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Pixel Stretch

A stark one-axis stretch that collapses the frame into graphic bands.

Stretching an image along a single axis is a blunt graphic move: detail collapses into bands and the frame becomes a diagram of motion or compression.

Pixel Stretch keeps that one-axis idea under a clear working name.

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Example

Properties

  • Transform

    Enabled layer in this preset.

    Values
    centerI: 2, 0; centerO: 0, 0; scale: 0; rot: 0; axes: 0; angle: 0; bg: 0, 0, 0; bgOpacity: 0

Command line

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

rethings apply --preset pixel-stretch -i input.jpg -o output.png

Gallery

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