Palf PixelPaint
Two effects that draw on a binary pixel grid: write-on and stroke.
Two effects that draw on an aliased, binary pixel grid.
Palf PixelPaint is a bundle of After Effects effects that draw on a binary pixel grid. The two effects form one set.
- Palf Pixel Write-on — a write-on that draws a trail from an animated brush position
- Palf Pixel Stroke — a stroke that follows a mask path with the same brush
Resolution and paint style are shared between both effects.
Apply from:
- Effect > Palf > Palf Pixel Write-on
- Effect > Palf > Palf Pixel Stroke
Features
- Binary pixel-grid drawing with no anti-aliasing
- Circular and square brushes with integer brush sizes
- Resolution control that affects the paint mask only
- Three paint styles
- Write-on: time-based write-on
- Stroke: single path or all masks, with continuous multi-path mode
- 8 / 16 / 32 bit SmartFX output
DEMO edition
A free DEMO is also available (both Write-on and Stroke). It offers the same controls as the full set, with a red cross watermark on every output frame. The effects appear as “Palf Pixel Write-on DEMO” and “Palf Pixel Stroke DEMO”, and can sit alongside the full plug-ins.
macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or later is required. If the plug-in still will not load after replacement, see the cache-clearing steps in the online manual.
Changelog
- Pin macOS minimum to 11.0 (Big Sur) so plugs load on Ventura and other supported hosts
- Documented clearing the Mac AE rejected-plug-in cache in the README
- Recognition on After Effects 2023.0 and later
- Documented macOS quarantine removal in the README
- Added a DEMO build (red cross watermark on all output)
- Initial release
- Palf Pixel Write-on: binary pixel-grid write-on driven by an animated brush position
- Palf Pixel Stroke: binary pixel-grid mask-path drawing with all-masks and continuous modes
- Circular / square brushes, resolution control, three paint styles
- UI localised in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Korean
