Batch 3 block idents: Paul's 5% notes (softer Sunday glow, richer tartan, Spooky contrast, subtler tracking line, Movie Night as a feature presentation)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-11-03 19:30:20 +00:00
parent aff469fca3
commit c7bd97d6bc
32 changed files with 90 additions and 29 deletions
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Each block folder has `review/<block>_contact_sheet.png`, `_final_still.png`, `_
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 | Sunday Gold | `orbit-gold-blocks/sunday-gold` | 173 KB | A ribbon of gold light flies in from the planet and writes *Sunday* (URW Z003 calligraphic italic) under the logo; two warm chimes. |
 | Scottish Comedy Night | `orbit-three-blocks/scottish-comedy-night` | 172 KB | The three hoops' moons line up; an original Orbit Three tartan (pink, yellow, cyan on purple, 2/2 twill, not any real sett) unrolls; THREE-style tiles drop in, the Y lands squint and the N bumps it straight. Sting: a little reed-like pentatonic run and a comic pop, no bagpipes. |
-| Vortex Movie Night | `vortex-blocks/movie-night` | 494 KB | The tunnel slows and dims, letterbox bars slide in with sprocket strips that slow to a stop, chrome MOVIE NIGHT with one glint. Larger than the others because the tunnel is so detailed, but under Vortex's own 1.27 MB ident. Sting: falling whoosh, low boom. |
+| Vortex Movie Night | `vortex-blocks/movie-night` | 458 KB | The tunnel slows, letterbox bars slide in with sprocket strips that slow to a stop, the house lights go down (the tunnel dims into a vignette), the logo sits centred, TONIGHT'S FEATURE PRESENTATION between fine rules, then a large chrome MOVIE NIGHT with one glint. Larger than the others because the tunnel is so detailed, but under Vortex's own 1.27 MB ident. Sting: falling whoosh, low boom. |
 | Retro Action | `orbit-2-blocks/retro-action` | 164 KB | A glowing road under Orbit 2's planet, headlights streaking past (light only), chrome RETRO ACTION with a star glint and one VHS tracking line. No scanner light, vehicles or show lettering. Sting: synth-bass stab and gated drum. Plays only when entering the booked block. |
 | Friday Spooky Teatime | `orbit-2-blocks/spooky-teatime` | 152 KB | A teacup drifts in, its steam becomes a small friendly ghost that says boo, three bats fly round the planet and perch on the wobbly title. Sting: teaspoon clink and a soft, silly wooo. |
+
+**Paul's 5% notes, 3 November (2D only, no 3D re-render):** Sunday's glow softer and quieter; the tartan given woven grain, a light top fold, shade beneath and a soft drop shadow; SPOOKY TEATIME's outline heavier with a soft dark shadow per letter, and the bats a thin lilac rim; Retro Action's tracking line thinner, gentler and dimmer; Movie Night recomposed as a feature presentation (above).
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Block:
            face = ImageFont.truetype(SCRIPT, 132)
            ink = joined('Sunday', face, WHITE + (255,))
            word = gradient_fill(ink.getchannel('A'), [(0, (255, 236, 176)), (.5, (240, 192, 80)), (1, (176, 120, 32))])
-            halo = glow(word, 6, 1.1)
+            halo = glow(word, 5, .55)  # Paul's 5% note: keep the glow soft and understated
            halo.alpha_composite(word)
            word = halo.rotate(5, Image.BICUBIC, expand=True)
            self.cache['sunday'] = word
@@ -185,7 +185,10 @@ class Block:
            cut = band.copy(); cut.putalpha(ImageChops.multiply(band.getchannel('A'), mask))
            if u < 1:  # the roll still to unfurl, as a darker rounded edge
                ImageDraw.Draw(cut).rounded_rectangle((edge - 16, -2, edge + 4, band.height + 2), 9, fill=(40, 12, 54, 255))
-            place(canvas, cut.rotate(-2, Image.BICUBIC, expand=True), 50, 480)
+            turned = cut.rotate(-2, Image.BICUBIC, expand=True)
+            shadow = Image.new('RGBA', turned.size, (0, 0, 0, 0)); shadow.putalpha(turned.getchannel('A').point(lambda v: v * 150 // 255))
+            place(canvas, shadow.filter(ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(6)), 54, 488)
+            place(canvas, turned, 50, 480)
        tiles = self.cache.get('tiles') or self.cache.setdefault('tiles', tile_row('SCOTTISH COMEDY NIGHT'))
        squint = next(i for i, (c, *_) in enumerate(tiles) if c == 'Y')
        for i, (c, tile, x, base_rot) in enumerate(tiles):
@@ -219,13 +222,36 @@ class Block:
                for k in range(-1, 42):
                    x = k * 34 - travel % 34
                    d.rounded_rectangle((x, y - 7, x + 18, y + 7), 3, fill=(26, 38, 56, 255))
-        self.channel_logo(canvas, t, 1.2, 640, (54, 98))
+        # Paul's 5% note, more of a feature presentation: the house lights go down (the tunnel dims into a vignette
+        # inside the frame), the logo sits centred like a studio card, and a presentation line introduces the title.
+        dim = kf(t, [(1.2, 0), (1.9, 1)], ease_io)
+        if dim > 0:
+            vignette = self.cache.get('vignette')
+            if vignette is None:
+                vignette = Image.new('L', (W, H), 0)
+                ImageDraw.Draw(vignette).ellipse((-160, 40, W + 160, H - 40), fill=255)
+                vignette = ImageChops.invert(vignette.filter(ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(120)))
+                vignette = vignette.point(lambda v: 90 + v * 165 // 255)
+                self.cache['vignette'] = vignette
+            shade = Image.new('RGBA', (W, H), (0, 0, 0, 0)); shade.putalpha(vignette.point(lambda v: round(v * dim * .78)))
+            inside = canvas.crop((0, bar, W, H - bar)); inside.alpha_composite(shade.crop((0, bar, W, H - bar))); canvas.paste(inside, (0, bar))
+        logo = self.logo_at(500)
+        place(canvas, logo, (W - logo.width) / 2 - 20, 112, kf(t, [(1.2, 0), (1.7, 1)], ease_io))
+        line = self.cache.get('feature') or self.cache.setdefault('feature', text_layer("TONIGHT'S FEATURE PRESENTATION", font('barlow-regular.ttf', 24), (226, 236, 250, 255), 9))
+        la = kf(t, [(1.6, 0), (2.0, 1)], ease_io)
+        place(canvas, line, W / 2, 388, la, 'mt')
+        reach = kf(t, [(1.7, 0), (2.2, 1)], ease_io) * 150
+        if reach > 0:
+            d = ImageDraw.Draw(canvas)
+            for side in (-1, 1):
+                x = W / 2 + side * (line.width / 2 + 22)
+                d.line((x, 401, x + side * reach, 401), fill=(55, 223, 255, 200), width=2)
        title = self.cache.get('movie_title')
        if title is None:
-            title = chrome('MOVIE NIGHT', font('anton-regular.ttf', 96), 6, [(0, (255, 255, 255)), (.42, (205, 220, 242)), (.5, (70, 92, 132)), (.56, (36, 52, 88)), (1, (196, 214, 240))])
+            title = chrome('MOVIE NIGHT', font('anton-regular.ttf', 112), 8, [(0, (255, 255, 255)), (.42, (205, 220, 242)), (.5, (70, 92, 132)), (.56, (36, 52, 88)), (1, (196, 214, 240))])
            self.cache['movie_title'] = title
-        a = kf(t, [(1.75, 0), (2.15, 1)], ease_io)
-        place(canvas, glint(title, kf(t, [(2.45, 0), (2.9, 1)], ease_io)), 292, 400 + kf(t, [(1.75, 18), (2.15, 0)], ease_out), a)
+        a = kf(t, [(1.85, 0), (2.25, 1)], ease_io)
+        place(canvas, glint(title, kf(t, [(2.5, 0), (2.95, 1)], ease_io)), (W - title.width) / 2, 430 + kf(t, [(1.85, 18), (2.25, 0)], ease_out), a)

    # ---- Retro Action: chrome title, a star glint, one VHS tracking line ----------------------------------------
    def draw_retro(self, canvas, pts, t):
@@ -247,14 +273,14 @@ class Block:
        u = kf(t, [(2.55, 0), (2.95, 1)], lambda v: v)
        if 0 < u < 1:
            band_y = round(-30 + (H + 60) * u)
-            strip = canvas.crop((0, max(0, band_y), W, min(H, band_y + 18)))
+            strip = canvas.crop((0, max(0, band_y), W, min(H, band_y + 10)))
            if strip.height > 0:
                rng = random.Random(int(t * FPS))
                shifted = Image.new('RGBA', strip.size)
                for row in range(strip.height):
                    line = strip.crop((0, row, W, row + 1))
-                    shifted.paste(line, (rng.randint(-14, 14), row))
-                bright = Image.new('RGBA', strip.size, (255, 255, 255, 40))
+                    shifted.paste(line, (rng.randint(-5, 5), row))
+                bright = Image.new('RGBA', strip.size, (255, 255, 255, 16))  # Paul's 5% note: subtle, so the road stays the star
                shifted.alpha_composite(bright)
                canvas.paste(shifted, (0, max(0, band_y)))

@@ -299,7 +325,7 @@ class Block:
            hop = kf(t, [(at, 26), (at + .16, -6), (at + .26, 0)], ease_out)
            turned = layer.rotate(w, Image.BICUBIC, expand=True)
            place(canvas, turned, tx + x - (turned.width - layer.width) / 2, ty + y + hop - (turned.height - layer.height) / 2, a)
-        perches = [(tx + title[1][1] + 20, ty + title[1][2] - 6), (tx + title[6][1] + 30, ty + title[6][2] - 4), (tx + title[11][1] + 18, ty + title[11][2] - 6)]
+        perches = [(tx + title[1][1] + 28, ty + title[1][2] + 6), (tx + title[6][1] + 38, ty + title[6][2] + 8), (tx + title[11][1] + 26, ty + title[11][2] + 6)]  # on the letters' tops (they carry an 8 px shadow margin)
        p = pts['planet']
        px, py = (p['left'] + p['right']) / 2, (p['top'] + p['bottom']) / 2
        for i, (lx, ly) in enumerate(perches):
@@ -337,7 +363,25 @@ def tartan(w, h, scale=3):
    for x in range(0, w, L):
        for y in range(0, h, L):
            cloth.paste(tile, (x, y))
+    # Paul's 5% note, more depth: a woven grain, light catching the top fold and shade under it, like real cloth.
+    rng = random.Random(9)
+    grain = Image.new('L', (w, h))
+    gd = ImageDraw.Draw(grain)
+    for y in range(h):
+        for x in range(0, w, 2):
+            gd.point((x + (y % 2), y), fill=rng.randint(0, 255))
+    grain = grain.filter(ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(.6))
+    cloth = Image.blend(cloth, ImageChops.overlay(cloth, Image.merge('RGB', (grain, grain, grain))), .35)
+    shade = Image.new('L', (1, h))
+    for y in range(h):
+        v = y / (h - 1)
+        shade.putpixel((0, y), round(255 * (1.12 - .32 * v + .1 * math.sin(v * math.pi * 3))) if v < 1 else 200)
+    cloth = ImageChops.multiply(cloth, Image.merge('RGB', [shade.resize((w, h))] * 3).point(lambda q: min(255, q)))
+    highlight = Image.new('RGBA', (w, h))
+    hd = ImageDraw.Draw(highlight)
+    hd.rectangle((0, 4, w, 10), fill=(255, 255, 255, 46)); hd.rectangle((0, h - 12, w, h - 4), fill=(0, 0, 0, 70))
    cloth = cloth.convert('RGBA')
+    cloth.alpha_composite(highlight)
    mask = Image.new('L', (w, h), 0)
    d = ImageDraw.Draw(mask)
    d.rectangle((0, 4, w, h - 4), fill=235)
@@ -396,7 +440,15 @@ def make_ghost():


 def make_bat(flap):
-    """A tiny bat: wings beating (flap from -1 to 1), or folded when resting (None)."""
+    """A tiny bat with a thin lilac rim so it reads against the night: wings beating (flap from -1 to 1), or folded when resting (None)."""
+    shape = draw_bat(flap)
+    rim = Image.new('RGBA', shape.size, (170, 130, 230, 0))
+    rim.putalpha(shape.getchannel('A').filter(ImageFilter.MaxFilter(3)))
+    rim.alpha_composite(shape)
+    return rim
+
+
+def draw_bat(flap):
    b = Image.new('RGBA', (48, 40))
    d = ImageDraw.Draw(b)
    body = (18, 10, 32)
@@ -421,9 +473,16 @@ def wobbly(words):
            x += 26
            continue
        face = font('comfortaa.ttf', rng.choice((70, 74, 78)))
-        letter = text_layer(c, face, (255, 154, 60, 255), 0, 4, (44, 16, 70))
-        out.append((letter, x, rng.uniform(-8, 8), rng.uniform(-7, 7)))
-        x += letter.width - 4
+        letter = text_layer(c, face, (255, 154, 60, 255), 0, 6, (36, 12, 58))
+        # Paul's 5% note: enough contrast on any screen, so a soft dark shadow sits behind each letter.
+        pad = 8
+        backed = Image.new('RGBA', (letter.width + 2 * pad, letter.height + 2 * pad))
+        under = Image.new('RGBA', letter.size, (10, 4, 20, 0)); under.putalpha(letter.getchannel('A').point(lambda v: v * 200 // 255))
+        backed.alpha_composite(under, (pad + 3, pad + 4)); backed = backed.filter(ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(4))
+        backed.alpha_composite(letter, (pad, pad))
+        letter = backed
+        out.append((letter, x - pad, rng.uniform(-8, 8) - pad, rng.uniform(-7, 7)))
+        x += letter.width - 4 - 2 * pad
    return out


@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
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+ "identBytes": 158642,
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-  "worst": 0.9525
+  "mean": 0.9612,
+  "worst": 0.9526
 },
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 "finalHoldStillForHalfSecond": true,
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
  720
 ],
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+ "identBytes": 160457,
 "ssim": {
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+  "mean": 0.9606,
  "worst": 0.9505
 },
 "guideAppBytes": 6348,
 "finalHoldStillForHalfSecond": true,
 "flash": {
  "frames": 120,
-  "largestFrameChange": 0.0144,
+  "largestFrameChange": 0.0145,
  "framesChangingOver10Percent": 0,
  "brightnessReversals": 0
 },
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
  720
 ],
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+ "identBytes": 173193,
 "ssim": {
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  "worst": 0.9445
 },
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@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
  720
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+ "identBytes": 168879,
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+  "mean": 0.9654,
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 },
 "guideAppBytes": 6604,
 "finalHoldStillForHalfSecond": true,
 "flash": {
  "frames": 120,
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  "framesChangingOver10Percent": 0,
  "brightnessReversals": 0
 },
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
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+ "identBytes": 458426,
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