Photoshops' Displace - Possible Plugin?

[TopHATslash]

Photoshop's displace is probably the coolest effect. What it does, it basically it asks your to upload a .psd (.pdn for the plugin). Then it distorts whatever is on that layer by using this uploaded file.

http://litlle-rafa.deviantart.com/art/T ... n-63011850

Example^

Just thinking of a great plugin for some of the programmers to do.

[Mike Ryan]

Sort of like this: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=24491

Or even this: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22521

You see, we have two versions of what you are describing

[Ash]

On the topic of displace, there is another plugin by MadJik viewtopic.php?f=5&t=23344

But following the link in TopHATslash's post, It is different than all 3 of the displacement plugins PDN have.

ps, That tut is for Gimp, no?

[TopHATslash]

I really don't know if it is for gimp. BUT I do know it is a different than the links you gave me Mike.

The effect (called filter in PS) gives a scatter'd, distorted, but not jagg'd feel.

[barkbark00]

Have you used the effect in PS...or in GIMP for that matter?

The displacement effect in PS distorts pixels in your active image based on the luminosity values of the pixels in a source file.

Both of the PdN versions are actually more powerful that the PS version in that you can use any image (not just .psd's) and you can control the direction of the distortion...

My suggestion...

Google "photoshop displacement tutorials", read any relevant search results you find and then come back and try the plugins for PdN.

[Ash]

That effect look totally different than any displacement effects I've seen (Both PDN & PS).

I'll give it a try and see what effects in PDN would work like that.

[barkbark00]

Using the Displacement feature to achieve slightly grungy distortion is a fairly popular concept.

Here is a PS tutorial that explains it...:

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials ... nt_effects

[Ash]

Thanks for the link!

Just checked out the tut, pretty cool, but pretty hard to follow :?

But I still think the effect TopHATslash wants does not need displacement.

Off to try more stuff with PDN's 3 displacements

[barkbark00]

Here is something I threw together to demonstrate the use the displace effect. I know it sucks, but hopefully you can see the similarities between this and the effect in that tutorial TopHATslash posted.

[TopHATslash]

I like it bb. And yes, I have used PS's, I own CS2. I see a slight difference in PS's and PDN's.