Free Plugins
for Project Dogwaffle and PD Pro
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Introduction
Every once in a while, a new plugin, special fx filter or other new tool is made available by Dan Ritchie for free download and use with Project Dogwaffle. Here is a list of  such plugins.

Note that there are also others, made available for free or for purchase, by third-party developers. Those are the 3rd-party plugins.

There are also filters in the form of Lua scripts, and as part of a set included with Doggybags. Look for doggybags in freebies or  whatsnew

General Installation Notes:
Unless there are other instructions specific to a particular plugin, you will want to simply extract the zipped plugin files and copy them into the folder where you have installed Dogwaffle.

Using the Plugins
Most of these plugins will be executable files (delivered compressed in a zip file). Their filenames will end usually in something like _pm.exe, _pf.exe, _pb.exe, etc... and thus be accessible through the plugins panel of Dogwaffle. You can access the Plugins panel through the 'Window' menu of Dogwaffle, or through the 'k' shortcut. 

        remember:  "k"  stands for   k)iller plugins

Then select the appropriate tab (Brush, Misc, Filter, Import, Export,....) where you will find the newly installed plugin. Simply double-click it to run it.


Warning:
Keep in mind that some plugins were released a while back for Dogwaffle 1.6 or 2.1 or similar. In many cases, the plugins were later included with the new subsequent release of Dogwaffle. If you already have files of the same name, do not replace them with the ones from here, since perhaps you have a newer version of Dogwaffle that already includes the plugin? Read the details and the date info where available. When you are about to replace an existing file with a new one, Windows will generally ask you if you really want to replace the current file with the new one. It may also give you date information on the two files, so be sure to use that to make an informed decision.
Plugins:
Multi Transform (frame by frame)   NEW!   (added April 27, 2008)
File:
 MultiTransform_pf.exe (size = 57.5 KB)      - made for and tested with PD Pro 4. May work with some of the other versions too.
Desc: The Multi-Trasform (frame-by-frame) plugin is derived from the already existing Transform Filter. It has a few additional options, to allow doing transforms, frame by frame, across each frame. This is to do something like manual image stabilization if you have an image sequence such as of photographcs snapped with a cell phone camera, without tripod, and the hand wasn't pointing in exactly the same direction each time.

Installation and Use: This plugin is offered for free but there is no warranties whatsover, expressed or implied. Use at your own risk.

To install, simply download the above file and save it directly into the folder where your Project Dogwaffle installation is located. If you're using Project Dogwaffle Professional 4, that would be C:\Program Files\Project Dogwaffle Professional. The plugin will be available in the Filter tab of the Plugins panel as usual. You should be using it with an animation. Also, the Alpha channel is NOT transformed by this plugin. If there's an alpha mask present, it may yield additional interesting effects.

For example, if you are taking pictures from the same spot over time, in order to create a time-lapse animation, you might find that each picture is a little bit off from the ideal point of view. You might als have a slight tilt (rotation angle) that needs to be adjusted for some frames more than for others.

Additional buttons were added at the bottom-left which allow you to quickly navigate frame by frame
across an animation and apply the desired transform on each frame.
Scale Horizontally and Scale Vertically  NEW!   (added Dec. 26, 2007)
File:
 ScaleHorizontally_pf.exe
File: ScaleVertically_pf.exe
Desc: These plugins scale the Main buffer's image, horizontally or vertically, relative to the center of the image buffer. They also scale the alpha channel.

Installation: save the files into the folder where your PD Pro is installed. Next time you open the plugins panel, it will then include the two plugins in the Filter tab of the plugins panel. (not the Filters menu)

Note: Made for and briefly tested with PD Pro 4.1 - should also work with PD 2.1, PD Pro 3.5 and the freeware v1.2
Color Key to Alpha  HOT!
File:
Desc:
 ColorKeyAlpha_pm.zip  - 17 KB - added April 4, 2007
This plugin lets you select (make an alpha mask) from a particular color or
hue which you pick, with tollerance. Add it to the folder where PD is installed. It
will show up in the misc tab on the plugins panel.

Made and tested for PD Pro 4, might work with earlier versions too, but no warranties
DWA_Viewer - the DogWaffle Animation player  
File:
Desc:
 DWA_Viewer_pm.zip - 10 KB - updated Sept. 25, 2006
this viewer has been renamed to contain _pm at the end so that it can be copied into the folder of your Dogwaffle installation and appear in the Misc tab of the plugins panel. It needs to be there anyway since it depends on the Penny.dll libraries.

Alternate, Standalone version:
DWA_Viewer_Standalone_Install.exe [size: 1.6 MB] - updated Sept. 26, 2006
This version does not depend on Project Dogwaffle or the Penny dll, so you can use it on a system without any Dogwaffle installation. This is an installer.

Note for software developers: This tool is open source.

DWA_Viewer_source.zip - 32 KB (includes also the Penny.dll runtime file)

Feel free to customize and make your own.

This is the rewritten source for the DWA(Dogwaffle Animation) animation viewer. It reads the frames and displays them directly from disk, without preloading the whole clip. We're making the source public domain (but not the actual viewer, since it relies on the Penny dll).  You can re-build it without the Penny dll, in which case you'll have to find your own routine for getting the pixels onscreen, or you can use the slower 'Pset' method that is commented out in this source code.  If you don't need to display the frames, and just want the load routines, you're all set.

It's written in VB5. Should compile in vb6 with no problem.


ModDog - the Dogwaffle Mod player (Music)   more music - making music videos - video loops  
File:
Desc:
 see here for details  - first version added Sept. 29, 2005, see details for latest updates
Remember the Amiga days? Ever played music files in .mod or .med format? This is a Mod player using the runtime library from MedSoundStudio - now you can be listening to your favorite mod music while waffling. And of course, with MedSoundStudio you can make your own music too! Give it a try with the Trial edition?
Video legalize
File:
Desc:
 Video_Legalize.zip  -  [7.93 KB (8,127 bytes), added Sept 2005 ]
Video Legalize (gamut) filters for NTSC and Pal.
Plasma noise filters
File:
Desc:
 Plasma.zip -  [7 KB (6,971 bytes)  -  added August 2005]
Adds two new plasma types rendered in different color spaces (HSV, YUV)
Lua Browser
File:
Desc:
 see new note below
Browse and execute lua scripts, and apply them to animation. Lua (DogLua) itself is still a separate download.

New!
We now offer an updated download which contains several components all in one simple download:
  1. the GUI Server and test executables
  2. the Lua Broswer
  3. sample Lua Scripts
The download is available in the DogLua section's download area
HAM screen mode filter in Lua
File:
Desc:
 HamGUI_lua.zip
The Ham script simulates the HAM (Hold and Modify) screen mode.

Install the .lua script and the bmp file in your DogLuaScripts folder.  Place the three _pf.exe files (filter plugins for various 12-bit dithering modes) in the folder where Dogwaffle is installed, if you do not already have these files.

It is assumed that DogLua and the GUI_Server application are already installed.
The GUI server  (for developers)

details coming here soon
Pre-Multiply  for compositing
File:
Desc:
 Premultiply_pm.zip [size: 4.13 KB (4,234 bytes)]
Multiply the values in the buffer by the inverse of the alpha channel to prepare for compositing in applications that use pre-mulitplied images. added  Sept.4, 2005  - intended for PD Pro 3.2, may work with earlier versions too.
Brush Transparency
File:
Desc.
 Transparency_pb.zip [size:  20.7 KB (21,255 bytes)]
New tool for improved control of the brush transparency. Added Sept. 9, 2005. - intended for PD Pro 3.2, may work with earlier versions too.
Halftoning filter
File:
Desc.
 halftone_pf.zip  [size: 4.13 KB (4,234 bytes)]
a Half-toning filter. added June 2005, for PD Pro 3.
Sepia Filter
File:
Desc.
details about this filter are here
Make Wallpaper, and other plugins - Doggybag #4

for PD Pro 3.2, may work with earlier versions too - details here
Spherize, Doggybag #3

for Dogwaffle 1.2 (freeware version) - details here
Doggybag #2

for Dogwaffle 1.5/1.6 - details here
Doggybag #1

for Dogwaffle 1.5/1.6 - details here