Strobe Light

The Strobe Light effect performs an arithmetic operation on a layer at periodic or random intervals. For example, every five seconds the layer could appear completely white for one-tenth of a second, or a layer's colors could invert at random intervals. The layer's quality setting does not affect Strobe Light.

Adjust the following controls for the Strobe Light effect:

Strobe Color

Specifies the color of the light.

Blend With Original

Specifies the percentage of the entire effect that is applied to the layer.

Strobe Duration

Specifies in seconds how long a strobe effect lasts.

Strobe Period

Specifies in seconds the duration between the start of subsequent strobes. For example, if the Strobe Duration is set to 0.1 second and the Strobe Period is set to 1.0 second, the layer will have the effect for 0.1 second and then be without the effect for 0.9 seconds. If this value is set lower than the Strobe Duration, the strobe effect is constant.

Random Strobe Probability

Specifies the probability that any given frame of the layer will have the strobe effect, giving the appearance of a random effect.

Strobe

Specifies how the effect is applied. Operates on Color Only performs the strobe operation on all color channels. Make Layer Transparent makes the layer transparent when a strobe effect occurs.

Strobe Operator

Specifies the arithmetic operator to use when Operates on Color Only is selected from the Strobe menu. The default setting is Copy.