Reference / Effects / Stylise
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Light sweep
Light sweep is a Stylise effect.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”Lays a band of light across the layer through Centre. The light lands only where the layer draws.
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”| Parameter | Control | Range | Default | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | Point | Any position | 960, 540 | Pixels at composition size |
| Angle | Dial | Any angle | 30° | Degrees |
| Width | Slider | 0 to 2000; any value by typing | 160 | Pixels at composition size |
| Softness | Slider | 0 to 100 | 60 | - |
| Colour | Colour | Each channel 0 to 1 | White | - |
| Intensity | Slider | 0 to 400; any value by typing | 100 | - |
| Mode | Dropdown | Add · Screen | Add | - |
What each control does
Section titled “What each control does”- Centre: a point the band passes through.
- Angle: the direction across the band. At 0° the band stands upright.
- Width: how wide the band is.
- Softness: how much of the Width fades at its sides.
- Colour: the light’s colour.
- Intensity: how bright the light is.
- Mode: how the light is laid on. Add can go past white, and Screen never does.
- Mix: how much of the result replaces the original.
- Matte and Invert drive the strength of the effect from another layer’s brightness; see Effects.