The PixelPlane Editor: MegaTree

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Current as of Version 12H.

Spiral

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Figure 6-12

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.

Vertical Bars

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Figure 6-13

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.

Horizontal Bars

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Figure 6-14

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.

Snow

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Figure 6-15

A Snow effect creates random "snowing" 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: Add random sparkling pixels to the effect.
• 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.

Meteor

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Figure 6-16

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.

Fireworks

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Figure 6-17

A Firework effect creates fireworks that streak down the tree.

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 pixels to the effect.

Text Considerations

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To be developed. See video 2, @ 1:30 mark.

Horizontal Text

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Figure 6-18

A Horizontal Text effect displays horizontal text that moves across the tree.

Options to Customize a Horizontal Text Effect:

Vertical Text

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Figure 6-19

A Vertical Text effect displays Vertical text that moves up/down the tree.

Options to Customize a Vertical Text Effect:

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