Grid

Use the Grid effect to create a customizable grid. Render this grid in a solid color or as a mask in the alpha channel of the source layer. This effect is good for generating design elements and mattes within which other effects can be applied.


Original (left) and with variations of Grid applied (center and right)

Use Grid with the Advanced Lightning effect to create lightning forks that follow a grid pattern.

Adjust the following controls for Grid:

Anchor

Specifies the point of origin of the Grid, based on x, y coordinates.

Size From

Specifies the grid size. Each option enables the corresponding effect controls.

• Corner Point determines the spatial relationship between the Corner point and Anchor point controls.
• Width Slider determines the value set for the Width control. The Grid cells will be square, as the Width value is used to determine both width and height of the Grid cells.
• Width & Height Sliders determines the values set for the Width and Height controls. Use this option to set the width and height of the Grid cells independently.

Corner

Specifies the size of the grid cells, based on the spatial relationship between the Corner point and the Anchor point.

Width

Specifies the horizontal width of the grid cells. If you choose Width Slider in the Size From menu, this value specifies both the width and height of the grid cells. If you choose Width & Height Sliders in the Size From menu, this value specifies the width only.

Height

Specifies the height of the Grid cells when you choose Width & Height Sliders in the Size From menu.

Border

Specifies the border thickness of the grid. A Border value of 0 causes the grid to disappear.

Note: The anti-aliasing of the grid borders may cause the visible thickness to vary by one pixel.

Feather

Specifies the softness of the grid. You can set Width and Height amounts individually, or set both to the same amount for a uniform feather on all edges. The maximum width value is 20 pixels; the maximum height value is 400 pixels.

Invert Grid

Inverts the transparent and opaque areas of the grid.

Color

Specifies the RGB color values of the grid.

Opacity

Specifies the opacity of the grid.

Blending Mode

Specifies how the grid interacts with the original layer. These blending modes are identical to those in the Timeline Modes panel.