Puppet Warp

Pin and drag control points to smoothly bend the image like a flexible sheet.

Written By Massimo Albanese

Last updated About 4 hours ago

Pin and drag control points to smoothly bend the image like a flexible sheet.

Location

Distortion / Puppet Warp

Select the layer to edit Puppet Warp in the Effect Panel. Open Parameters below for individual controls.

Double-click a control label to reset it. Use its function button to add keyframes or a driver.

Control	What it does	Default	Range	Nudge	Animation
Mesh Resolution	Fewer Points, Normal and More Points set the mesh detail. More points require more processing.	normal	Panel-defined	Continuous	Panel-dependent
Expansion	Extends the mesh beyond the canvas edge, in pixels. The mesh always covers the whole canvas.	2	0 to 100	1	Continuous keyframes
Mode	Rigid preserves local shape. Normal allows stretching. Distort concentrates bending closer to each pin.	normal	Panel-defined	Continuous	Panel-dependent
Depth	Higher values bring the selected pin's region in front where the mesh overlaps.	0	-100 to 100	1	Continuous keyframes
Angle	Sets pin rotation in degrees; in Auto mode it offsets the calculated rotation.	0	-180 to 180	1	Continuous keyframes
Rotation	Auto follows nearby pins. Manual keeps the local orientation at Angle.	auto	Panel-defined	Continuous	Panel-dependent
Position / X	Moves the selected pin horizontally in normalized canvas coordinates.	Per pin	0 to 1	0.01	Continuous keyframes
Position / Y	Moves the selected pin vertically in normalized canvas coordinates.	Per pin	0 to 1	0.01	Continuous keyframes
Show Mesh	Shows the editing mesh on the canvas; it does not add mesh lines to the rendered image.	On	Panel-defined	Continuous	Panel-dependent

madphase 1.4.0

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