Post-Processing

Color Tint

Color Tint applies a monochrome color overlay to the image, simulating classic terminal displays like green phosphor monitors or amber CRTs.

Example Configuration

color-tint.json

{
  "effect": {
    "postProcesses": [
      {
        "id": "pp_tint",
        "type": "color-tint",
        "enabled": true,
        "settings": {
          "palette": "green",
          "intensity": 0.9
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Settings

Property	Type	Values	Default	Description
`palette`	enum	original, green, amber, cyan, blue	green	Color palette preset
`intensity`	number	0-1	0.9	Tint strength (0 = no tint, 1 = full)

Available Palettes

Palette	Description
original	No color modification (passthrough)
green	Classic green phosphor terminal
amber	Amber/orange monochrome display
cyan	Cyan/teal terminal style
blue	Blue monochrome display

API Usage

render-request.json

POST /api/v1/render
{
  "state": {
    "canvas": {
      "aspectRatio": "16:9",
      "backgroundColor": "#1a1a1a"
    },
    "layers": [...],
    "selectedLayerId": null,
    "effect": {
      "effectId": "ascii-standard",
      "enabled": true,
      "postProcesses": [
        {
          "id": "pp_1",
          "type": "color-tint",
          "enabled": true,
          "settings": {
            "palette": "amber",
            "intensity": 0.8
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "format": "png",
  "width": 1920,
  "height": 1080
}

Tips

Green palette is classic for hacker/terminal aesthetics
Amber creates warm, vintage computing look
Combine with scanlines and noise for full terminal effect
Lower intensity preserves some original colors
Use with ASCII effects for authentic CRT display