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Strength | The ratio of squares to be made transparent. At 0, all squares are fully opaque, and at 1 all squares are transparent and the layer becomes invisible. Range: 0 to 1; Default: 0.75 |
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Size | The size of each square, in pixels. Range: 1 to 500; Default: 10 |
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Stretch | X and Y scaling factors to be applied to stretch the grid of squares. Default: 1, 1 |
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Seed | A seed used to generate the randomness used in this effect. Change this for different patterns of randomness. This controls the order in which blocks disappear as Strength increases. Animate this for quick, jittery motion over time. Range: 0 to 5; Default: 0 |
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Fade | Controls whether squares become transparent immediately (when fade is zero) or gradually (when fade is greater than zero). This value represents how much Strength has to change by for a single square to go from fully opaque to fully transparent. Range: 0 to 0.5; Default: 0 |
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Offset | Adjusts the position of the grid of squares relative to the layer. Default: 0, 0 |
Usage
Apply this effect to a layer, adjust Size until you get the block size you want, then use keyframe animation to animate Strength from 0 to 1 (for a dissolve-out transition) or from 1 to 0 (for a dissolve-in transition).
Use Cases
- Pixelated dissolve transition: Use keyframes to animate Strength between 0 and 1.
- Stripe dissolve transition: Set Stretch to an extreme value and adjust Offset to hide any unwanted seams, then animate Strength between 0 and 1.
- Dropout glitch: Set Fade to 0.5 and animate Seed.