Pixel Stretch After Effects is a versatile tool that manipulates pixels based on brightness to create natural, analog TV-like styles. It offers ample customization alternatives, permitting users to define the course and intensity of the stretch with help from Luma, RGBA, and character shade channels.
Satori – Pixel Stretch features
- Pixel stretching lets you create natural-looking patterns by using stretching pixels in step with their brightness.
- Multiple channels: You can choose to apply the effect to all channels (which includes alpha), the most effective specific color channels (purple, inexperienced, blue), or exclude the alpha channel.
- Intensity source: You can use an exclusive layer to control the quantity of stretching implemented to the contemporary layer.
- Stretch control: You can manage the pixel stretching’s intensity, size, and distribution.
- Stretch curve: You can outline how pixel brightness is mapped to stretching.
- Shading: You can overlay shading styles on the stretched image.
- Edge mode: You can outline how the photo is repeated while using beginning pixel sizes decrease than 1.
Pixel Stretch in After Effects Documentation
Image 1: Extending narrow images

Image 2: Defines towards which edge the stretching occurs

Image 3: Stretch control
