Effects node

Emboss

Turns the image into a raised, carved-relief look by comparing pixels on either side of a light direction, with Amount and Angle controlling depth and lighting.

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The Emboss node in Infinite, showing its inputs, controls and outputs.

What it does

Emboss is an image effect: it changes the picture that flows through it. It takes picture in and gives picture out.

Inputs and outputs

Inputs

  • picture input

Outputs

  • picture out

Controls

Every control with a range can be driven by a modulator, a note, an audio level or a sketch.

ControlRange or optionsDefault
amount0 to 82
angle0 to 6.2830.785000026
distance0.5 to 121.5

Example patch

This patch wires Emboss to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.

infinite-patch 1
rev 2
# Emboss: a starting patch for the Emboss node
node 1 Effects emboss
  id node
  pos 520 300
end
node 2 Source Ramp
  id in0
  pos 0 300
end
node 3 Utility Output
  id out
  pos 1080 300
end
cable node 0 in0
cable out 0 node

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