Edges

Ridge

Ridges and valleys found by the strongest curvature.

Ridge: a edges effect on the built-in sample photograph. Computed on your machine right now.
Open Ridge in the studio

Controls

scale
The thickness of line the effect goes looking for. A hair is found low on the scale, a branch high, and never both at once
kind
What counts as a line: light on dark, dark on light, or both. On veins and cracks half the responses are the wrong sign
threshold
How pronounced a ridge has to be to be drawn. Raise it and only the strongest ones stay
thickness
A number from 1 to 4 pixels, 1 by default.
contrast
A number from -1 to 1, 0 by default.
invert
On or off, off by default.
ink
A colour, #ffffff by default.
paper
A colour, #000000 by default.

Starting points

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