Warp

Transform transform.warp

The Warp node on the VFX Loom graph canvas. — Fig. 1 The Warp node in its resting, collapsed state on the VFX Loom graph canvas.

Overview

Deforms the image with a formula: twist, bulge, lens or ripple.

Image deformation with Twist, Bulge, Barrel, and Ripple modes. Constant falloff ignores Radius; negative Amount reverses the modes that support reversal.

Category: Transform
Internal ID: transform.warp
Version: VFX Loom 1.0

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Default	Meaning
in	Image	Required	`—`	See the overview for the node's documented behavior.

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Animatable	Range / options	Effect
Mode	Enum	`Twist`	Not declared	Twist · Bulge / Pinch · Barrel / Pincushion · Ripple	Selects the mode behavior; each option changes the operation described in the overview.
Amount	Scalar	`.5`	Yes	Hard -1..1 · UI range: soft	Animatable control; changing it over time varies the node response.
Center	Vector2	`(.5,.5)`	Yes	—	Animatable control; changing it over time varies the node response.
Radius	Scalar	`.5`	Yes	Hard 0..1 · UI range: soft	Animatable control; changing it over time varies the node response.
Falloff	Enum	`Smooth`	Not declared	Smooth · Linear · Hard edge · Hard edge	Selects the falloff behavior; each option changes the operation described in the overview.
Frequency	Scalar	`6`	Not declared	Hard 1..32 · Step 1	hard 1..32, step 1, Ripple group
Phase	Scalar	`0 degrees`	Yes	Hard -360..360 · UI range: soft	Animatable control; changing it over time varies the node response.
Sampling	Enum	`Bilinear`	Not declared	Smooth · Nearest	Selects the sampling behavior; each option changes the operation described in the overview.
Edges	Enum	`Clamp`	Not declared	Extend · Tile · Mirror · Empty	Selects the edges behavior; each option changes the operation described in the overview.

Outputs

Output	Type	Meaning
out	Image	The production node output described by the overview.

Usage

In practice

Use Warp when the graph needs Deforms the image with a formula: twist, bulge, lens or ripple.
Image deformation with Twist, Bulge, Barrel, and Ripple modes. Constant falloff ignores Radius; negative Amount reverses the modes that support reversal.
Use it where the graph needs coordinate or image-space movement; keep sampling and edge policy aligned with the source artwork.

Examples

These examples show Warp in supplied VFX Loom graph setups. Each graph link opens the corresponding node reference; the explanation below the media is specific to this node's role in that setup.

Shape / Warp / Glow with a moving wave branch

Two branches meet at Mask: a Shape branch is warped, outlined, and bloomed, while Time drives Motion → Mapping → Wave Texture → Transform to create a moving secondary field.

ShapeWarpOutlineGlow / BloomMask

TimeMotionMappingWave TextureTransformMask

VFX Loom graph showing Shape, Warp, Outline, Glow / Bloom, Time, Motion, Mapping, Wave Texture, Transform, and Mask connected around a white striped preview. — Fig. 2The two-branch mask setup in the graph canvas, shown at a single flipbook frame.

Fig. 3The same setup running: the Time-driven branch advances through the flipbook while the graph remains unchanged.

How Warp contributes

Warp deforms the Shape image before the edge treatment, so the outline and glow follow the distorted silhouette rather than the original circle.

Animated Mapping → Noise → Levels → Mask → Blur

An animated procedural field meets a transformed capsule branch at Mask: Float Value controls Transform scale, while Animated Mapping drives Noise and Levels before the final Blur.

Capsule / Beam ShapeTransformWarpMaskBlur

Float ValueTransform

Animated MappingNoiseLevelsMask