Sneak Peak (Paints with Wood Grain)

Here's the file~ just uploaded today but should show in the Gallery tomorrow.

Persidio


Paints Old Barn Siding.ffxml

That's an excellent concept!!! I haven't seen anything like that before.....

Nice creative work!!!

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Persidio wrote: this one is a long 2 minutes. I may dissect it some more (by copying the elements to a blank canvas) before sending the update in later today. But I have already updated it and it's better but still slow. When I get it copied over to a new canvas I will go thru every inch of it to see if I can't rip some of the heavier components off to minimize load speed. Obviously it's going to take some time to put it thru more tests.

Personally, I hate working on my slow ones because all my time is spent waiting for renders. I usually will not use a filter if it takes too long to render a 600 x 600.....because it will take forever to test to find what I want and render larger images.....unless the effect is worth the wait

Vlad wrote this.....which might be helpful towards increasing speed.....

1. SLOWEST: Image-based components (Blur, Motion Blur, Sharpen and High Pass) with any slow component (like Worley-based noise) as a source.

2. SLOW: Worley-based noises (any Noise except Perlin, which is very fast).

3. SLOW: Image-based components (see above) in general, because they need to prepare a source bitmap before rendering themselves.

4. CAN BE SLOW: Refraction, especially with a slow component as a source. Refraction takes 3 samples of the source input.

5. CAN BE SLOW: Any Noise (or any component based on Noise such as Noise Gradient, Noise Distortion or Noise Curve) with high Detail and Roughness (they are interdependent) especially with a custom curve as a profile.

6. CAN BE SLOW: Any Noise with a custom curve as a profile -- the curve is sampled once for each noise octave (for Details = 10 you have 10 samples of the curve per one noise sample).

5. CAN BE SLOW IN CERTAIN CASES: Any component that generates edges for anti-aliasing (Patterns, Worley noises, some of the adjustments). But since anti-aliasing is done in a separate pass, that shouldn't impact speed too much.

6. FAST: Patterns, Channels, Adjustments, Gradients (except for Noise gradient).

7. ULTRA-FAST: Externals (Image and Selection), Checker, Switch, Blend, Offset.

Hi Stevie,

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Personally, I hate working on my slow ones because all my time is spent waiting for renders. I usually will not use a filter if it takes too long to render a 600 x 600.....because it will take forever to test to find what I want and render larger images.....unless the effect is worth the wait

Exactly~ You are soooo right!!!! Now 600 x 600 is the size for a scrapbooking template. I usually save 500 x 500 seamless tiling effects as page fills for later use... then I don't have to wait on effects. For smaller tiling I use 200 x 200 to save for later use. Perfer 500 x 500 though. Unless of course the effect is for a non tiling image.

Unfortunately I do need this filter for my scrap booking and it also renders matching solid wood grain panels- I did go in and enhance the settings with the Hue and Saturation Map- figured if I'm going to have to wait it better be worth it. *grin*

Oh and I love that Vlad made that guide- I have read that previously and pull from the knowledge in it (not all my filters are slow turtles like this one, LOL). I don't think it's the slowest turtle out there...but it's a slow one.

That's the main reason I don't think it will do too well for popularity but there will be a few like myself that need it for personal projects.

Hey Kraellin,

(((((( TY on the refraction component tip )))))) and also the swap to perlin noise~

I've said it before I'll say it again ... You two are pure genius.

Persidio

LOL StevieJ~ No I know you weren't saying that

You know if the filter is loading like a .pfm or .exr then nothing is worth that for a filter application. LOL ((Read the thread on that one- created .hdr files- took to another program - then to another and ended up with a nice .pfm ---- now that was a wait. Went to load the thing... ARGH.

Or if you have to apply the filter at night then go to sleep to let it finish.

Scrap bookers and graphics gals I think would love the filter... ((I like it)) but... ((looks around)) I think I'm the only woman who posts in the forum (?) and there must be other women using FF??? Not so sure this is a "man's" filter (know what I mean). LOL I should have called it "Estrogen Paint Filter".

Laughing yet? haha

You are a hoot!~

Hi Kraellin,

LOL

And...

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i remember the old 8 bit days of computing where you rendered in terms of DAYS, not minutes or seconds.

I think you just gave away your age. Hahaha- Hehehe.

We might just be the oldest ones in here hey? And unlike most women I'm proud of my age and give it away quite frequently. ((Born in 1963)) So I know exactly what you mean about computer waits. *g* Much better now then it used to be.

Persidio

P.S. Glad I'm not the only woman around~ Fantastic~

You are not!!

Shoot! Thought I had you there~

LOL

Well that makes us the dinosaurs then huh? Unless there are any lurkers that want to come out of hiding to give us their age. *eg*

WOW you got me- honestly thought I was older.

Persidio

Jeeze.....I'm surrounded by a bunch of old fogies!!! LOL..... just kidding, I like the elderly..... LOL..... I'm 45.....and just a kid at heart

I was surprised.....I thought you were younger than me.....and yes, in a complimentary way

Okay, all kidding aside, does FF offer a senior citizen discount??? LOL...... J/K...... as Carl would say, I'm a "cheeky bugger"

PS.....I just wanted you to know that everything I say comes from the left aorta.....the one that pumps love

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Persidio wrote: ((( StevieJ ))) Had you pegged younger too.

Yeah, most people think I'm a snot-nosed kid pretending to be an adult I'm sure Craig and Carl would agee with that LOL....

I don't think Craig is speaking to me anymore after the age jokes.....so I'm going to have to try and make it up to him somehow.....

jffe, how old are you?

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Craig is 50,

57 born in 50.

(((Happy Birthday Carl)))

Good Morning Everyone~

(((Northernshawdow))) This is too kewl; another woman and my same age (I'm 44). Have your filters in another window and will download when I'm done posting. [Beautiful work.] (((Happy Birthday to you too!~)))

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I thought everyone was prob younger...

I thought that too~ Usually on the Internet it's fairly hard to talk to people our same age. Which I think I need to say so no one has their feelings hurt- (((I honestly think 40's are the best years of a persons life and not old at all- and if the 40's are this good; then 50's going to be even better and 50's are not old either.

Stevie J Quote:

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jffe, how old are you?

I'm guessing he is 24? Jffe am I right? Which is 42 turned backward so he'll fit right in the 40's.

Kraellin Quote:

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57 born in 50.

(Meaning Craig)

When your in your 40's and 50's don't you just round it off though? Example: 40'ish, 50'ish.

StevieJ Quote:

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Yeah, most people think I'm a snot-nosed kid pretending to be an adult I'm sure Craig and Carl would agee with that LOL....

LOL. Most people assume I'm younger because I have an 8 year old -----> Had her later in life then most have their children.

StevieJ Quote:

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I don't think Craig is speaking to me anymore after the age jokes.....so I'm going to have to try and make it up to him somehow.....

It might have been my jokes-----> I need to make it up to him too because I think 50's are young. Intellectually he's a decade ahead of us so we may have put our foot in our mouth hey? Our bad... ((((falling on knees and begging forgivness)))).



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and no wonder my 80's jokes crash and burn.

ROFL

Well most of us talking in this thread were in the primem of our lives in the 80's. Personally speaking I ran a marathon in 91'----> so all thru the 80's was fit and having fun with life (lots of distance running in the 80's jamming out with head phones on. LOL. Oh... hadn't thought about the 80's in a long time -----> going to stop thinking about them now.

Yea, 80's jokes... LOL.

Hugs to all and Good Morning,

Persidio

P.S. Oh forgot... my age is why I use my nick (and the Persidio of San Francisco greyed out under it is a clue). Because I was born at the Persidio of San Francisco in 1963. It is now a National Park and the hospital long since torn down- but I do have two dogs in the Pet Cemetery there. (The Persidio is under and ajacent to the Golden Gate Bridge. I don't have an avatar yet,,, but it will be of the Golden Gate Bridge. Now my nick makes sense right? LOL.

LOL BlueFrog!

30's were tougher then the 40's for me personally. 40 is just 36 with a 4 year degree in life. Hehehehe

Seriously the 40's are just calmer, seems to me that when I was in my 30's I stressed out more then I do in my 40's. Propably just me though.

(((Yep, your a baby)))

Persidio

Hey finally I have a use for this line..."I wasn't born yesterday"!

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BLUEFROG wrote: I guess I'm a baby at 37.

Thats where I am topping at right now..I guess thats twin babies....

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BLUEFROG wrote: P.S. The 80's Rock! Bring back hair bands and fringed leather!

My neck and back still hurts from all that heavy leather and head banging..

(((((CFandM)))))

Thank you~ Been thinking about a 'Paints Wood 2'. I don't want to mess with this one because I like the effect... let's just say 'Paints Wood 2' would have a different paint simulator that loads faster. *wink* [The need for speed]~

By the way~ I'm a big fan of your filters.

Persidio

P.S. Hey BullFrog-----> bring back anything but the leg warmers.

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Persidio wrote: By the way~ I'm a big fan of your filters.

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CFandM wrote: My neck and back still hurts from all that heavy leather and head banging..

LOL.... Liked the Maaaash Pits, eh? LOL....

I'd like to say bring back Disco but even I won't joke about that ...... Carl

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Persidio wrote: The Knack, Bob Seager,

Now your into my favorite part of the world..

I was digging a few songs off the new Marilyn Manson cd this weekend, the new Linkin Park did nothing for me though, only one track is "heavier" than the middle of the road rawk radio single that's out, it's a freakin' ballad album. The Knack ? Is that the "My Sharono" or whatever song ? The name seems almost vaguely familiar from the 80's. I don't really remember much about 80's stuff, cept everyone used Yamaha DX7's on everything, and too much reverb (yes, Phil Collins, I'm talking about you), and buttrock/glam metal ruled the airwaves for about half the 80's (men looking like women, yes, I'm talking about you).

jffe

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jffe wrote: cept everyone used Yamaha DX7's on everything, and too much reverb

hehe at least use a phazer or something...

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jffe wrote: I was digging a few songs off the new Marilyn Manson cd this weekend,

Haven't heard it yet...