SMODE

Smode blending mode are rather standard and correspond to those that can be found in other computer graphics softwares.
Blending modes can be changed either directly from the Element Tree The hierarchical structure of Smode elements Read More or inside the Parameters Editor Edit the parameters of the selected Element Read More and then quickly changed with the up and down arrow keys:
In the Element Tree The hierarchical structure of Smode elements Read More :

In the Parameters Editor Edit the parameters of the selected Element Read More :

Depending on the chosen blending modes, Smode can or cannot use native graphics hardware accelerated blending.
With Normal , Screen , Linear Dodge (Add) , Dissolve and Multiply , the blending is accelerated. All other blending modes rely on custom shaders that require an intermediate rendering of the compo, making them a bit more costly.

Here is an overview of all different blending modes available in Smode, with a compo made of a background

Image Layer This generator loads a still image and displays it. Read More and a green

Uniform Generate a solid, uniform image, filled with a unique color Read More 2D Layer A single 2D Layer Read More with two 2D TextureMask Define a 2D Mask applicable on any 2D Renderer or 2D Modifier Read More :

Original Image	Replace	Normal
Dissolve 50%	Darken	Normal 50%
Multiply	Color Burn	Darker Color
Lighten	Screen	Color Dodge
Linear Dodge (Add)	Linear Burn	Lighter Color
Overlay	Soft Light	Hard Light
Vivid Light	Linear Light	Pin Light
Hard Mix	Difference	Exclusion
Subtract	Divide	Hue
Saturation	Color	Luminosity
Alpha

Blending Mode

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