LEAD Video EFX Rain FilterUser Interface

The Rain Video filter adds rain drops to the video, as if the video were a pool of water. The property page is shown in the following figure:

The Rain property page provides a user interface for changing the filter's attributes.

Changes will be applied directly to the streaming media with the ability to set them permanently by clicking Apply or OK, or to abandon changes by clicking Cancel. Positioning the mouse pointer over a control displays general information for that control. The following table shows the controls and their descriptions:

 

Control

Description

Enable check box

Enables/Disables the effect.

Wave speed slider

Controls the wave speed. Increasing this value results in decreasing the wave lifetime (faster waves). Range: 1 to 10.

Density slider

Controls the density of the rain added to a single frame. This is used only if Custom Rain Drops is selected. Range: 1 to 100.

Enable effect area check box

Enables/Disables the effect for a cropped video area. Area limits are set using the Left, Top, Right and Bottom controls.

Left spin edit control

Left boundary of the effect area.

Top spin edit control

Top boundary of the effect area.

Right spin edit control

Right boundary of the effect area.

Bottom spin edit control

Bottom boundary of the effect area.