ConvolutionFilter explorer
Mastering this powerful filter is something I’ve had on my ‘todo list’ since, oh, last october or so when I read Actionscript3 Cookbook . In chapter 10 : “Filters and Transforms” there is example code for generating “embossing, sharpening and Edge Detect” filters using the ConvolutionFilter, as Borat would say, very naaaiice…
Instead of typing in a gazillion “test matrices” I decided to follow the tradition of “flex [fill the blank] explorers”, so, behold,
The Dazzling ConvolutionFilter explorer
again, right click on the app for source…
I didn’t actually have the “moment of AAAH” 
that I was hoping for… I gained a wee-bit of insight, but more playing around is certainly required. If any one of you millions of fanatic sakri.net/blog readers (who no doubt will spend days playing with this 31337 application) happen to come up with interesting Matrices (or insight), don’t hesitate to post responses, or, if you are shy, send me an email from the contact form on my homepage…
On another titilating side note, this was the first thing I built with moxie… nope, I didn’t use any of the new features, but I thought I would sound far far cooler…
tah tah
June 4th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
[...] it because it didn’t seem very useful. But a couple of days ago I was playing with the nice ConvolutionFilter explorer by Sakari and I noticed it can expose some interesting info about a [...]
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:38 pm
I’ve been having some fun with your explorer, and thought I’d drop in a bit about blurs–
just set all the values in the matrix to 1, and the multiplier to a value that keeps the image about the same ‘brightness’. The larger the grid, the stronger the blur.
as in a 6×6:
new ConvolutionFilter(6,6,new Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1),40);
Thanks for the explorer!