Bulge.

Push or pinch a region of an image around a chosen center.

A flat checker field swells around a moving focal point. Bulge changes the image geometry while the underlying rectangles remain intact. The centre, radii, height, pinning and all vector content remain editable.

Try it in your agent.

Use this prompt as a starting point. Review the result, then ask for the details you want to change.

A prompt to start from

Use Strata. Create an eight-second Strata deformation study with a eight-by-six Sea/Bone checker field on the right and a clear Exposure headline on Bone to the left. Start the grid flat, then animate Bulge height to 0.85 by 2.8 seconds and drift its centre slightly left and right. Keep pinning disabled and the type unaffected. The visible swelling must come from the Bulge effect on the compound vector shape, with every square still editable.

A few useful details.

How do I try this with my agent?

Copy the prompt into your supported local agent with Strata installed. Review the preview, then ask for the changes you want. The composition stays editable as you refine it.

Where does the video render?

Strata previews and renders locally on an Apple Silicon Mac. The local engine is free; your agent’s subscription or usage costs are separate.

Corner pin

Position each corner of a layer independently to fit it into a perspective surface.

Radial blur

Blur a layer outward from a point you choose.

Motion tile

Repeat a layer across a larger area and adjust its offset, size, and mirrored edges.

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