Neon Outline Video Effect

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Outline a clip in glowing neon. Every strong edge becomes a bright tube of light, and the picture behind it sinks into darkness, the look of Tron-style title sequences and music visuals.

Color and glow

Neon Color sets the tube and glow color. Glow Radius sets how far the light spreads from each line, and Intensity how bright the halo is. A cyan or magenta on a nearly black background gives the classic look.

Background dim

Background Dim darkens and tints the original frame. At 100% only the outlines remain; around 70% the scene stays faintly visible under the neon.

Footage that works

Subjects with clear silhouettes against simple backgrounds give clean outlines: dancers on a plain wall, cars against sky, product shots. Busy textures such as foliage turn into dense scribbles of light.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are the outlines found?

An edge detector runs on each frame. The edges are thickened into a core tube and blurred outward for the glow, then drawn in the neon color over a dimmed copy of the frame.

Why is Glow Radius measured on a 720p frame?

The radius is in pixels on a frame with a 720 px short edge and scaled to the frame being processed, so the glow keeps its proportions in a 1080p export.

Why do lines flicker on some footage?

Edges are found again on every frame. Weak edges and noise near the detection limit appear and disappear. Clean footage with strong shapes gives the steadiest tubes.

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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Edge Detection Video

Run a Sobel, Prewitt, Scharr, or Laplacian edge detector over every frame of a video and export the gradient as light lines on black. Set pre-blur, sensitivity, and a binary threshold. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Emboss Video Effect

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Glow Video Effect

Make the bright parts of every video frame glow: bloom around lights and highlights with an optional color tint. Set strength, radius, threshold, and glow color; the radius scales with the output size. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Oil Painting Video Effect

Turn every frame of a video into an oil painting with an edge-preserving Kuwahara brush filter, stronger color, and canvas texture. Set brush size, vibrance, and canvas texture; brush size scales with the output. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

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.

Mosaic Video Effect

Tile every frame of a video into a mosaic of square or organic stone tiles with grout and bevelled edges. Set tile style, tile size, grout thickness, and bevel; sizes scale with the output. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.

Orton Video Effect

Screen a blurred, brightened copy of every video frame over the sharp original for a dreamy glow that keeps detail. Set blur radius, glow amount, soft layer exposure, saturation, and shadow protection. Exports MP4 or WebM with the original soundtrack.