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. 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.

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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