Crosshatch Video Effect

Often followed by + Posterize + Film Grain

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Ink a clip by hand. Every frame is rebuilt from parallel pen strokes laid in layers, with more layers crossing in the shadows until the darkest areas are nearly solid.

Spacing and weight

Line Spacing sets the gap between strokes, and Nib Weight their thickness. Wide spacing with a heavy nib gives bold, graphic frames; tight spacing with a light nib looks like fine illustration.

Wobble and contours

Hand Wobble bends each line as a real pen would. On video it changes every frame, which gives the gentle boil of hand-inked animation. Contour Line adds outlines along the strongest edges to hold shapes together when the hatching is sparse.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is tone built from lines?

Each hatching pass covers a band of the tonal range. A light area gets one direction of strokes, a shadow gets every direction stacked, so darker areas are made of more crossing lines rather than thicker ones.

Why do the lines move slightly on every frame?

The hand wobble is seeded from each frame's timestamp and changes 30 times per second of source time, like hand-drawn animation where each frame is inked separately. Lower Hand Wobble for steadier lines.

Is line spacing the same at every size?

Yes. Line Spacing is a share of the frame's short edge, so the preview and export show the same density.

What happens to the audio?

It is copied into the export unchanged when the container can hold its codec, and re-encoded when it cannot. A note under the export button says which happened.

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Crosshatch Effect

Rebuild a photo as layered pen strokes at stacked angles, with darker areas taking more passes. Set the line spacing, nib weight, hand wobble, and the ink and paper colours.

Engraving Video Effect

Turn every frame of a video into an antique engraving: hatch lines that follow the form, crosshatching in the shadows, and etched edges that move slightly on every frame. Set ink and paper colors, exposure, and line density. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Ink Bleed Video Effect

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Stipple Video Effect

Redraw every frame of a video as ink stippling or color pointillism, with dot size and spacing that scale with the output. Set color mode, dot size, density, and jitter. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Cross-Stitch Video Effect

Render every frame of a video as cross-stitch embroidery: X-shaped thread stitches in a reduced palette on aida cloth. Set stitch scale, thread colors, and fabric color. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Linocut Video Effect

Carve every frame of a video into a linocut print: solid ink shapes, gouged midtone lines, and ragged cut edges that shift on every frame. Set simplify, ink threshold, gouge spacing, and edge carve. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Mezzotint Video Effect

Rebuild every frame of a video as a mezzotint print: dense irregular ink pits, velvet blacks, and burnished highlights, with the grain moving on every frame. Set rocking grain, bite, burnish, and plate colour. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Newspaper Print Video Effect

Print every frame of a video as a newspaper halftone: black dots on aged newsprint, ink spread, and paper texture that changes on every frame. Set dot size, contrast, ink spread, and paper texture. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Risograph Video Effect

Print every frame of a video as a two-ink risograph: halftone dots, misregistered layers, and print roughness that changes on every frame. Set dark ink, light ink, intensity, and misregistration. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Aerochrome Video Effect

Give a video the false-color infrared look of Kodak Aerochrome: green foliage turns red or magenta while skies stay blue, with film grain that moves on every frame. Set profile, intensity, foliage, and red bloom. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Blueprint Video Effect

Turn every frame of a video into a blueprint drawing: white edge lines on drafting blue with a measured grid. Set edge intensity, blue hue, and grid opacity. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Cyanotype Video Effect

Print every frame of a video as a cyanotype: Prussian blue shadows, pale paper highlights, and a fixed paper texture of stains and fibre. Set pigment color, exposure, contrast, and depth. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.