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''Current as of Version 12K.''
====Spiral====
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[[File:HLS_PixelPlaneEditor_MegaTree_SpiralControl.png|thumb|Figure 6-20]]
A '''Spiral''' effect creates the look of a spiral of lights twisting around the tree. 
'''The Options to customize the Spiral Effect:'''
*Rotate Clockwise: change rotation direction.
*Speed of Rotation: How fast should the spirals rotate (lower numbers mean faster).
*Number of Bars: The number of bars to spiral. Each additional bar will add a new color (max 6).  Additional bars after that will repeat the color additions.
*Width of Bars: How wide the bars should be.
*Spiral Spacing: How much space should there be between each spiral.
*Sparkle: Add random sparkling pixels to the effect.
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====Vertical Bars====
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[[File:HLS_PixelPlaneEditor_MegaTree_VerticalBars.png|thumb|Figure 6-21]]
A '''Vertical Bar''' effect creates vertical bars that rotate around the tree.
'''Options to Customize a Vertical Bar Effect:'''
*Rotate Clockwise: change rotation direction.
*Speed of Rotation: How fast should the bars rotate (lower numbers mean faster).
*Number of Bars: The number of bars to rotate vertically. Each additional bar will add a new color (max 6).  Additional bars after that will repeat the color additions.
*Width of Bars: How wide the bars should be.
*Sparkle: Add random sparkling pixels to the effect.
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====Horizontal Bars====
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[[File:HLS_PixelPlaneEditor_MegaTree_HorizontalBars.png|thumb|Figure 6-22]]
A '''Horizontal Bar''' effect creates horizontal bars that rotate up or down the tree.
'''Options to Customize a Horizontal Bar Effect:'''
*Motion Down: Move bars down instead of up.
*Speed of Rotation: How fast should the bars move up/down (lower numbers mean faster).
*Width of Bars: How wide the bars should be. This will also determine the number of bars that appear on the object.
*Sparkle: Add random sparkling pixels to the effect.
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====Snow====
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[[File:HLS_PixelPlaneEditor_MegaTree_Snow.png|thumb|Figure 6-23]]
A '''Snow''' effect creates random "snowing"  randomly-colored pixels that float down the tree.
'''Options to Customize a Snow Effect:'''
*Speed of Rotation: How fast should the snow fall (lower numbers mean faster).
*Snow Density: How dense the snowfall should be.
*Sparkle: Effects how many snowflakes are white.  To have all white snow, turn it up very high.
*Accumulate Snow: As snow falls, have it accumulate at the bottom of the tree.
*Snow White: Sets all accumulated snow as white, no matter what color it was when falling.
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====Meteor====
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[[File:HLS_PixelPlaneEditor_MegaTree_Meteor.png|thumb|Figure 6-24]]
A '''Meteor''' effect creates random meteors that streak down the tree.
'''Options to Customize a Meteor Effect:'''
*Speed of Rotation: How fast should the meteors fall (lower numbers mean faster).
*Tail Length: Length of the tail on the meteor.
*Meteor Density: How dense the "meteor field" should be.
*Sparkle: Add random sparkling pixels to the head of the meteor. Only the head will sparkle.
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====Fireworks====
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[[File:HLS_PixelPlaneEditor_MegaTree_Fireworks.png|thumb|Figure 6-25]]
A '''Firework''' effect creates fireworks that streak down the tree. These are exactly the same as meteors, except when sparkle is applied.  When it is applied, it will randomly "explode" the firework.
'''Options to Customize a Firework Effect:'''
*Speed of Rotation: How fast should fireworks come (lower numbers mean faster).
*Tail Length: Length of the tail of the firework.
*Fireworks: Firework density.
*Sparkle: Add random sparkling to the head of the firework. Unlike Meteor, Fireworks sparkles "explode" the head of the meteor.
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#REDIRECT [[The PixelPlane Editor: Creating Effects]]
#REDIRECT [[The PixelPlane Editor: Creating Effects]]
====Horizontal/Vertical Bitmap====
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[[File:HLS_PixelPlaneEditor_MegaTree_Bitmap.png|thumb|Figure 6-27]]
A Horizontal or Vertical Bitmap effect generates a bitmap file that scrolls across the tree horizontally or vertically.
'''Options to Customize a Bitmap Effect:'''
*Speed of Rotation: How fast the bitmap should rotate horizontally or slide vertically.
*Injection Height: What height (in pixels) to start the bitmap.
*Sparkle: Add random sparkling to the bitmap.
'''Selecting the Bitmap:'''
*Click the ''Bitmap File'' button and open your desired bitmap file.
*Click the Height and Width buttons to let HLS know the dimensions of your file.
*Click the '''Generate Bitmap''' file to complete setting up the file.  Any changes to the file will require pressing the Generate Bitmap button again.
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 12 February 2013