Generic Photoshop filter plugin for AviSynth / VDub?

[LigH]

Dear AviSynth / VirtualDub developers,

while watching the music video of "No Angels: Something About Us", I quite enjoyed the look of some scenes, where the video played in a kind of newspaper dither pattern. I thought about a VDub filter which would be able to simulate just that, and maybe not only in B/W, but even in CMYK. But thinking about how to do that, I quickly found that it wouldn't be that simple...

So in a second step, I thought about using the "India Ink" Photoshop filters by "Flaming Pear" - but this would require at least a generic Photoshop filter for VirtualDub (this is easier because both share the RGB24 / RGBA32 color space; AviSynth plugins would require a ConvertToRGB - well, for loading VDub plugins it would require just the same - and would not even allow configurating the Photoshop plugin parameters).

So I wonder: Did someone (esp. Donald Graft) ever think of such a filter? How hard would it be to write one? How fast could the processing be at best?

[Si]

IMHO writing effects filters is usually low on developers lists as everybodies efforts are concentrated on enhancing video or writing useful debugging filters :)

The standard response (as was given to me many years ago by Mr Graft) is to get a copy of MS VC++ and get writing yourself. :D

I knew no C or C++ when I started and I've managed to write them :cool:

If you need any help or guidance then most filter writers are very willing to give it.

regards
Simon

[Guest]

Cool, I don't even have to speak for myself any more. :)

[Si]

@neuron2

You see - I have been taking in some things ;)
Si

[Guest]

Simon, you are just TOO modest. You're not fooling anyone. ;)