Render a clip as a printed dot screen. Each frame is resampled onto a grid of dots in one ink color over one paper color, with dot size standing in for tone, the way newspapers and comics print photographs.
Grid spacing and dot scale
Grid Spacing sets the distance between dot centers as a share of the short edge, from a fine screen that reads as texture up to large dots a few dozen across. Dot Scale sets how big the darkest dot gets. Around 90% the dots in the shadows almost touch; above 100% they overlap and the darkest areas fill in solid.
Very fine spacing on a small export can fall below a few pixels per dot, which leaves too little room to draw a round dot. Pick 1080p for fine screens.
Ink and paper
Dot Color and Background Color set the ink and the paper. Black on off-white gives newsprint, cyan on navy a blueprint feel, and a light dot on a dark background suits poster-style visuals. Invert swaps which end of the tone scale gets the large dots.
Colored Dots samples each dot’s color from the source instead of using one ink, which keeps the clip’s color while breaking it into dots.
Dots in motion
The dot grid stays fixed to the frame while the picture moves beneath it. Dots pulse as highlights and shadows pass through their cells, which gives the moving halftone look of music visuals and title sequences. Locked-off shots with slow movement pulse gently; handheld footage shimmers across the whole frame.