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Still Life is a collection of Freeframe video effects plugins that
allow still images to be used in any Windows-based freeframe compatible software.
To install the plugins, copy the .dll files to the freeframe plugin folder for your VJ software.
Copy the subfolder called "syzygy plugin data" and "Freeimage.dll" into the directory that contains your programs .exe file.
There are two subfolders in "syzygy plugin data" called "syz_imagescroller" and "slideshow_plugins".
These two folders will be used to store the image files for the plugins. Jpeg (.jpg), Tiff (.tif) and Bitmap (.bmp)
files can be used with our plugins.
If you have any problems with the plugins, have any ideas for variations of these plugins, or simply
want to let us know how you are using them, please email us at
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Please read the software license at the bottom of this file
Mixes between stills using a flickering cut
Uses stills from "Slideshow_plugins" folder
Parameters
Hold Time -
Alter the length of time for which each still is displayed
Transition Time -
Alter the length of time over which the transition occurs
Random Order? -
Select whether the stills are played in filename order or a random order
Vertical Flip? -
Flip the images vertically - can be used to solve some compatability issues
Mixes between stills using a crossfade. Takes a random section of each image (if the image is bigger than the
frame) or tiles the image (if the image is smaller than the frame)
Uses stills from "Slideshow_plugins" folder
Parameters
Hold Time -
Alter the length of time for which each still is displayed
Transition Time -
Alter the length of time over which the transition occurs
Random Order? -
Select whether the stills are played in filename order or a random order
Fade to Black? -
Select whether the stills fade to black between images
Vertical Flip? -
Flip the images vertically - can be used to solve some compatability issues
Mixes between stills using a crossfade. This takes the central part of the image by default (displaying an area with the same
resolution as your output).
Uses stills from "Slideshow_plugins" folder
Parameters
Hold Time -
Alter the length of time for which each still is displayed
Transition Time -
Alter the length of time over which the transition occurs
Random Order? -
Select whether the stills are played in filename order or a random order
Fade to Black? -
Select whether the stills fade to black between images
Vertical Flip? -
Flip the images vertically - can be used to solve some compatability issues
Variation - SlideFaderRsz
This version of slidefader resizes the image to your output resolution, maintaing
the correct aspect ratio.
Mixes between stills using a slide wipe
Uses stills from "Slideshow_plugins" folder
Parameters
Hold Time -
Alter the length of time for which each still is displayed
Scroll Time -
Alter the speed of the scroll
Random Order? -
Select whether the stills are played in filename order or a random order
Direction -
Choose which direction the scroll moves
Vertical Flip? -
Flip the images vertically - can be used to solve some compatability issues
Tips
If you set the Direction parameter on random, then the scroll direction will change most times.
Mixes between stills using a zoom & fade out.
Uses stills from "Slideshow_plugins" folder
Parameters
Sustain Time -
Alter the length of time for which each still is displayed
Fade Time -
Alter the length of time over which the zoom and fade out occurs
Random Order? -
Select whether the stills are played in filename order or a random order
Fade to Black? -
Select whether the stills fade to black between images
Vertical Flip? -
Flip the images vertically - can be used to solve some compatability issues
Allows you to scroll around selectable high resolution stills.
Images are tiled
Uses stills from "syz_imagescroller" folder
Parameters
Image -
Choose the image that is to be scrolled
Zoom -
Alter zoom on the image, to display more or less of the whole at one time
SpeedH -
Choose how fast and in which direction the image scrolls horizontally - set centrally
for no movement
SpeedV -
Choose how fast and in which direction the image scrolls Vertically - set centrally
for no movement
Vertical Flip? -
Flip the images vertically - can be used to solve some compatability issues
Tips
This works best with tileable images.
Variation - ImagescrollerD
This version of slidefader allows you to choose direction differently, with both X and Y direction on the 3rd parameter
and speed on the 4th
Allows you to scroll around selectable high resolution stills choosing the exact area of the image to be shown
Images are tiled
Uses stills from "syz_imagescroller" folder
Parameters
Image -
Choose the image that is to be scrolled
Zoom -
Alter zoom on the image, to display more or less of the whole at one time
X Position -
Set where on the X axis is shown in the centre of the screen
Y Position -
Set where on the Y axis is shown in the centre of the screen
Vertical Flip? -
Flip the images vertically - can be used to solve some compatability issues
Tips
This works best with tileable images.
Creates a comicstrip style effect from your video, by taking frames and part of frames and displaying them in a
comic strip style layout
Parameters
Transition Time -
Alter the length of time over which the transition occurs
Hold Time -
Alter the length of time for which each still is displayed
Transition Type -
Choose whether to fade between stills or scroll horizontally
Border -
change the border size and colour around the
comic strip frames. Setting the parameter to the center sets no border. Moving it
away from the center
creates either a black or a white border of increasing width.
Takes stills from the video and scrolls horizontally and vertically between them
Parameters
Speed -
Alter the length of time over which the scroll occurs
Vertical? -
choose whether to scroll horizontally (minimum) or vertically (maximum)
Random -
Set to maximum if you wish the scroll direction to be random
Vignette -
Add a definable vignette effect to the stills.
When activated, this freezes the video and fades it out, with directional movement if desired
Parameters
Mode -
At maximum, clips plays as normal. When moved to less than 50%,
the clip playing will freeze, and fade out. To start it playing again, return back to above 50%
decay -
Alter the length of time over which the still images decays
Move X -
Choose whether the decaying still moves horizontally
Move y -
Choose whether the decaying still moves vertically
This plugin allows you to sample live stop-motion.
Parameters
Mode -
set to minimum to record the clip or live feed (video will be
displayed as normal, and to maximum to play the stop motion sample. The recorded sample is cleared
if the parameter is moved back to the record setting
Record Interval -
Sets how often (in frames) to grab a frame (ie: if set to 10, it will take
every 10th frame)
Play Speed -
set the speed of playback. At it's middle setting the sample is paused
towards minimum speeds the clip up, playing backwards. Towards maximum speeds the sample up playing forwards
bounce? -
activate bounce playmode by setting to maximum
Tips
Leave the plugin to record for a few minutes to see an effect. The higher the value set for record interval
the longer you will need to leave it to create a stopmotion clip of any real length.
By default the Speed parameter is set to pause, so move this to see the sampled clip
Syzygy Visuals Limited grants the purchaser the right to use the 'Still Life' plugins, subject to the
following terms:
The plugins are for the use of the purchaser only - additional users require additional purchases
You may install the plugins on as many machines as you need to, providing they are for the purchasers use only
The plugins may not be hired, lent, resold or redistributed in any other way
You may use the plugins for any purpose, providing it does not involve redistributing the plugins
Live performances, recordings and broadcast are all acceptable uses of the plugins
Syzygy Visuals Limited claims no rights over any content produced using the plugins
Syzygy Visuals Limited accepts no liability for any consequences of using the plugins - it is the user's responsibility to perform
any testing neccessary to ensure that they are compatible with their particular system
Please respect these terms, which are designed to give you as much freedom as possible in how you
use the plugins, while protecting our rights as software developers.
If you would like to redistribute the plugins in any way, or would like to use the plugins with multiple users in an
educational environment, please contact us