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Image filter

As explained in Web Components in Action

An image filter is a defined pixel transformation that produces a modified image or video frame.

An image filter transforms pixels to produce a modified image or video frame. Applied to a live camera feed, it can render black-and-white imagery or add visual noise. section 15.3

Common browser-based approaches include:

  • Process ImageData directly by iterating through red, green, blue, and alpha values. section 15.3

Adding video snow

A custom filter loops through frame data and, according to a slider-controlled probability, replaces RGB values with random colors. Repeating this per frame creates an analog-TV-style snow effect.

How Web Components in Action covers it

How deep it goes
Explains canvas filtering, ImageData channel iteration, and WebGL shaders, but stops short of detailed shader implementation.
Examples
Demonstrates black-and-white conversion, random-pixel snow, sepia, greyscale, and edge-detection effects.
What it assumes
Assumes familiarity with live camera video, canvas rendering, JavaScript, and basic pixel channel data.
What you can do after
Build it from scratch by attaching canvas filters or processing frame pixels in JavaScript.
How it connects
Connects image filters with video processing, canvas, ImageData, WebGL, shaders, and camera input.

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