Nodaro DocsAction FX
Add an event to an AI scene, such as an explosion, a lightning strike, an earthquake or a magic portal. Pick up to 2 of 72 tested action effects.
The Action FX picker adds an event that happens in the scene: a disaster, a blast, an electric discharge, a combat impact, a sci-fi beam or a spell. You choose up to two effects from its catalog, such as Earthquake Tremor, Lightning Strike Impact, Large Explosion, Force Field Impact or Magic Portal. Nodaro adds tested wording for them to the prompt of every node you connect it to. The picker never calls a model, so it costs no credits.
When to use it
- Stage a disaster: Major Earthquake, Building Collapse, Tsunami Wave or Volcanic Eruption.
- Add an action-movie beat: Large Explosion, Muzzle Flash, Ground Shockwave or Debris Field.
- Give a sci-fi or fantasy scene its effect: Laser Blast, Portal Opening, Fireball Spell or Healing Glow.
- Build a world with events in the background, such as Smoke Pillar, Ember Shower or Distant Wildfire.
How to use it
Add the picker
Open the node picker and choose Creative Controls › Effects › Action FX.
Choose up to two effects
Click the node and choose an effect from the list. The effects are grouped into Disaster, Fire & Blasts, Electric, Combat, Sci-Fi and Magic. Choose a second one to combine two events. A new node starts with nothing selected.
Connect it
Drag from the picker's output to the Look input of a Generate Video node.
Run the video node
The effect's wording is added to the prompt when the video node runs.
Settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Action FX | The effects to add. Pick up to 2. A new node starts with nothing selected. |
| Custom text (before) | Your own words, added before the effect's wording, for example mid-recoil. |
| Custom text (after) | Your own words, added after the effect's wording, for example fading into smoke. |
| Prompt hint | Full (default) adds a longer description of each effect. Compact adds only the short terms. See Full or Compact. |
To see the exact words the picker will add, switch the node to the Prompt or Both display mode. The settings panel shows the same text under Will inject into prompt.
Action FX or Character FX
| Action FX | Character FX | |
|---|---|---|
| What happens | An event in the environment | A change to the subject, or an effect bound to it |
| Example | Lightning strikes the building. An earthquake hits the scene. | The subject turns into a werewolf. The subject breathes fire. |
| Test | It would make sense in an empty room | It needs a character at its center |
You can connect both pickers to the same video node. See Character FX.
Every action effect
Filter by group or search by name. The words under each name are the term the picker adds in Compact mode.
Disaster · 16 options
- Earthquake Tremor
- Major Earthquake
- Building Collapse
- Tsunami Wave
- Tornado
- Hurricane
- Blizzard Whiteout
- Sandstorm
- Dust Storm (Haboob)haboob dust storm
- Distant Wildfire
- Engulfing Wildfire
- Volcanic Eruption
- Lava Flow
- Falling Ash Rainfalling volcanic ash
- Avalanche
- Hailstorm
Fire & Blasts · 12 options
- Small Explosion
- Large Explosion
- Massive Explosion
- Nuclear Detonation
- Airborne Fireball
- Gas Explosion
- Oil Fire
- Blazing Inferno
- Flame Burst
- Ember Shower
- Smoke Pillar
- Mushroom Cloud
Electric · 10 options
- Lightning Bolt
- Lightning Strike Impact
- Lightning Storm
- Ball Lightning
- Plasma Arc
- Taser Sparks
- Electric Discharge
- Transformer Blowout
- St. Elmo's Fire
- Static Shock Burst
Combat · 14 options
- Muzzle Flash
- Gunshot Impact
- Bullet Trail
- Sword Sparkmetal-on-metal friction sparks
- Blade Clash
- Ricochet Spark
- Debris Fielddebris frozen in mid-air
- Airborne Glass Shatterglass shattering in mid-air
- Ground Shockwave
- Sonic Boom
- Smoke Grenade
- Flashbang
- Blood Spray
- Arrow Hit Sparkarrow impact sparks
Sci-Fi · 10 options
- Laser Blast
- Energy Beam
- Plasma Bolt
- Force Field Shimmer
- Force Field Impact
- Portal Openingsci-fi portal opening
- Warp Distortionspacetime warp distortion
- Hologram Flicker
- Ion Storm
- Antimatter Flash
Magic · 10 options
- Fireball Spell
- Magic Aura
- Summoning Glyph
- Lightning Magic
- Ice Shard Burst
- Energy Rune
- Magic Portal
- Healing Glow
- Dark Vortex
- Light Explosionexplosion of white-gold light
Tips
- Compound a disaster. Combine two related events, such as Major Earthquake with Building Collapse.
- Chain more events. For more than 2 effects, connect a second Action FX picker to the same input, for example with Dust Storm (Haboob).
- Fill the air. Add smoke, dust or embers around the event with Atmosphere.
- Slow the impact. Pair an effect with Slow Motion from Temporal to show the moment in detail.
- Add the camera. Connect a Camera Motion picker to the same video node to choose how the camera moves around the event.
Frequently asked questions
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