videobeaux/docs/programs/effects/double_cup.md

double_cup

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Description

Applies a syrupy, slowed, woozy audiovisual effect reminiscent of “purple drank” aesthetics.
The look emphasizes heavy color bleeding, slowed-feeling motion, chromatic haze, and a dreamlike viscosity often associated with chopped-and-screwed culture or psychedelic video distortion.

Purpose

double_cup is ideal for creators who want to:

• introduce trippy, codeine-inspired visual atmosphere,
• slow or drag the feeling of motion without modifying frame rate,
• add soft-focus color diffusion with deep purples and magentas,
• evoke vaporwave, cloud-rap, chopped/screwed, or intoxicated digital moods,
• distort clarity into a smeared, syrup-soaked texture.

How It Works

1. Color Drenching
   Highlights and midtones are pushed toward purple, pink, and magenta tones.
2. Soft Haze / Bloom
   The image takes on a velvety, low-contrast haze that reduces sharp edges.
3. Viscous Motion Sensation
   Motion may feel slower due to subtle temporal diffusion and blending, even if FPS remains constant.
4. Contrast Flattening
   Dark areas may lift while bright areas smear into a syrup-glow.
5. Encoding
   Output is written using global Videobeaux codec and quality settings.

Program Template

videobeaux -P double_cup \
  -i input.mp4 \
  -o output.mp4

Arguments

• (No additional program-specific arguments; uses global videobeaux options only.)

Real World Example

videobeaux -P double_cup \
  -i myvideo.mp4 \
  -o double_cup_styled.mp4

Program Output

Technical Notes

• The effect pairs best with footage containing midtone gradients or neon lighting.
• Compression interacts strongly with this aesthetic — higher CRF values intensify smearing and color wash.
• Strong purples and pinks may clip if global gamma settings are aggressive; consider pre-processing with gamma_fix.
• Works especially well in music video contexts.

Recommended Usage

• Vaporwave, cloud rap, chopped-and-screwed visuals.
• Psychedelic edits and dream-sequence overlays.
• Live VJ loops and projection-mapped environments.
• Mood-setting transitions between high-energy and slow-motion scenes.

Quality Tips

• Use a lower CRF (higher quality) to retain smooth haze gradients.
• Combine with blur_pix or bad_contrast for more degraded, syrup-soaked textures.
• For extreme purple saturation, apply lut_apply with a magenta-heavy LUT before this effect.
• If the image feels too dark, pair with gamma_fix for lifted midtones before applying double_cup.