The Invert effect reverses the colors of your image, creating a negative-like appearance where dark becomes light and colors are replaced with their opposites.
How it works
Invert works by subtracting each color channel value from its maximum possible value. For example, in 8-bit RGB color space:
- Red becomes (255 - original red value)
- Green becomes (255 - original green value)
- Blue becomes (255 - original blue value)
This creates a color negative effect similar to photographic negatives, where blacks become whites, whites become blacks, and colors shift to their complementary opposites (red becomes cyan, green becomes magenta, blue becomes yellow, and vice versa).
Use cases
Invert is particularly effective for:
- Creating strong transitions
- Achieving psychedelic or surreal visual effects
- Simulating film negative looks
Controllers
| Name | Type | Description | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | Number | Controls the intensity of the inversion effect | 0-1 |
Partial inversion
Using a Strength value between 0 and 1 creates a partial inversion that can produce interesting effects. Setting it to 0.5 will output a solid gray color due to all of the colors cancelling out.