Map: Black to white gradient of the sorted streaks. Matte: what pixels have changed so you can animate transitions or reveal between layers Shadows: sorts the dark pixels of the imageĪnimate the growth of the resulting streaks Highlights: sorts the bright pixels of the image
Random: randomly reposition pixels, resulting in a cool colored grain Simple : arranges pixels from darkest to brightest
Output greyscale maps to use with other effects. There is a lot of ideas out there and a lot of things to come in further free updates! This first version is released to make pixel sorting in After Effects available as quickly as possible. I’m very happy to release this plugin, hoping it will help generating awesome images with an innovative look.
Pixel sorting effects adds a fresh take on ditigal glitch art and goes well with any glitches and datamoshing! Experimenting with pixel sorting algorithms just became so much easier! You can choose and animate all the classic pixel sorting modes, play with the threshold and get near-live feedback of what you’re doing. Updated version 1.1 with new features !ĪE Pixel Sorter is the first tool that makes pixel sorting available for motion designers and video editors. AE Pixel Sorter lets you create and experiment with pixel sorting in After Effects with ease.
