# \[Extension\] FX Collection

**URL:** https://community.aseprite.org/t/extension-fx-collection/14746
**Category:** Scripts & Extensions
**Created:** [June 21, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/extension-fx-collection/14746 "2022-06-21T21:53:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/thkwznk/32/14485_2.png) [@thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/u/thkwznk)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/extension-fx-collection/14746/1 "2022-06-21T21:53:50Z")

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![fx-banner](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f96327c2248890a58a4e74ef04c210043b4e38aa.png)

# FX - [Download 🔗](https://thkaspar.itch.io/fx) - [Source Code 🔗](https://github.com/thkwznk/aseprite-scripts)

**FX** is a collection of effects packed into an extension. They can be found under _Edit \> FX_ and include:

- **Drop Shadow**
- **LCD Screen**
- **Neon** \*
- **Parallax** \*\*
- **Three Shear Rotation**
- **Color Outline**

\* _This effect works only for a single cel/frame_

\*\* _Please beware that opening multiple long animations in Aseprite can fill up RAM and cause it to crush_

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### Parallax

The effect dialog window is slipt into separate sections:

- **Distance** - dictates for far is the layer from a virtual camera, the higher the distance, the slower the layer will move.  
_Note_: Using fractions will make a layer go faster, while negative values will make the layer move in the opposite direction.
- **Movement** - dictates how fast the layers will move on both axes, before correcting for distance.
- **Preview** - a slider that shows how layers will move in subsequent frames.
- **Output** - dictates parameters applied to the output sprite, e.g. the number of frames.

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### Previews

![drop_shadow_prev-export](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/dff165eb8060299c9727ebcacec79e2bb814770e.gif)

![lcd_screen_prev5-export](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/7/73b415f5436f5bfd1f99ecf8fa9d809eab3105fb.gif)

![glow-fx-prev-export](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/29ecc9c8fd5817cab41ef706ce86851bc8c82d4c.gif)

![parallax](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/457f901b3cd89dbb09fbc5a114d77ccaf80c3a5a.gif)

![three_shear_rotation_prev5](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/3X/b/7/b7c4ddc190ca85847d5f1db57027200f2a950694.gif)

![color-outline-prev-3 - Copy](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/3X/c/5/c5eec8fe9a2a3c11bbeb952ea51ced8f0a4a5d57.gif)

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### Author: ![thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/thkwznk/32/14485_2.png) [@thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/u/thkwznk)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/extension-fx-collection/14746/2 "2022-12-17T01:38:19Z")

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A new version, and a new effect - Parallax, alongside QoL improvements!

**Changes:**

- [Feature] Added Parallax FX
- [Improvement] Added saving FX parameters per session

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### Author: ![thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/thkwznk/32/14485_2.png) [@thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/u/thkwznk)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/extension-fx-collection/14746/3 "2023-01-22T12:37:08Z")

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An update to v2.0.1 was released - a small update, focused on making the extension easier to use. To help with that, the Parallax FX now has a short instruction added to the descriptions. I hope it’s going to make it easier to tailor the effect to the desired outcome.

**Changes:**

- [Improvement] Improved performance of the LCD Screen FX
- [Fix] Added missing “Distance” label for the Parallax dialog

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### Author: ![thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/thkwznk/32/14485_2.png) [@thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/u/thkwznk)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/extension-fx-collection/14746/4 "2024-03-18T18:19:32Z")

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An update to v3.0.0 was released - if you’d like to play with a very old method of image rotation that worked before PCs had dedicated GPUs I have some great news for you.

**Important:** Using the new _Three Shear Rotation_ function requires Aseprite v1.3-rc4 (or higher)

**Changes:**

- [Feature] Add **Three Shear Rotation** effect
- [Improvement] Update Neon FX to use Screen blending mode for the blurred color layers

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### Author: ![thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/thkwznk/32/14485_2.png) [@thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/u/thkwznk)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/extension-fx-collection/14746/5 "2024-09-28T14:55:00Z")

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An update to v3.0.1 was released - this update fixes the Neon effect in Aseprite v1.3.8, it should no longer break and fill the canvas with a solid color.

**Changes:**

- [Fix] Correctly select masks for the color blur layers

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### Author: ![thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/thkwznk/32/14485_2.png) [@thkwznk](https://community.aseprite.org/u/thkwznk)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/extension-fx-collection/14746/6 "2024-10-05T16:35:45Z")

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An update to v4.0.0 was released - this update is brought to you in collaboration with (and commissioned by) [Daniel James Diggle](https://x.com/DanielDiggle). It should speed up the sprite workflow for anyone that uses color outlines. ✌

**Changes:**

- [Feature] Add a new effect - **Color Outline**
- **Three Sheer Rotation**
  - [Improvement] Preview is now closely resembling the default Aseprite preview
  - [Fix] Preview is now rendering layers in the correct order
  - [Fix] Disable the option in the menu if there are no cels selected

- **Neon**
  - [Fix] Correctly select masks for the color blur layers on all operating systems
