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# septic
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## Description
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Applies an intense, distressed visual filter inspired by the physiological collapse associated with septic shock.
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The effect evokes instability, discoloration, plunging contrast, erratic tonal shifts, and an overall sense of visual “failing systems.”
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This is a highly stylized effect — not medically literal — meant to express emotional, cinematic, or abstract interpretations of systemic breakdown.
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## Purpose
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`septic` is designed for creators who want:
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- a dramatic “body shutting down” visual metaphor,
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- sickly color shifts, muddied gradients, and collapsing tonal structure,
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- unstable fluctuations reminiscent of fading consciousness or shock waves,
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- aggressive, unsettling distortions appropriate for horror, glitch, or psychological edits,
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- a simple one-command filter with no parameters to tune.
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## How It Works
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1. **Color Degradation**
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The filter pushes hues toward bruised greens, greys, and yellows — evoking the palette of medical distress.
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2. **Contrast Collapse**
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Highlights and shadows may buckle inward, causing the image to dim, lose clarity, or appear “fading out.”
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3. **Instability Simulation**
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Subtle flicker, tonal oscillation, or jitter may appear to represent instability and bodily failure.
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4. **Encoding**
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Output is encoded using global Videobeaux settings, ensuring consistent quality across pipelines.
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## Program Template
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```bash
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videobeaux -P septic -i input.mp4 -o output.mp4
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```
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## Arguments
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- *(No additional program-specific arguments; uses global videobeaux options only.)*
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## Real World Example
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```bash
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videobeaux -P septic \
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-i myvideo.mp4 \
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-o septic_styled.mp4
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```
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## Program Output
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<video controls preload="metadata" style="max-width:100%; border-radius:8px; margin:1em 0;">
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<source src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/25f65267-60fa-421a-aaf3-02918844a488" type="video/mp4">
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Your browser does not support the video tag.
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</video>
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## Technical Notes
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- Midtones become heavily stressed; this is where the “shock” look is strongest.
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- Faces and skin tones distort dramatically, increasing the unsettling aesthetic.
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- High-contrast footage produces more severe tonal collapse.
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- Works equally well on clean digital footage and degraded sources.
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## Recommended Usage
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- Horror sequences and psychological thrillers.
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- Music videos with themes of collapse, breakdown, or emotional overload.
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- Glitch-art or experimental montage.
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- Narrative moments symbolizing fear, trauma, disorientation, or medical crisis.
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- Visual metaphors for systems failure in abstract cinema.
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## Quality Tips
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- Use lower CRF to maintain detail in distressed textures.
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- Use higher CRF if you want smeared, grimy collapse artifacts.
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- Combine with `bad_contrast` for deeper shadows and harsher tonal decay.
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- Stack with `overexposed_stutter` for panic-attack visual rhythms.
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- Apply before `lut_apply` if you want a uniform sickly wash; apply after if you want the LUT to warp the septic palette.
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