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Automation : Scripting Effects
Commands
All commands for effects start with “fx_”. Here’s the listing of the available commands and their syntax:
| Command & Syntax | Details |
|---|---|
| fx_antialias type level param; | Anti-alias. |
| fx_bilevel lim_r lim_g lim_b lim_a flags; | Bilevelize. The parameters lim_r, lim_g, lim_b, lim_a [0..100] are the cutoff limits for the color channels, while the flags parameter [r|g|b|a] indicates which channels should be modified. |
| fx_chromablur level; | Chroma Blur. The parameter level [0..100] is the effect level. |
| fx_chromakey type level #color; | Chroma Keying. The parameter type [normal, exact, black, white] is the kind of keying to perform, level [0..100] is the effect level, #color is the color to key and type [0..3] indicates the type of chroma-keying to use. |
| fx_clouds x_size y_size detail seed turbulent tilable #color1 #color2; | Render Clouds. The parameters x_size, y_size, detail [0..100] are the effect levels, seed is the seed value for the randomizer, turbulence [yes, no] indicates whether or not to use turbulence, tilable [yes, no] indicates if the pattern will be tilable, #color1 and #color2 are the colors to use. |
| fx_correct_ca level_r level_g level_b; | Chromatic Aberration Correction. The parameters level_r, level_g, level_b [-5..+5] are the effect levels for the three channels (percentage, decimals allowed). |
| fx_correct_ca r.x, r.y, g.x, g.y, b.x, b.y; | Color Misalignment Correction. The parameters r.x, r.y, g.x, g.y, b.x, b.y [-10..+10] are the X and Y distances for the three channels (pixels, decimals allowed). |
| fx_correct_jpeg level; | JPEG Artifact Correction. Parameter is level [0..100]. |
| fx_decolor level; | Decolorize. Parameter is level [0..100]. |
| fx_diffglow level threshold radius; | Diffuse glow. All parameters are [0..100]. |
| fx_displace zero mul_x mul_y off_x off_y "file-path"; | Displace. Parameters are zero [0..192], which is the zero level in the displacement map, mul_x, mul_y, the displacement multipliers, off_x, off_y and file-path (quoted string). |
| fx_dissolve; | Dissolve. No parameters. |
| fx_duotone #light_color #dark_color; | Duotone. Both parameters are #color. |
| fx_dyncontrast level flags; | Dynamic Contrast. Parameters are level [0..100] and flags parameter [r|g|b|a]. The latter indicates which channels should be modified. |
| fx_edgedetect level; | Edge Detection. Parameter is level [0..100]. |
| fx_emboss type level angle; | Emboss. Parameters are type parameter [normal, relief, alpha], level [0..100] and angle [0..360]. |
| fx_gaussblur radius flags; | Gaussian Blur. The parameter radius [0..1024] is the gaussian kernel radius while the flags parameter [r|g|b|a] indicates which channels should be modified. |
| fx_gradient point_list...; | Gradient mapping. |
| fx_grid width_x width_y offset_x offset_y spacing_x spacing_y intersect_x intersect_y opacity #color; | Grid. The width parameters determine the line width. The offset is the start-point for the first line. Spacing is the spacing between lines. Intersect is the size of intersections. The opacity parameter [0..100%] determines how visible the lines are. |
| fx_halo size blur #color; | Halo. The parameter size [0..100] is the halo size (percentage), blur is the blurring level [0..100] and #color is the color of the halo. |
| fx_highpass level flags; | Sharpen, High-pass filter. Parameters are level [0..100] and flags parameter [r|g|b|a]. The latter indicates which channels should be modified. |
| fx_limitcolor pal_type pal_size dithering; | Limit Colors. |
| fx_localcontrast level locality bk_sub color_mode subtract_mode; | Local Contrast Enhancement. Parameters are level [0..100], locality [0..100], bk_sub [0..100], color_mode parameter [luma, rgb], and subtract_mode parameter [black, white]. |
| fx_lowpass level flags; | Blur, Low-pass filter. Parameters are level [0..100] and flags parameter [r|g|b|a]. The latter indicates which channels should be modified. |
| fx_lumasharp level; | Sharpen, Luma. Parameter is level [0..100]. |
| fx_maketile type overlap; | Make Tile. The parameter type [normal, content] is the algorithm to use and overlap [0..100] is the percentage of overlap. The “content” algorithm is currently not supported. |
| fx_matconv elements ... ; | Convolution Matrix. Parameters are a list of 25 elements representing a 5x5 matrix. |
| fx_matfilt elements ... ; | Color Filter Matrix. Parameters are a list of 20 elements representing a 5x4 matrix. The columns are input R, G, B, A and Offset, while the rows are output R, G, B and A. All values use 1.0 as 100%; e.g. fx_matfilt 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 ; |
| fx_motionblur level direction; | Motion-blur. Parameters are level [0..100] and direction [0..360] (direction of motion). |
| fx_negative; | Negative. No parameters. |
| fx_nr_bayer pixels; | Bayer Denoise. Parameters is pixels [2..7]. This corresponds to the number of pixels to consider as a bayer matrix cell. |
| fx_nr_linear blurring threshold flags; | Linear Denoise. Parameters are blurring [0..100], threshold [0..100] and flags parameter [r|g|b|a]. The latter indicates which channels should be modified. |
| fx_nr_median radius; | Median Denoise. Parameter is radius [1..16]. |
| fx_nr_wavelet luminance chrominance; | Wavelet Denoise. Parameters are luminance [0..100] and chrominance [0..100]. |
| fx_oilify level; | Oilify. Parameter is level [0..100]. |
| fx_pinch level; | Pinch. Parameter is level [-100..+100]. |
| fx_pixelate pixels; | Pixelate. Parameter is pixels [2..128]. |
| fx_premultiply_alpha; | Premultiply Alpha. No parameters. |
| fx_posterize bits flags; | Posterize. Parameters are bits [1..7] and flags parameter [r|g|b|a]. The latter indicates which channels should be modified. |
|
fx_recolor selectivity #ref_clr #new_clr; fx_recolor selectivity #ref_clr delta_hue delta_sat delta_val; |
Recolor. The first two parameters are selectivity [0..100] and ref_color (color to replace). If using a replacement color, one more parameter is required, namely new_color. If using color shifting, a three more parameters are required, namely delta_hue [-180..180], delta_sat [-100..100] and delta_val [-100..100]. |
| fx_reflection height opacity gradient; | Reflection. Parameters are height [0..100], opacity [0..100] and gradient [0..100]. |
| fx_shadow visibility distance blur #color; | Drop Shadow. Parameters are visibility [0..100], distance [0..100] blur [0..100] and #color. |
| fx_sharpen level flags; | Sharpen, Normal. Parameters are level [0..100] and flags [r|g|b|a]. The latter indicates which channels should be modified. |
| fx_shrinkalpha pixels; | Shrink Alpha. Parameter is pixels [-32..+32] (pixels to add or shave off). |
| fx_smartsharp intensity threshold tolerance flags; | Smart Sharpen. |
| fx_spinblur angle center_x center_y; | Spin-blur. Parameters are angle [0..15] and center_x / center_y (center of rotation). |
| fx_surfaceblur threshold radius; | Surface-blur. Parameters are threshold [0..100] and radius [0..256]. |
| fx_synenhance; | Synthetic Enhance. |
| fx_twirl angle center_x center_y; | Twirl. Parameter are angle [-360..+360] and center_x / center_y (center of rotation). |
| fx_unmultiply_alpha; | Unmultiply Alpha. No parameters. |
| fx_unsharp intensity threshold radius flags; | Unsharp masking. |
| fx_watermark pos_x pos_y size fade "file-path"; | Watermark. Parameters are pos_x [0..100], pos_y [0..100], size [0..100], fade [0..100] and file-path (quoted string). |
| fx_zoomblur level center_x center_y; | Zoom-blur. Parameters are level [0..100] and center_x / center_y (center of zoom). |
You can generate script code for most commands in Chasys Photo by using them while running the record function.