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CM Distort-> Distort Waterdrop

This effect is similar to Distort Pond however instead of being Random it allows you to precisely control the timing of a single water drop. A use for this in a real job might be to make the distortion effect coincide with some action that happens in the video, eg a persons finger touching the image or an object landing on the screen.

Unique Parameters:

Strength:

strength of the ripple distortion.

 

Number of Ripples:

The number of ripples emitted.

Ripples Max Size:  

Max size before the ripples fade.

Falloff:  

Fall off of each ripple from the first ripple.

Ripples Center:

Center position.

Spacing:

Spacing between each ripple.

Soften Ripples:  

Blurring of ripples.

Animation:

Key frame this parameter to precisely control the ripples speed.   The drop animation starts at 0 and ends at 1.   By keyframing this to match action coinciding with the video you can easily match the ripples to the desired motion.

Auto Animate:

When this option is checked the Animation parameter is over ridden and the animation happens starting at frame 1 of the composition.

Distortion Type:

Choose glass or displacement distortion from a pop up menu.

Show Texture:

Allows you to see the distortion texture so you can make fine adjustments.