Pulsing Sparkle Animation Script [Rel1]

dinasset · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2015 10:16 am **(#21)**

I agree with Oregonian
Because stars are not pulsing that way it's better to have many true stars fixed and run the script to create few additional blinking stars.
Even better (in case of using the script for showing stars, but it seems to be the most common use), if the script were able to provide small stars pulsing in such a way to simulate the "shivering" of the stars (maybe it does it already, not yet tested)

Edit: downloaded and tried.
Yes, by choosing only a lot of small size sparkles and a few medium, 10 layers, then setting the animation to the maximum (8*72), the "pulsing" resembles already the "shivering" of the stars.
OK

dinasset · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2015 10:55 am **(#22)**

a quick try...

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2-ton · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2015 11:13 am **(#23)**

Is the script still in beta phase?

Oregonian · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2015 12:57 pm **(#24)**

dinasset wrote:

Because stars are not pulsing that way it's better to have many true stars fixed and run the script to create few additional blinking stars.

I made an image with the script by merging the layers, then ran the script again so there would be a combo of fixed and pulsing stars.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

GnuTux · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2015 3:04 pm **(#26)**

I think there needs to be a pulse option. There are instances where one might need all the stars pulsing at the same time or perhaps 50% brightening, while 50% dimming. As it stands now, it's all random.

Oregonian posted a good example of this in the Bling Text Logo thread.

Here I ran the Starry Skies script, then the sparkle animation script, with 75 small, 10 medium stars and 10 frames.

Issabella · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2015 3:14 pm **(#27)**

I love the new pulsing stars. What a good idea! Thanks for your tries about it Dinasset and Oregonian. I'll have to try it too, sure :bigthup

Oregonian · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2015 5:08 pm **(#28)**

Nice example, GnuTux with the starry sky script and the pulsing stars. I like the fixed plus pulsing stars together.

Graechan · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2015 5:45 pm **(#29)**

The pulse generator in the script may have to have an adjustment added to it, I'll attempt to add that
Default Minval 0 on all Sizes

Minval 50 on all Sizes

Minval 100 on all Sizes

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 5:56 pm **(#30)**

PSA Beta Update1 now posted :bigthup

Beta Release Update1: now includes a 'Minimum Pulse Value'
new Settings 'Min Pulse Value' has been Added to assist you with these settings
remember the 'Min Pulse Opacity'= Min Pulse Value/2.55

PSA with small and medium1 set with a 'Minimum Pulse Value' of 255, medium2 and large with a 'Minimum Pulse Value' of 100

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Nice job, thanks Graechan.

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 6:27 pm **(#32)**

Molly I'm glad you like the new update GnuTux had foreseen the need for the 'Minimal Pulse Value' setting and included it in his Sparkler engine

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 8:42 pm **(#33)**

A night Sky Somewhere using APNG

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 9:34 pm **(#34)**

Got this error when trying to run the script on a selection of the inside of this glass.

Note: This is not the original image used.

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 10:27 pm **(#35)**

Wallace My selection on you Image was OK, also worked moving your selection !Cheers!

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2015 11:30 pm **(#36)**

Graechan wrote:

Wallace My selection on you Image was OK !Cheers!
[ Image ]

I don't know what's happening, but I keep getting the same error.

Video from : www.youtube.com

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2015 12:01 am **(#37)**

Try another downloading and reloading a fresh copy of the script, then try a new selection before running script

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2015 12:12 am **(#38)**

Graechan wrote:

Try another downloading and reloading a fresh copy of the script, then try a new selection before running script

I don't have an example this time, but it now works after downloading and reinstalling a "fresh" copy of the script.
What did you do?

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2015 4:55 am **(#39)**

on the first of your wine Glass images I did I moved your selection up above the froth mark in the second I created the sparkles inside a new selection above the froth mark,after running I also re-ran adjusting the number of sparkles to suit

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2015 8:06 am **(#40)**

Tried this script out on this image I made.

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