stayin_stoned

29th April 2002 08:37 UTC

Here is my first set of presets,please check them out and tell me what you think...
Well heres my first presets, they dont really have a theme but they are all original.Any feedback/critisism would be appreciated.If your real smart maybe you could look at my super scopes and DM's and give me a few pointers if you could. thanks. peace. -Chad

Jaheckelsafar

29th April 2002 18:19 UTC

You got some nice stuff there. I liked simple, some new shit, and blackandwhite.

Some didn't appeal to me. (I never liked that while movement combined with water effect) I enjoy presets that evoke a feeling rather than try to look like something.

One thing about the DM in black and white. You're using the variable b. It's always 1 or 0, depending on whether there's a beat. Usually when you want stuff done on the beat you use the onbeat section.

stayin_stoned

29th April 2002 20:23 UTC

thanks for your opinion
personally some new shit and black and white are my fav's too,
And as for using B in my black and white preset, i dont really have a
reason,B doesn't seem to react as much as the on beat code area, and all i wanted to do was plug a constant(acually 0.4) in to perframe easily, although im sure the onbeat box is probably better/ maybe even eassier but i gotta lets the shit flow how it comes out, if you can show me how to make the same preset, without b in there(should'nt be too hard) then post me a copy. thanks , later.

Jaheckelsafar

29th April 2002 20:35 UTC

Here ya go. It doesn't use b.

No way is really the right way, it just that when doing complex stuff, it can be easier to follow.

stayin_stoned

29th April 2002 20:35 UTC

haha! ok not really but this doesnt have b-like before...
hehe, no b in here but uh, its meant to be more of a joke...

ps (rename from .zip to .avs)

stayin_stoned

30th April 2002 05:57 UTC

heres something too look at...
this i like more than anything ive ever made so far, here it is...

once again rename to .avs

Jaheckelsafar

30th April 2002 06:44 UTC

You're still using b in the per frame section. :p I liked the name of the variable.

Interscope 2 in pretty neat. It could use some more obvious beat responce though. maybe have the red scope switch directions, or speed up and gradually slow down.

stayin_stoned

30th April 2002 07:41 UTC

i need some help...
well, i like where im goin with some of these presets but, i know i need to be critical of my own work in order to learn more(thats the whole point for me..),any way, my presets are pretty bland i.e.:they are ok too watch for 1-2 minutes or so but thats the max,i want to learn how to make my SS's more dynamic as well as my DM's so that my presets will be more interesting for a longer period of time,i also could use some help in learning about buffers and effect lists, but im sure i can find that in the forums. If some one can help it would be cool, thanks...

Jaheckelsafar

30th April 2002 17:20 UTC

Well, buffers are a screen dump. That it. The magical thing about buffers is what you do with them. You can use them as a source for your DMs (this allows you to use apha blending), a filter to blend the effects in an effect list (don't know how to use that yet), or just to restore the old picture.

Effect lists are just a group of items that can be added to the preset in different ways.

Simple explanations, but starting point.

UnConeD

2nd May 2002 21:00 UTC

An effect list is a preset-inside-a-preset...

By the way Jaheckelsafar, a buffer blend takes the grayscale value of the buffer as the transparency level for that pixel.