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Polar To Rectangular

Unwrap polar coordinates into a rectangular layout.

Polar unwraps turn circular or radial structures into strips, a move used in astronomy, engineering inspection and experimental video. Round things become readable as timelines or panoramas.

It is a spatial translation more than a filter flavour: geometry first, style second.

Polar To Rectangular example
Example

Properties

  • Center

    Range
    -2, -2 to 2, 2
    Default
    0, 0
  • Angle

    rotation

    Range
    0 to 360
    Default
    180
  • Radius

    Range
    0 to 3
    Default
    1.024
  • Distortion

    Range
    -1 to 1
    Default
    0

Command line

Requires Rethings Pro. Install the tool from Rethings → Install Command Line Tool…

rethings apply --effect polar-to-rectangular --set center=0,0 --set angle=180 -i input.jpg -o output.png

Gallery

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