

Category: Colour. ID: vision.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Vision · mode Thermal Camera (0) Thermal Camera; Night Vision; X-Ray; Infrared Film 1
Gain · gain 1.2 0.5 to 3 0.01
Sensor Noise · noise 0.25 0 to 1 0.01
Scanlines · scanlines 0.3 0 to 1 0.01
Goggle Mask · vignette 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Edge Glow

Category: Stylize. ID: edge_glow.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Intensity · intensity 1 0 to 3 0.1
Threshold · threshold 0.1 0 to 0.5 0.01
Color Speed · color_speed 1 0 to 5 0.1
Mode · mode Overlay (0) Overlay; Edges Only 1
Line Width · width 1 0.5 to 4 0.1
Edge Colour · color_mode Rainbow (0) Rainbow; Original Colour; White 1

Halftone

Category: Stylize. ID: halftone.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Dot Size · size 8 3 to 40 0.5
Screen Angle · angle 0.125 0 to 1 0.005
Style · mode Colour Dots (1) Ink on Paper; Colour Dots; CMY Print 1
Contrast · contrast 1.2 0.5 to 2.5 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

LED Wall

Category: Stylize. ID: led_wall.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
LED Size · cell 9 3 to 40 0.5
Roundness · roundness 1 0 to 1 0.01
Gap · gap 0.12 0 to 0.45 0.01
Glow · glow 0.4 0 to 1 0.01
Brightness · brightness 1.3 0.5 to 3 0.01

Sharpen

Category: Stylize. ID: sharpen.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Amount · amount 1 0 to 4 0.05
Radius · radius 1 0.5 to 4 0.05

Oil Paint

Kuwahara filter: flattens colour into brush strokes, like a painting.

Category: Stylize. ID: oil_paint.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Brush Size · radius 4 1 to 6 1
Brush Spread · spacing 1 1 to 3 1
Saturation · saturation 1.15 0 to 2 0.01
Canvas Texture · canvas 0.35 0 to 1 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Relief Lighting

Treats brightness as height and lights it, so the image looks sculpted in clay, chrome or gold.

Category: Stylize. ID: relief.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Material · material Clay (0) Clay; Chrome; Gold; Emboss 1
Height · height 2.5 0 to 8 0.05
Light Angle · angle 0.15 0 to 1 0.005
Light Height · elevation 0.45 0.1 to 1 0.01
Shine · shine 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Bump Width · spread 1.5 0.5 to 4 0.05
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Holo Foil

Rainbow foil like a holographic card: colours shift with the slope of the image, with glints.

Category: Stylize. ID: holo_foil.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Foil Amount · amount 0.6 0 to 1 0.01
Rainbow Scale · scale 2.5 0.5 to 8 0.05
Tilt · tilt 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Shimmer Speed · shimmer 0.4 0 to 2 0.01
Sparkle · sparkle 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Pixel Sort

Glitch-art streaks: runs of pixels within the brightness band are sorted or smeared along a direction.

Category: Stylize. ID: pixel_sort.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Direction · direction Down (0) Down; Up; Right; Left 1
Style · mode Sort Bright to Dark (0) Sort Bright to Dark; Sort Dark to Bright; Smear 1
Band Low · low 0.35 0 to 1 0.01
Band High · high 1 0 to 1 0.01
Max Streak (px) · length 180 8 to 480 1
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Stained Glass

Turns the image into a lit stained-glass window: irregular glass pieces with lead lines.

Category: Stylize. ID: stained_glass.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Piece Size · cell 38 8 to 140 1
Irregularity · jitter 0.9 0 to 1 0.01
Lead Width · lead 0.35 0 to 1 0.01
Saturation · saturation 1.35 0 to 2 0.01
Light Glow · glow 0.6 0 to 1.5 0.01
Glass Ripple · ripple 0.4 0 to 1 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Watercolour

Paints the image in watercolour: colours bleed, pigment pools at edges, paper grain shows through.

Category: Stylize. ID: watercolour.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Colour Bleed · bleed 2.5 0 to 6 0.05
Wash Levels · levels 6 2 to 12 1
Edge Darkening · edges 0.7 0 to 1.5 0.01
Paper Texture · paper 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Granulation · granulation 0.4 0 to 1 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Bloom

Category: Glow & Blur. ID: bloom.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Intensity · intensity 0.8 0 to 3 0.05
Threshold · threshold 0.4 0 to 1 0.05
Radius · radius 3 1 to 8 0.5
Softness · softness 0.6 0.01 to 1 0.01
Tint Hue · tint_hue 0.8 0 to 1 0.01
Tint Amount · tint 0 0 to 1 0.01
Blend · blend Add (0) Add; Screen 1

Focus Blur

Tilt-shift miniature look, or a radial focus spot.

Category: Glow & Blur. ID: tilt_shift.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Mode · mode Band (tilt-shift) (0) Band (tilt-shift); Radial Spot 1
Focus Position · focus 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Focus Width · width 0.3 0 to 1 0.01
Blur · blur 5 0 to 12 0.1
Saturation · saturation 1.25 0 to 2 0.01

God Rays

Light shafts streaming from bright areas toward the light point.

Category: Glow & Blur. ID: god_rays.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Light X · light_x 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Light Y · light_y 0.55 0 to 1 0.01
Ray Length · length 0.8 0.1 to 1.5 0.01
Falloff · decay 0.975 0.9 to 1 0.001
Threshold · threshold 0.35 0 to 1 0.01
Intensity · intensity 1 0 to 3 0.01
Tint Hue · tint_hue 0.1 0 to 1 0.01
Tint Amount · tint 0.25 0 to 1 0.01

Anamorphic Flare

Cinematic horizontal lens streaks and ghosts from the highlights.

Category: Lens & Retro. ID: anamorphic.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Threshold · threshold 0.55 0 to 1 0.01
Streak Length · length 0.45 0.05 to 1 0.01
Intensity · intensity 1 0 to 3 0.01
Streak Hue · tint_hue 0.58 0 to 1 0.01
Lens Ghosts · ghosts 0.3 0 to 1 0.01

Chromatic Aberration

Category: Lens & Retro. ID: chromatic.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Amount · amount 5 0 to 30 0.5
Falloff · falloff 1.5 0.5 to 3 0.1
Direction · mode Radial (0) Radial; Fixed Angle 1
Angle · angle 0 0 to 1 0.01
Centre X · center_x 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Centre Y · center_y 0.5 0 to 1 0.01

Glitch

Category: Lens & Retro. ID: glitch.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Intensity · intensity 1 0 to 3 0.1
Speed · speed 1 0.1 to 5 0.1
Block Size · block_size 30 5 to 100 1
RGB Shift · rgb_shift 1 0 to 3 0.05
Static Lines · static 0.3 0 to 1 0.01
Block Glitches · blocks 0 0 to 1 0.01
Colour Swaps · color_swap 0 0 to 1 0.01

VHS Tape

Category: Lens & Retro. ID: vhs.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Wobble · wobble 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Line Jitter · jitter 0.4 0 to 1 0.01
Tracking Bar · tracking 0.35 0 to 1 0.01
Colour Bleed · bleed 0.5 0 to 1 0.01
Noise · noise 0.4 0 to 1 0.01
Saturation · saturation 0.85 0 to 1.5 0.01

CRT

Category: Lens & Retro. ID: crt.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Curvature · curvature 1.5 0 to 5 0.1
Scanlines · scan_intensity 0.25 0 to 0.8 0.05
Vignette · vignette 0.8 0 to 1 0.05
RGB Mask · mask 0.25 0 to 1 0.01
Flicker · flicker 0 0 to 1 0.01
Brightness · brightness 1.1 0.8 to 1.6 0.01

ASCII Text Mode

Redraws the picture with text characters, like an old terminal.

Category: Lens & Retro. ID: ascii.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Character Size · size 10 4 to 32 1
Colours · mode Green Terminal (0) Green Terminal; Original Colours; Amber; White on Black; Cyan Neon 1
Contrast · contrast 1.3 0.5 to 3 0.01
Picture Behind · background 0.08 0 to 1 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Retro Dither

Ordered (Bayer) dithering with retro palettes: 1-bit Mac, Game Boy, CGA, amber monitor, Pico-8.

Category: Lens & Retro. ID: dither.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Palette · mode Game Boy (2) 1-Bit; Colour Levels; Game Boy; CGA; Amber Monitor; Pico-8 1
Pixel Size · pixel 2 1 to 8 1
Colour Levels · levels 4 2 to 8 1
Dither Strength · dither 1 0 to 1.5 0.01
Contrast · contrast 1.15 0.5 to 2.5 0.01
Brightness · brightness 0 -0.5 to 0.5 0.01
Mix · mix 1 0 to 1 0.01

Film Grain

Category: Lens & Retro. ID: grain.

Control / ID Default Range or choices Step
Intensity · intensity 0.12 0 to 0.5 0.01
Grain Size · size 1.5 1 to 4 0.5
Colour Grain · colored 0 0 to 1 0.01
Shadow Weight · shadows 0 0 to 1 0.01
Grain FPS (0 = still) · fps 60 0 to 60 1

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