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Emboss

Produces an emboss effect by offsetting the original input using the Angle and Width controls, rather than overlaying a second input like the BumpBoss node.

Inputs and Controls

Connection Type	Connection Name	Function
Input	unnamed	The image sequence to emboss.
mask	An optional image to use as a mask. By default, the blur effect is limited to the non-black areas of the mask. At first, the mask input appears as triangle on the right side of the node, but when you drag it, it turns into an arrow labeled mask. If you cannot see the mask input, ensure that the mask control is disabled or set to none.

Connection Type

Connection Name

Function

Input

unnamed

The image sequence to emboss.

mask

An optional image to use as a mask. By default, the blur effect is limited to the non-black areas of the mask.

At first, the mask input appears as triangle on the right side of the node, but when you drag it, it turns into an arrow labeled mask. If you cannot see the mask input, ensure that the mask control is disabled or set to none.

Control (UI)	Knob (Scripting)	Default Value	Function
Emboss Tab
channels	channels	all	The effect is only applied to these channels. If you set this to something other than all or none, you can use the checkboxes on the right to select individual channels.
Emboss Type	optype	traditional	Sets the type of emboss output you want: • traditional - applies the emboss effect to the input image. • effect - outputs the effect only, making it easy for you to composite with other footage.
Angle	Angle	0	Sets the angle of the emboss effect in degrees.
Width	Width	1	Set the width of the emboss outlines. A low value gives a more subtle, finely detailed result.
mask	N/A	disabled	Enables the associated mask channel to the right. Disabling this checkbox is the same as setting the channel to none.
mask	maskedgedetect	none	The channel to use as a mask. By default, the effect is limited to the non-black areas of this channel.
Edge Detector	edgedetector	sobel	Choose an edge detection method: • simple • sobel • prewitt
edgechannels	edgechannels	rgb	The edge detection is only applied to these channels. If you set this to something other than all or none, you can use the checkboxes on the right to select individual channels.
Threshold	threshold	0
output	N/A	disabled	Enables the associated mask channel to the right. Disabling this checkbox is the same as setting the channel to none.
output	output	none	Sets the output channel for the edge detect applied.
mask	N/A	disabled	Enables the associated mask channel to the right. Disabling this checkbox is the same as setting the channel to none.
mask	maskedgedetect	none	The channel to use as a mask. By default, the effect is limited to the non-black areas of this channel.
PreBlur/PostErode
Erode size	erodesize	0
Blur size	blursize	0	Set the blur size. Lower values make the calculations faster but the result might not be as smooth. The image size is scaled down so that the blur filter is no larger than this number, and then scaled up with linear interpolation after filtering.
Blur quality	blurquality	15	Set the blur quality. The lower the number, the faster the calculation.
mask	N/A	disabled	Enables the associated mask channel to the right. Disabling this checkbox is the same as setting the channel to none.
mask	maskedgedetect	none	The channel to use as a mask. By default, the effect is limited to the non-black areas of this channel.
inject	inject	disabled	Copies the mask input to the predefined mask.a channel. Injecting the mask allows you to use the same mask further downstream.
invert	invert_mask	disabled	Inverts the use of the mask channel so that the effect is limited to the non-white areas of the mask.
fringe	fringe	disabled	Blurs the edges of the mask.
mix	mix	1	Dissolves between the original image at 0 and the full effect at 1.