Post Process Effects

Scripting commands

Effect creation:

hndl = ppEffectCreate ["effect_type", priority]; hndls[] = ppEffectCreate [["effect_type0", priority0], ["effect_type1", priority1], ...];

Effect cancellation:

ppEffectDestroy hndl; ppEffectDestroy [hndl0, hndl1, ..., hndlN];

Parameter setup:

hndl ppEffectAdjust [par0, par1, .... , parN];

Parameter application:

hndl ppEffectCommit time; [hndl0, ..., hndlN] ppEffectCommit time;

Effect permission:

hndl ppEffectEnable OnOf; [hndl0, ..., hndlN] ppEffectEnable OnOf;

Check if enabled (Since Arma v1.55.133445):

ppEffectEnabled hndl;

Priority defines sequence in which are post effects applied.

Example

_hndl = ppEffectCreate ["colorCorrections", 1501]; _hndl ppEffectEnable true; _hndl ppEffectAdjust [1.0, 1.0, 0.0, [1.0, 0.1, 1.0, 0.75], [0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], [0.199, 0.587, 0.114, 0.0]]; _hndl ppEffectCommit 0; sleep 10; ppEffectDestroy _hndl;

Table of priorities

Priority	PostEffect	Description
2050	FilmGrain	CfgOpticsEffect::TankCommanderOptics1(2)
1550	ColorCorrections	CfgOpticsEffect::TankGunnerOptics1(2)
450	DynamicBlur	CfgOpticsEffect::OpticsBlur1(2,3)
250	Chromatic Aberration	CfgOpticsEffect::OpticsCHAbera1(2,3)

Parameters of individual effects

RadialBlur

Title: "RadialBlur"; Base Priority: 100

Will not do anything if RADIAL BLUR is disabled in Video Options.

Parameter	Meaning	Type	Range
powerX, powerY	relative blur degree on axes X,Y	float	0...
offsetX, offsetY	relative size (X,Y) of un-blurred centre	float	0...

Syntax: hndRadBlur ppEffectAdjust [powerX, powerY, offsetX, offsetY];

Defaults: hndRadBlur ppEffectAdjust [0.01, 0.01, 0.06, 0.06];

Copypaste example: 0 = ["RadialBlur", 100, [100, 0.5, 0.1, 0.5]] spawn { params ["_name", "_priority", "_effect", "_handle"]; while { _handle = ppEffectCreate [_name, _priority]; _handle < 0 } do { _priority = _priority + 1; }; _handle ppEffectEnable true; _handle ppEffectAdjust _effect; _handle ppEffectCommit 5; waitUntil {ppEffectCommitted _handle}; uiSleep 3; comment "admire effect for a sec"; _handle ppEffectEnable false; ppEffectDestroy _handle; };

ChromAberration

Title "ChromAberration"; Base Priority: 200

Parameter	Meaning	Type	Range
aberationPowerX, aberationPowerY	relative effect strength (sample spacing from each other) axes X, Y	float
correction	correction according to screen aspect ratio	bool

Syntax: hndlChromAberr ppEffectAdjust [aberationPowerX, aberationPowerY, correction];

Defaults: hndlChromAberr ppEffectAdjust [0.005, 0.005, false];

Copypaste example: 0 = ["ChromAberration", 200, [0.05, 0.05, true]] spawn { params ["_name", "_priority", "_effect", "_handle"]; while { _handle = ppEffectCreate [_name, _priority]; _handle < 0 } do { _priority = _priority + 1; }; _handle ppEffectEnable true; _handle ppEffectAdjust _effect; _handle ppEffectCommit 5; waitUntil {ppEffectCommitted _handle}; uiSleep 3; comment "admire effect for a sec"; _handle ppEffectEnable false; ppEffectDestroy _handle; };

WetDistortion

Title: "WetDistortion"; Base Priority: 300

Effect cancels automatically under water.

Parameter	Meaning	Type	Range
value	effect blurriness (0 to 1, values above 1 cause unusual)	float	0...1
top, bottom	effect power (top/bottom of screen separately)	float	0...1
horizontal1, horizontal2, vertical1, vertical2	waves speeds (frequency/PI)	float
horizontal1, horizontal2, vertical1, vertical2	waves amplitudes	float
randX, randY, posX, posY	phase coefficients: random value influence coefficient inside vertex	float

Syntax: hndlWetDist ppEffectAdjust [ value, top, bottom, horizontal1, horizontal2, vertical1, vertical2, horizontal1, horizontal2, vertical1, vertical2, randX, randY, posX, posY ];

Defaults: hndlWetDist ppEffectAdjust [ 1, 1, 1, 4.10, 3.70, 2.50, 1.85, 0.0054, 0.0041, 0.0090, 0.0070, 0.5, 0.3, 10.0, 6.0 ];

Copypaste example: 0 = ["WetDistortion", 300, [ 1, 0, 1, 4.10, 3.70, 2.50, 1.85, 0.0054, 0.0041, 0.05, 0.0070, 1, 1, 1, 1 ]] spawn { params ["_name", "_priority", "_effect", "_handle"]; while { _handle = ppEffectCreate [_name, _priority]; _handle < 0 } do { _priority = _priority + 1; }; _handle ppEffectEnable true; _handle ppEffectAdjust _effect; _handle ppEffectCommit 5; waitUntil {ppEffectCommitted _handle}; uiSleep 3; comment "admire effect for a sec"; _handle ppEffectEnable false; ppEffectDestroy _handle; };

ColorCorrections

Title: "ColorCorrections"; Base Priority: 1500

Parameter	Meaning	Type	Range
brightness	image brightness (0 - black, 1 - unchanged, 2 - white )	float	0...2
contrast	image contrast (1 - normal contrast)	float	0...
offset	image contrast offset (0 - unchanged )	float
blendR, blendG, blendB, blendA	color for blending ( R,G,B - color, A - blend factor (0 - original color, 1 - blend color ))	float	0...1
colorizeR, colorizeG, colorizeB, colorizeA	color for colorization ( R,G,B - color, A - saturation (0 - original color, 1 - B&W multiplied by colorize color))	float	0...1
weightR, weightG, weightB, NA	RGB weights for desaturation (0.299, 0.587, 0.114, NA)	float
width, height, radius, xOffset, yOffset, borderThickness, borderStrength	(Arma 3 only?)	float

Syntax: hndlClrCorr ppEffectAdjust [ brightness, contrast, offset, blendR, blendG, blendB, blendA, colorizeR, colorizeG, colorizeB, colorizeA, weightR, weightG, weightB, NA ];

Defaults: hndlClrCorr ppEffectAdjust [ 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0.299, 0.587, 0.114, 0 ];

Copypaste example: 0 = ["ColorCorrections", 1500, [ 1, 0.4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 ]] spawn { params ["_name", "_priority", "_effect", "_handle"]; while { _handle = ppEffectCreate [_name, _priority]; _handle < 0 } do { _priority = _priority + 1; }; _handle ppEffectEnable true; _handle ppEffectAdjust _effect; _handle ppEffectCommit 5; waitUntil {ppEffectCommitted _handle}; uiSleep 3; comment "admire effect for a sec"; _handle ppEffectEnable false; ppEffectDestroy _handle; };

DynamicBlur

Title: "DynamicBlur"; Base Priority: 400

Parameter	Meaning	Type	Range
value	blurriness	float	0...

Syntax: hndlDynBlur ppEffectAdjust [value];

Defaults: hndlDynBlur ppEffectAdjust [0];

Copypaste example: 0 = ["DynamicBlur", 400, [10]] spawn { params ["_name", "_priority", "_effect", "_handle"]; while { _handle = ppEffectCreate [_name, _priority]; _handle < 0 } do { _priority = _priority + 1; }; _handle ppEffectEnable true; _handle ppEffectAdjust _effect; _handle ppEffectCommit 5; waitUntil {ppEffectCommitted _handle}; uiSleep 3; comment "admire effect for a sec"; _handle ppEffectEnable false; ppEffectDestroy _handle; };

FilmGrain

Title: "FilmGrain"; Base Priority 2000

Number of parameters is flexible ... it may be defined 1 to 6 parameters, meaning of individual parameters is following:

Parameter	Meaning	Type	Range
intensity	intensity	float	0...1
sharpness	sharpness	float	0...20
grainSize	grain size	float	1...8
intensityX0	intensityX0	float
intensityX1	intensityX1	float
monochromatic	monochromatic	bool

Syntax: hndlFilmGrain ppEffectAdjust [ intensity, sharpness, grainSize, intensityX0, intensityX1, monochromatic ];

Defaults: hndlFilmGrain ppEffectAdjust [ 0.1, 1.5, 1.7, 0.2, 1.0, true ];

Copypaste example: 0 = ["FilmGrain", 2000, [ 1, 0.15, 7, 0.2, 1.0, true ]] spawn { params ["_name", "_priority", "_effect", "_handle"]; while { _handle = ppEffectCreate [_name, _priority]; _handle < 0 } do { _priority = _priority + 1; }; _handle ppEffectEnable true; _handle ppEffectAdjust _effect; _handle ppEffectCommit 5; waitUntil {ppEffectCommitted _handle}; uiSleep 3; comment "admire effect for a sec"; _handle ppEffectEnable false; ppEffectDestroy _handle; };

ColorInversion

Title: "ColorInversion"; Base Priority: 2500

Parameter	Meaning	Type	Range
Red	Inversion of R channel	float	0...2
Green	Inversion of G channel	float	0...2
Blue	Inversion of B channel	float	0...2

Syntax: hndlClrInversion ppEffectAdjust [Red, Green, Blue];

Defaults: hndlClrInversion ppEffectAdjust [0, 0, 0];

Copypaste example: 0 = ["ColorInversion", 2500, [0.5, 0.5, 0.5]] spawn { params ["_name", "_priority", "_effect", "_handle"]; while { _handle = ppEffectCreate [_name, _priority]; _handle < 0 } do { _priority = _priority + 1; }; _handle ppEffectEnable true; _handle ppEffectAdjust _effect; _handle ppEffectCommit 5; waitUntil {ppEffectCommitted _handle}; uiSleep 3; comment "admire effect for a sec"; _handle ppEffectEnable false; ppEffectDestroy _handle; };

See also: ppEffectAdjust, ppEffectCommit, ppEffectCommitted, ppEffectCreate, ppEffectDestroy, ppEffectEnable, ppEffectEnabled, ppEffectForceInNVG