Multisector splitter 3 by Ramlyn

I liked it much and was good when I have seen the examples you have shown in this other thread here and was waiting and expecting to use this filter, but when downloading it, regretably I am sorry to say that from the tests I have done, it does not work always well in the same way with the images, what is seen with the FF Lifesaver, the results with other images are different, maybe is because I am using it wrong and have choosen the wrong images to make the tests, so I will see what I can do

This is Preset 3



And this is the same preset 3 with the FF Ladybug

Well, I have thought that if the presets looks very good and nice with the FF Lifesaver, I should test a similar circular image and here I have used an old compass and as I expected, in this case it works the filter much better and gives a good expected result

using preset 10

Hi SpaceRay.
The filter surely works better with circular images, because it is split in circular areas.
I agree with you that it doesn't fit with some images. I'm not sure if I should change something in the structure of the filter or if the presets are too specific. I mainly made the presets using the lifesaver, so I should probably try to do something different.
I would like to add also some explanation about how the various parts of the filter are connected, because I guess it may not be simple to use.
Anyway I think I will do an update in short time.

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Ramlyn I'm not sure if I should change something in the structure of the filter or if the presets are too specific

Well I do not know as I do not know what you want to get with the filter, and maybe you should try to use other built-in images to see what the effects can be done and not only with the FF lifesaver

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Ramlyn I would like to add also some explanation about how the various parts of the filter are connected, because I guess it may not be simple to use.

This would be good to understand and use it better and be able to get the most out of the filter, as it has many settings, but is not very clear what they do.

Introduction to Multisector Splitter 3

Multisector Splitter 3 splits pictures in circles and sectors. Thanks to its many settings, it allows to customize the way of splitting, adding shadows, blurs, deformations.

The filter system is divided in 5 circles. Every circle can be independently customized through controls. In the filter, the controls are named by their function and followed by the number of the circle ( example : “Zoom 1” , “Slices 3” ).
This is a brief explanation of each control.
As support to this explanation, we use the filter presets fr om 11 to 19. The preset 11 is a neutral preset, where no blurs, deformations or other effects are applied. It can be used as comparison with the presets 12-19, where particular effects are applied.

- ZOOM :
The zoom just zoom in the center of your picture,
See the preset 12 : it is the same as the preset 11 with only the zoom changed in all circles to 15, 25, 50, 75, 100.

- BLUR ZOOMED :
- BLUR ORIGINAL :
they have the function to blur "the design overimposed on the picture" or "the original picture". They are useful to create contrast, with the blurred one appearing flat and the normal one apperaring slightly rough, like if they were two different materials.
See the preset 13 with all five BLUR ZOOMED set to 50 and the SLICED set to 7, 14, 21, 28, 35

- SLICES :
- SWIRL :
- ROTATION :
- DISTORTION :
They ara used to split in areas and redesign every single circle.
The neutral positions are SLICES 0, SWIRL 50, ROTATION 0, DISTORTION 0.
SLICES sets the number of slices of every circle ( see the preset 14 with the circles set to 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 SLICES ).
SWIRL gives a spiral shape to the slices. Depending if the value is 0-49 or 51-100, the spiral will turn on different ways. See the preset 15 for all circles set to 7 SLICES and SWIRL to 0, 25, 50, 75, 100.
ROTATION sets the rotation of the slices. See the preset 16 for the five circles design rotated of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 points.
DISTORTION creates a distortion in the shape of the slices. This is better viewable with a number of slices higher than 5. See the preset 17 for SLICES 15 and DISTORTION set to 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 in the five circles.
- LINES OPACITY :
It sets the opacity of the lines that defines the slices. When the opacity is set to 0, the slices have no black border.

- RADIUS :
- BLUR :
They are the settings of every single circle.
RADIUS sets the radius of the circle. Because the circles are set in order down-up from the center to outside, it is possible to make disappear one of the circles simply changing its radius to bring it under the upper circle, as you can see in the preset 18, wh ere the second circle is set to RADIUS 85, making it disappear under the third circle.
BLUR simply applies a blur/smooth effect the whole circle starting from its outside border ( in the preset 18, the first circle has been blurred ).

- PIC ROTATION :
It rotates the picture in the circle. The preset 19 has the circles rotated of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60.

- BLACK RADIUS :
- BLACK BLUR :
The basic position of the BLACK RADIUS is 0.50 points smaller than the RADIUS of the upper circle ( example : the basic filter has the BLACK RADIUS of the center circle set to 59.50 and the RADIUS of the second circle set to 60.
The BLACK RADIUS defines the radius of the black border around every circle.
Higher is the BLACK RADIUS value and smaller is the black border.
Lower is the BLACK RADIUS value and bigger is the black border.
The BLACK BLUR creates a black shadow around the circle. It is useful to give more round and solid shape to every circle. It can also be used to darken some circle.

- LINES COLOR :
It is the color of the lines of the design of every circle.

- CIRCLES BACKGROUND :
It is the color of the BLACK RADIUS and BLACK BLUR.

- FINAL CIRCLE RESIZE :
It increases the size of the BLACK RADIUS and the BLACK BLUR of the circle 4 and the RADIUS of the circle 5. It is useful to expand the radius of the final circle also outside of the borders of the picture.

Man you are just way too much. This filter is amazing I really like it. It's going to take me forever to learn how use it but this ones worth it.

High Usage Rank! Thanks to everybody for using this filter!

Hi Knight81. Thank you for your comment.

So... you want the colored areas inside the border...
I don't know your original picture ( the result you get depends also on the original picture ), so I can't test in my FF. Anyway I think those areas should be modified with the number 4 controls. In particular, reducing the value of Zoom 4, you should succeed to make them disappear without having to modify anything else.
( The slices are of two kind, zoomed and not zoomed. I believe that the surround of your picture is white, so the non zoomed slices are white, and the center of the picture is green-yellow-blue, so the color is zoomed out if the Zoom 4 is higher than 0 )

I don't know if this is a good answer to your question.

OK, got it. I must change the filter a bit to get that effect.
I can make a new version for you and post it here later.

This is the file : Multisector Splitter 3 - Grab Disc

These are the changes :

1. The filter still has a basic image as before but, the source for the Blur zoomed and the Blur original have two new controls allowing to choose an image or a color.
Every circle has its own 2 controls ( "Image zoomed" and "Image original" ).
Choosing a color in one of these two controls, it is possible to make it semi-transparent obtaining as result a colored image ( the basic image + a color ).

2. I added the Disc controls. They allow to create a reduced versions of the circles.
This is how they work :
Let's take as example the inner circle, 1.
The Disc 2 firstly generates a copy of the circle 2, with a empty space in the center. The outside and inside size of this Disc can be changed independently from the circle 2.
It then resize the Disc to fit the size of the circle 1.
The obtained Disc can be blended with the circle 1.
Because the controls are independent, it is possible to delete the circle 2 and still keep the Disc 2.

Try this new version and let me know if it may fit.

Here is a revised version of the previous Multisector Splitter 3 - Grab Disc.ffxml

And here is the new one : Multisector Splitter 3 - The Ring.ffxml

Tried to use your new filters, but it was not quite what I wanted. I tried to change a little myself on the original filter and got the result I wanted. (sorry for the inconvenience)

Added Zoom relative. (zooms all the rings with one value)