Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Going with the idea of using a gradient as a displacement layer to yield a pseudo-3d effect, this one adds a heavy dose of hand-drawn styling via ZGameEditor's Notebook Drawings effect (by developer Florian Berger). The goal is to give a regular photo a sort of manga-style look along with that 3d-ish, drone-like camera movement.
The only audio reactivity here is from the lights. There's a layer isolating the brighter lights in the photo and it animates them with a sine wave that's affected by bass levels. There's also a subtle animation of gamma levels overall. The lighting changes are easily seen on the walls. They help trick the eyes into thinking it's a 3d scene.
The sidewalks are a little warped by the gradient displacement. But that's just what vaporwave and lofi do to visuals anyway. Right?
Them chill beats are from "Head Candy" by William Rosati. I couldn't find more info about that composer, the tune is just available through YouTube Audio Library. Lemme know if you got a link for the composer.
To use the template:
- Replace music.mp3 with your own music.
- Optionally replace bg.jpg and gradient.png with your own background graphics.
- Load up the template in FLStudio.
- Click Export Video.
➤ ZGameEditor - Alleys of Lofi.zip (download):
drive.google.com/open?id=1cyu8u9nymjDdFD07AGgH3ZlJMtyORaNr
🅲🆁🅴🅳🅸🆃🆂-🅰🅽🅳-🆁🅴🆂🅾🆄🆁🅲🅴🆂
Video made with FL-Studio ZGameEditor Visualizer plugin. Exported at 4k/60fps. The gradient layer used for the displacement effect was made with Inkscape.
➤ "Alley Street Road" on Pixabay:
pixabay.com/photos/alley-street-road-city-urban-2616862
➤ Find more from "William Rosati" on YouTube Audio Library:
youtube.com/audiolibrary
➤ More about ZGameEditor from developer Ville Krumlinde:
emix8.org/static.php?page=ZGameEditor
➤ Inkscape (gradient editing):
inkscape.org
➤ FLStudio:
image-line.com/flstudio
Effect author credits:
➤ "HUD 3D", author: Rado1
➤ "Automator", author: Cynex
nexus.disco.to
➤ "Youlean Color Correction", author: Youlean
➤ "Notebook Drawings", author: Florian Berger - shaderoo.org
➤ "ColorCyclePalette", author: cynex
➤ "BufferBlender", author: Cynex
Going with the idea of using a gradient as a displacement layer to yield a pseudo-3d effect, this one adds a heavy dose of hand-drawn styling via ZGameEditor's Notebook Drawings effect (by developer Florian Berger). The goal is to give a regular photo a sort of manga-style look along with that 3d-ish, drone-like camera movement.
The only audio reactivity here is from the lights. There's a layer isolating the brighter lights in the photo and it animates them with a sine wave that's affected by bass levels. There's also a subtle animation of gamma levels overall. The lighting changes are easily seen on the walls. They help trick the eyes into thinking it's a 3d scene.
The sidewalks are a little warped by the gradient displacement. But that's just what vaporwave and lofi do to visuals anyway. Right?
Them chill beats are from "Head Candy" by William Rosati. I couldn't find more info about that composer, the tune is just available through YouTube Audio Library. Lemme know if you got a link for the composer.
To use the template:
- Replace music.mp3 with your own music.
- Optionally replace bg.jpg and gradient.png with your own background graphics.
- Load up the template in FLStudio.
- Click Export Video.
➤ ZGameEditor - Alleys of Lofi.zip (download):
drive.google.com/open?id=1cyu8u9nymjDdFD07AGgH3ZlJMtyORaNr
🅲🆁🅴🅳🅸🆃🆂-🅰🅽🅳-🆁🅴🆂🅾🆄🆁🅲🅴🆂
Video made with FL-Studio ZGameEditor Visualizer plugin. Exported at 4k/60fps. The gradient layer used for the displacement effect was made with Inkscape.
➤ "Alley Street Road" on Pixabay:
pixabay.com/photos/alley-street-road-city-urban-2616862
➤ Find more from "William Rosati" on YouTube Audio Library:
youtube.com/audiolibrary
➤ More about ZGameEditor from developer Ville Krumlinde:
emix8.org/static.php?page=ZGameEditor
➤ Inkscape (gradient editing):
inkscape.org
➤ FLStudio:
image-line.com/flstudio
Effect author credits:
➤ "HUD 3D", author: Rado1
➤ "Automator", author: Cynex
nexus.disco.to
➤ "Youlean Color Correction", author: Youlean
➤ "Notebook Drawings", author: Florian Berger - shaderoo.org
➤ "ColorCyclePalette", author: cynex
➤ "BufferBlender", author: Cynex
