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Snowstorm

Creates an effect that mimics an intense snowstorm with snow falling sideways.

Overview

Creates an effect that mimics an intense snowstorm with snow falling sideways.


String Setup

  • Orientation - Controls the orientation of the display area (matrix).

Configuration

  • Speed - How fast the snowflakes move.

  • Count - How many snowflakes are in the effect at any given time.

  • Length - The length of the tail on each snowflake.

  • Reverse Direction - When checked, snowflakes move from left to right. When unchecked, snowflakes move from right to left.


Color

  • Color Type - Controls the type of color for the snowstorm.

    • Rainbow - Cycles through a rainbow of colors.
    • Range - Each snowflake will be a single color selected from a range between the defined colors.
    • Palette - Each snowflake will be one of the specific colors/gradients defined in the color list.
    • Gradient - Uses gradients in the color list for each individual snowflake.
  • Color - Selects the color gradients used by Color Types Range, Pallette, and Gradient.


Brightness

  • Intensity - This is an overall brightness intensity curve over the duration of the effect. This is a legacy parameter, consider using intensity overlay layers instead.

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