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Gradient with Mograph Color
Posted: 11 September 2022 08:42 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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Hello
I’m trying to understand how to correlate a gradient that is colorizing clones based on a random distribution of greyscale values from , for example, a random effector.
I feel like the gradient is not distributed evenly, as if some parts of the gradient have more influence than others..Does that make sense?

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Posted: 12 September 2022 04:52 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Hi Alex,

The progress of the gradient luminance is based on its setting, like linear or smooth, for example, but also on the project settings.

Besides that, using a Colorizer on top of a gradient might show that more clearly.

The Use of Alpha/Strength in the Effector will also change the outcome.
If a Cloner, for example, provides (Transform> Color) to a clone and the Effector is perhaps set to (Parameter> Blending Mode) Add, it will change the outcome.

Any other Effector contributing even a little bit to the outcome (add, subtract, divide, multiply) will change the outcome.

So, many variables are in the game. If you use a Colorizer, perhaps don’t use it evenly. Set up perhaps a test with 10 or 20 clones in a row to see how it works.

Here are a few examples
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pscta3nvj5ld8rc/CV3_2023_drs_22_MGgp_01.c4d.zip?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q9ynkcpvda7rg72/CV3_2023_drs_22_MGgp_11.c4d.zip?dl=0

Besides, random values often seem to pick more median values. I guess that is more of a cognitive thing.
(What is random? When we like it? Evenly distribution?)

All the best

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