BendPixels

BendPixels is a library by Mrinal Wadhwa which makes it possible to tween Pixel Bender filters using Flex's mx.effects library.  I finally got a chance to play with this and it really is pretty cool.  You can check out a demo here.  It is capable of tweening arbitrary shaders, and has wrappers for several popular effects from Adobe's Pixel Bender Exchange.  I am flattered that my very own Zoom Blur effect has been included.

My only criticism is that Flex effects in general tend to have lackluster performance.  I frequently use libraries like TweenLite instead.  Can TweenLite play nicely with Pixel Bender effects?  Of course.  I'll do an example of that sometime this week.

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Published:
11.24.08 / 10am
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Flex, Pixel Bender