dogma999 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Kshotts, why does your 'Sparkle--Glitter' plugin work good on some pictures, barily on some, not at all on others, and only on upper edges yet on others? I tried many pictures including those with bright and those with dark skies, but I still have the same problems. Quote I believe bliss and terror are based on a person's perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0AquaDragon0o Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Does this effect even work?... Every time I use this and make the settings other than the default settings, the entire page turns white, and wont fix itself when I push reset. Tried it about 5 times, now absolutely nothing shows up no matter what settings I use. Tried every color and blank backgrounds too. I'm talking about the "Stars" effect that comes with the glitter effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Welcome to this forum... Sparkle is a tricky one... It looks for white pixels, and if the image is white, then the calculation could take all the night... To use it safely you should create a black layer and make few white dots on it. When you will be more confident with it you could add more white dots... Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexo Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Sparkle--Glitter doesn't seem to do anything for me. I put a bunch of white dots on a transparent background, run the effect and, after some chugging involving 100% CPU, nothing happened. Please advise. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 You shouldn't use a transparent background but a black one! Add some white spots then test the effect. Read the first post for more info! Happy new decade Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexo Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Hi MadJik, thanks for your reply! You shouldn't use a transparent background but a black one!Add some white spots then test the effect. Read the first post for more info! Happy new decade I may be missing something but I don't remember anything in the 1st post regarding black background for the "Glitter" plugin. I am also a little confused about the need for a black background. Here is what I am trying to do: 1. Take an image 2. Add a layer (transparent background by default) and make it the active one 3. Select an area in the new layer 4. Randomly add white points in that selection using your "Stars" effect. 5. Blow the points up using your "Glitter" effect. Using a black background on the layer will prevent the original image from showing. Thank you and a happy 2010 to you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 * Create/Open an image * add a newer layer ( on the new layer do: ) * fill it with black * press F4 and set the overlay mode to additive * place some white spots * run the effect Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexo Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 * press F4 and set the overlay mode to additive I never worked with additive layers. I wonder what else I'm missing... Out of sheer curiosity, is there a reason not to treat transparent the same as black? Will setting the background to black with Alpha=0 (effectively transparent) work as well? Thanks, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Out of sheer curiosity, is there a reason not to treat transparent the same as black?No particular reason...Will setting the background to black with Alpha=0 (effectively transparent) work as well?Yes it will work (test it!).Thanks,Alex. you're welcome Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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