
Select the mode used to reveal the effect.
Reveal Mode: The Reveal controls can be keyframed to gradually apply the pixel sorting. Enabling it allows the pixel sorting to extend beyond the matte borders. For layers with masks or alpha transparency, disabling this option keeps the sorted pixels within the limits of the matte. Sort Transparent: Enable this option to include transparent pixels in the sorting. Direction: Specify the angle of the sorting. Edge Threshold: Increasing the Edge Threshold value preserves edge details in the image, preventing the sorting from crossing the edges. Pixels with values above the specified brightness will remain unaffected. Max Brightness: Specify the highest value that will be included in the sorting. Pixels with values below the specified brightness will remain unaffected. Min Brightness: Specify the lowest value that will be included in the sorting. Grouping pixels based on saturation values will give much different results than grouping them by Luminance values, for example.
This can dramatically affect the results. Grouping Channel: Select the channel of the chosen layer whose data will be used for generating the pixel groups.Choose any other layer on the timeline to calculate pixel grouping based on its contents. Select None to use the contents of the layer to which the Pixel Sort effect is applied. Grouping From: Choose the layer whose contents will be used to calculate the pixel grouping.Sorting pixels based on saturation values will give much different results than sorting them by Luminance values, for example. Sort Order Channel: Select the channel of the chosen layer whose data will be used for sorting the pixels.Choose any other layer on the timeline to calculate sort order based on its contents.
Sort Order From: Choose the layer whose contents will be used to calculate the sort order. In each line of pixels, all pixels within the specified value range will be grouped, then sorted by value. The Min Brightness and Max Brightness settings allow you to define a specific range of values to be included in the sorting. Sorts lines of pixels based on color or tone, and creates a linear smearing effect.