Effect Warp
The warp effect distorts the pixels in the layers below it. The Canvas option in Layer Blending must be enabled for it to work.
| Parameter | Type | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warp Type | dropdown | water drops, dissolve, circle reveal, banded swirl, ripple, single water drop, circular swirl, drop, wavy, sample on, mirror, copy, flip, speed | The distortion algorithm applied to pixels from lower layers (default water drops) |
| Treatment | dropdown | constant, in, out | Controls how the warp intensity changes over the effect duration. Constant maintains full distortion, In ramps from none to full, and Out ramps from full to none (default constant) |
| X | slider | 0-100 | Horizontal position of the warp center point or focal area, as a percentage of the buffer width (default 50); supports value curves |
| Y | slider | 0-100 | Vertical position of the warp center point or focal area, as a percentage of the buffer height (default 50); supports value curves |
| Cycle Count | slider | 1-10 | Number of times the warp animation repeats over the effect duration; higher values make the distortion cycle faster (default 1) |
| Speed | slider | 0-40 | Controls the rate at which the warp distortion animates; higher values produce faster-moving distortion patterns (default 20) |
| Frequency | slider | 0-40 | Controls the spatial frequency of the distortion pattern; higher values create tighter, more closely spaced ripples or waves (default 20) |
Visibility of some controls depends on the selected Warp Type and Treatment:
- X is enabled for all Warp Types except dissolve, drop, and wavy.
- Y is enabled for all Warp Types except dissolve, drop, wavy, and speed.
- Cycle Count is enabled only when Treatment is constant, and the Warp Type is not water drops, wavy, sample on, mirror, or speed.
- Speed is enabled only for water drops, ripple, circular swirl, and wavy.
- Frequency is enabled only for banded swirl and ripple.
Warp only affects the layers beneath it, and requires the Canvas option in Layer Blending to be enabled on the effect's layer to take effect. Use the Treatment setting (in/out) to ease a distortion on or off rather than having it snap to full intensity for the whole effect.
Last updated: 2026-07-01