CAMERA
Start, stop, refresh, or choose the live camera. Camera availability depends on browser permission.
The Source section controls incoming video, live cameras, and still images. Color conditioning happens before the downstream HUFF processing stages. The screenshot, controls, and notes below describe the current October 2026 application baseline.
01 / SOURCE interface — annotated control map
Select a numbered marker to jump to its explanation. On narrow displays, scroll the diagram horizontally to see all controls.
18 numbered callouts identify the interface controls. Image included locally in this package: assets/source-original.png.
02 / Controls and functions
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VIDEO / IMAGE
Open video files or still images (JPG, PNG, WebP). The chosen media becomes the input for HUFF processing.
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PLAY / PAUSE / REFRESH
Start, stop, or reload the selected video. Some transport controls are unavailable for still images.
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LOOP
Repeat playback of the selected video when it reaches the end.
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FPS
Displays the approximate render-loop frame rate next to LOOP; it is not the media file frame rate.
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RATE
Change video playback speed from 0.25× to 4×. Does not change still-image playback.
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SEEK / TIMECODE
Scrub a loaded video and read the current and total playback times.
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BASE VIDEO
Enable or disable the clean source contribution to the working composite.
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BASE MIX
Mix the clean source from 0 to 1 before subsequent processing.
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VOL
Adjust the audio level of the loaded video. Still images have no audio.
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BASE BG
Select the base background color: black, green, blue, or white.
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BRIGHTNESS
Input brightness, −100 to +100; 0 is neutral.
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CONTRAST
Input contrast, 0–200%; 100% is neutral.
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SATURATION
Input color saturation, 0–200%; 100% is neutral.
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GAMMA
Midtone correction, 0.25–3.00; 1.00 is neutral. May require pixel processing.
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HUE
Hue rotation, −180° to +180°; 0° is neutral.
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SHARPNESS
Source detail control, 0–200%; below 100 softens and above 100 sharpens. 100% is neutral.
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RESET COLOR
Restore all six color controls to their neutral values without resetting other effects.
03 / Processing order
VIDEO / CAMERA / IMAGE→COLOR CONDITIONING→HUFF EFFECTS→OUTPUT
Color conditioning changes what later effects receive. It does not replace the downstream Feedback, Vista, Sift, Luma, or Solarize stages.
04 / Source color neutral values
| Control | Range | Neutral | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightness | −100 to +100 | 0 | Lighten/darken |
| Contrast | 0–200% | 100% | Tonal difference |
| Saturation | 0–200% | 100% | Color intensity |
| Gamma | 0.25–3 | 1.00 | Midtones |
| Hue | −180° to +180° | 0° | Color rotation |
| Sharpness | 0–200% | 100% | Softening / edge definition |
Performance: Gamma and Sharpness can require per-pixel operations. Large native-resolution photographs may respond more slowly during rapid slider changes. The current application already reprocesses static image color only when the image or a color control changes; further caching of unchanged still frames would not meaningfully improve steady-state FPS.
05 / Practical workflows
VIDEO PLAYBACK
Load a video, use Play and Rate for transport, and adjust its source color before applying effects. LOOP repeats the clip.
STILL IMAGE PROCESSING
Load JPG, PNG, or WebP. HUFF processes the image at native dimensions while downstream temporal effects can continue evolving. No audio or timeline is required.
RESET AND PRESETS
RESET COLOR returns the six source adjustments to neutral. Presets store the six values. Other HUFF effect settings are not reset by this button.