vawe-name-the-effect

Identifies named motion-graphics effects from reference images and converts them into reusable filter presets.

3|Updated Jun 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Vandit1604/vawe --skill vawe-name-the-effect-vandit1604
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: vawe-name-the-effect
Source: https://github.com/Vandit1604/vawe/tree/main/skills/vawe-name-the-effect
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Vandit1604/vawe --skill vawe-name-the-effect-vandit1604

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? When a reference image or clip shows a visual effect you cannot name, guessing at an implementation wastes render cycles on approximations that never converge. This Skill replaces trial-and-error with a search-first workflow: find the effect's established name, read its real recipe, build it once, and register it so future authors inherit the name instead of the guess. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Effect identification vocabulary: Maps plain-language visual descriptions (e.g. colour sliding through a subject's falloff, shapes flowing into each other) to established motion-graphics terms like gradient map, Colorama, goo morph, and luma matte. - Three-question recipe method: Guides you to name the effect, write down its ordered chain of operations, and isolate the one step you could not have guessed before writing any markup. - Arsenal registration workflow: Directs finished effects into core/looks/filters.js as FILTER_PRESETS or core/looks/index.js as LOOKS entries, with playground cards and documented limitations. - Use Case: A reference frame shows white text with an orange body and blue rim. Instead of stacking blurred text copies four times, you search, learn it is a thermal blur built with Colorama gradient mapping, and implement it correctly in one pass. ## Quick Start Show the Skill a reference image of the visual effect you want to recreate and ask it to identify the effect's name and recipe before building it.

Frequently Asked Questions about vawe-name-the-effect

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I recreate a visual effect from a reference image?

Describe the effect in plain words and search the web for its established name, since motion graphics borrows vocabulary from After Effects. Then write down the recipe's ordered steps, identify the step you could not have guessed, and build it once.

What is a thermal blur effect in motion graphics?

A thermal blur is white text with Fast Box Blur, Colorama, and glow, where colour comes from a gradient map on luminance rather than paint. The blur's grey falloff is remapped bright to white, mid to orange, and dim to blue, producing continuous colour transitions.

Why does stacking blurred text copies fail to match a reference?

A stack of coloured, offset, blurred copies cannot produce a continuous transition between three colours. Effects like thermal blur remap the glyph's own edge falloff through a gradient map, which stacked copies structurally cannot reproduce.

When should an effect become a filter preset versus a look?

A filter chain over a layer's own pixels belongs in FILTER_PRESETS in core/looks/filters.js, reachable as a filter name on any layer. A stack of existing passes goes in LOOKS, but only when the passes compose, since chained CSS url() filters clip each other's regions.

When should I not use this effect-identification workflow?

Skip it when the look is already a named thing in the engine's arsenal. Run make arsenal with a plain-English query first; if the effect is among the 337 registered entries, use it directly instead of searching externally.