What does the Relief effect do in Ether-MOSH?

It derives synthetic surface slopes from neighboring pixel luminance, lights those slopes as cool gray metal with a fixed virtual light, and blends the result over the source with Amount.

Does Ether-MOSH Relief create real 3D geometry or a depth map?

No. It moves no vertices, measures no physical height, and recovers no scene depth. It creates a flat shaded image whose highlights and shadows resemble relief.

Where is Relief, and what settings should I start with?

Open the FX panel, choose Geometry, and add Relief. Start at 0.56 Amount and 0.42 Depth, then adjust Depth first for finer or broader apparent ridges.

Can I use the Relief effect for print, Lottie, projection, or museum education?

Yes, as a visual treatment. Proof print and repeats, simplify selected boundaries for vectors, test delivered motion on the actual display, preserve real text, and clearly distinguish the shader from physical relief or measured depth.

Make the Relief Effect Stop Faking Depth

A museum depth tribunal examines stamped metal, luminance gradients, imaginary millimeters, and the portrait demanding a fabrication certificate.

Quick answer

Ether-MOSH's Relief effect converts neighboring luminance differences into a simulated surface normal, lights that surface as cool metal, and blends it over the source. Amount controls the blend; Depth widens the sampling offset and strengthens the apparent relief. It creates no geometry, displacement, measurable height, or fabrication-ready emboss. Find it under Geometry; start at Amount 0.56 and Depth 0.42.

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