Liquib 1.8

Liquib treats an image as if it were a fluid, which can be distorted by various transformations to create liquid image, marbled paper and Droste type effects. It is a graphics tool (or toy) that attempts to translate mathematics into visual imagery.

Manipulation Tools and Effects can be manually applied to express your creativity with unique transformations. Or you can relax and be entertained by the Automatic Effects feature. Watch as images are contorted, distorted and transmuted by randomly chosen manipulations, always fresh and evolving. Liquib effects can be reflected onto mirroring panels to create Tiles, which can optionally be centered to maximize symmetries. The visual display can be accompanied by music from the Audio Player. Liquib display sequences can be captured to Video, and actions can be Scripted to create choreographed performances of dynamic art, optionally controlled via a MIDI device.

Features:
# A Tool is applied by clicking and dragging the mouse across a displayed image to create a particular transformation. The Stylus and Comb Tools, for example, are intended to emulate 'marbled paper' type effects, as if the image surface were wet paint. Stretch, Shrink, Grow, Twist, Contort and Rumple Tools produce various distortions of a picture. Spray applies droplets of configurable sizes, spacing and styles, Clone replicates an image segment, Droste produces recursive picture-within-picture effects, Relief highlights edges to create a sense of depth, Smear creates blurry, fuzzy regions within an image and Wipe produces partial transparency and other transformations along its path.

# Effects Effects are manipulations that evolve over time, for example after a Drop is initiated by clicking the mouse, the ripples will spread and undulate until they finally dissipate entirely. For each type of Effect, a single mouse click produces one occurrence of the effect, while clicking and dragging the mouse creates a series of usually smaller effects. Clicking and dragging with the Drop Effect, for instance, will produce a trail of 'Dribbles'. Wave, Bubble, Vortex, Melt, Flow, Quake, Aura, Frost and Bolt Effects similarly move and transform. Effect actions can be paused or captured at any point.

# Options An Options screen is available for each Tool and Effect, providing parameters to control such characteristics as size, intensity, method, etc. that are applicable to that particular Tool or Effect. The range of options for the various Tools and Effects can add great versatility to their use, sometimes entirely changing their results. The Stretch Tool, for example, can make a fine adjustment to a face, or it can skew a whole image, depending the the Stretch Area Affected setting. A Shifting Colors Shading option for Drops, Waves, Bubbles, Flows and Frost produces Effects that seem to pulsate with continually shifting colors.

Requirements:	No special requirements
Release Date:	April 14, 2009
Platforms:	Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.x, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 , Windows Vista Starter
Keyword:	Bubbles,  Drops,  Droste,  Liquid Image,  Marbled Paper,  Masking,  Midi,  Scripting,  Spray,  Video,  Waves
Version 1.8 Changes:	New Droste Tool, new Bolt Effect, improved rendering quality, Adjust/Recreate function
Users rating:	0/10