Use an owned motion clip as a time field. Each vertical or horizontal strip samples a different decoded source frame, gradually stretching the movement and resolving it back to the clean source. You control the delay, direction and axis, and receive a time map. PopNow can make a missing source clip after a quote.
- Uses PopNow for
- Images · Video · Music & voice
- Needs
- Python 3 · FFmpeg
The skill is free. Optional AI images, video and sound are quoted for your approval before generation. API-key calls use your separate API balance in USD; generation through ChatGPT or Claude connected via OAuth/MCP uses your website credits.
v1.0.0 · Updated Oct 25, 2026 · 4.2 MB · Use it for personal and client work; please don't resell or share the package.
What you get
An eight-second H.264 time-ribbon film and contact sheet
Editable delay, sampling axis and direction
A per-frame CSV of the sampled source-time range
Good for
- Fabric, light trails and clean object motion
- Experimental visual transitions with an inspectable source-time map
Not for
- Optical-flow interpolation or recovery of hidden detail
- A guaranteed seamless loop from a non-looping source
How to use it
You say
Use the PopNow skill "Slit-Scan Time Ribbon" (slit-scan-time-ribbon) for this: Stretch the moving silk ribbon into a time ribbon, keep the opening clean, and resolve back to the source at the end. Use a 1.6-second horizontal delay.
Then try
Switch the sampling axis and reverse the delay direction.
Set the delay to zero to export a clean source-time comparison.
What to have ready
- An authorized two-to-twenty-second motion clip
- A clear subject with visible movement against a quiet background
- Python 3, Pillow, NumPy and FFmpeg
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Questions
Does it invent intermediate frames?
It does not generate AI motion. The default gently blends neighboring decoded frames at the requested source time; set blendFrames to false for hard slices. The time map reports the sampled range.
Why does my result barely move?
The effect needs visible source movement. A static photo or a nearly stationary clip cannot become a meaningful time ribbon through this algorithm.
Can I generate the source in PopNow?
Yes. Inspect a current image-to-video model, quote a short clip with one clear movement, approve it, then put the returned video in the input slot. The local transform adds no paid calls.