Matrix script

Mr Ed · **Joined:** Jul 03, 2018 **Posts:** 38

Greetings,
I have been searching for a script that makes a Matrix rain image, only found one but not as good as it should be. Any tips to where I can find one?

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1442

'Matrix rain' is an animated video loop you could search for on youtube with the 'creative commons' filter switched on. Looks like you want to use this effect on something other than keyboard alt codes? Do you want a still image or an animation?
A geeky way to make it would be to code it in a terminal emulator and then take a screen recording of the output.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Aug 26, 2018 11:44 pm **(#3)**

I found this Photoshop tutorial on youtube.

Video from : www.youtube.com

I was able to create this image in Gimp,
that you see below.
By following along with the tutorial.
Of course you have to apply "Gimp's" way of doing things,
but I think it came out pretty good.

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

Looking good Wallace!

trandoductin · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:40 pm **(#5)**

Please see Matrix Rain Effect Plug-in.
This script/plug-in was requested/asked by Wallace last night and I just finished writing it.

version 2 more depth:

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:49 pm **(#6)**

trandoductin wrote:

Please see Matrix Rain Effect Plug-in.
This script/plug-in was requested/asked by Wallace last night and I just finished writing it.
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version 2 more depth:
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Thank you trandoductin.
:clap

Mr Ed · **Joined:** Jul 03, 2018 **Posts:** 38

Thanks for the files, I will give it a try.

Pocholo · **Posted:** Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:57 pm **(#8)**

There is an application here and a source code for an animated version call "Matrix Fall X". I ran the exe and is very nice. Here is the link: https://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/s ... 4&lngWId=3

MareroQ · **Posted:** Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:33 am **(#9)**

Hi Trandoduktin
I do not have the opportunity to test GIMP-2.10.6 on my old 32 bit laptops (Win XP § Vitsta).
The novelty is apparently the vertical text - about which you write is not supported?
http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=16769#p230609

trandoductin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 29, 2018 11:47 am **(#10)**

good to know for future scripts if there's opportunity to use vertical text I'll use it in GIMP 2.10.
For this one the rotated text looks okay to me because it's not too large so it's hard to tell if it's vertical or horizontal (rotated)... mostly because the script is already done and I don't want to go back to change it.

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1442

I just discovered this computer has a fully animated 'XMatrix' screensaver.

It's part of the XScreenSaver collection used on Ubuntu.
So the coding is already in this system.
Jamie Zawinsky has been maintaining the Linux Xscreensaver collection since 1992. Amazing

Because it's a full screen saver I couldn't do a screen recording of it and turn it into an animated GIF.
Matrix Rain is supposed to replicate monochrome monitors.

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

Yeah, I also have the Xmatrix screensaver in my Mint 19. It's probably been around for ages, I never use screensavers anyway. This one is kinda cool I guess....

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

I wanted to see what can be done with the matrix script.

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Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1442

Nice images Pat625.
I'm left wondering why a discussion about an animation sequence from a movie ended-up with static images? At least racer-x made an animated matrix rain. Am I missing something?

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2018 4:39 am **(#15)**

Tas_mania wrote:

Nice images Pat625.
I'm left wondering why a discussion about an animation sequence from a movie ended-up with static images? At least racer-x made an animated matrix rain. Am I missing something?

The OP (seen below).
Made by Mr Ed,
makes no mention of animation.

Mr Ed wrote:

Greetings,
I have been searching for a script that makes a Matrix rain image,
only found one but not as good as it should be.
Any tips to where I can find one?

Perhaps this is why static images are being posted.

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1442

We needed a script to remove the background from one layer? Now I'm really confused.

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:46 pm **(#17)**

Tas_mania wrote:

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We needed a script to remove the background from one layer? Now I'm really confused.

Could try Color To Alpha: Black,
on the layer you want the background to be removed.

Mr Ed · **Joined:** Jul 03, 2018 **Posts:** 38

Tas_mania wrote:

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We needed a script to remove the background from one layer? Now I'm really confused.

How did you do it?

Mr Ed · **Joined:** Jul 03, 2018 **Posts:** 38

Is there a way to turn this python to script fu, so I can test it in earlier gimps?

trandoductin · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2018 1:17 am **(#20)**

It runs in GIMP 2.8 too.