ANR Grid Reveal

Overview

Grid Reveal divides the frame into a grid. As Progress runs from 0 to 1, each cell opens from its centre to show Next, every cell at its own random moment. Stagger sets how spread out those moments are, Softness the edge of each opening.

At Progress 0 the output is exactly Source and at 1 exactly Next, so the node can stay in the tree for the whole shot.

Inputs

1. Sourcerequired

   The outgoing image, shown at Progress 0.

2. Nextoptional

   The incoming image, shown at Progress 1. Left empty, the cells open onto transparency.

3. Maskoptional

   Limits the effect: where its alpha is black you see Source unchanged, even at Progress 1.

Output. Source at Progress 0, Next at 1, and a cell-by-cell mix in between, covering the project format.

Quick start

1. Add ANR Grid Reveal. Connect the outgoing shot to Source and the incoming one to Next.
2. Key Progress at 0 on the first frame of the transition and at 1 on the last.
3. Set Columns and Rows for the size of the cells.
4. Set Stagger: 0 opens all cells together, higher values spread them out.
5. Raise Softness for soft cell edges, and change Seed for a different order.

The panel

The node's panel as Nuke shows it, with the values of a new node. Click any control to see what it does; tabs and sections work as in Nuke.

All controls

Tips

• For square cells, match Columns and Rows to the frame's shape, for example 16 and 9 on a 16:9 frame.
• High Stagger makes each cell open quickly at its own moment, for a sparkly, digital reveal; low Stagger reads as one grid opening at once.
• Use a few large cells for a bold graphic wipe, many small ones for a pixelated dissolve.
• With Next empty, a title merged over a background disappears cell by cell.

Good to know

• Progress starts at 0.5, so the node shows the middle of the transition until you key it.
• The cells open in a random order set by Seed; there is no directional sweep.
• Source and Next should both match the project format: Next is used at its own size and position, not fitted.
• Mix and Mask blend back to Source, not to Next.

Works with

ANR Tooth RevealA transition that opens from the middle of the frame with a zigzag, saw-tooth edge, revealing the next image like parting jaws.ANR Elastic RevealA transition from one image to the next through a rubbery ripple and turn, for dreamy, wobbly or psychedelic cuts between shots or titles.ANR Tile FragmentsBreaks the image into a grid of small square fragments that tumble and fall away, for crumbling, disintegrating and pixel-drop transitions.