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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope · screenshot coming soon

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What this node does

Kaleidoscope folds a COMFYTV_VIDEO clip into a number of mirrored radial segments around a center point, producing rotationally symmetric visuals, then writes a new snapshot on ▶ Run. In and out are both COMFYTV_VIDEO. To feed native ComfyUI nodes, insert a Bridge — see the bridge guide.

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When to use it

  • Turn moving footage into hypnotic, symmetric mandala visuals for music or VJ loops.
  • Abstract a busy shot into a clean geometric pattern.
  • Create seamless-feeling looping backgrounds from arbitrary source video.

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Parameters

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segments

Number of mirrored wedges, 1–64, default 6. More segments = finer, busier symmetry; 1 is effectively a single slice.

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angle

Rotation of the whole kaleidoscope, -180°–180° (step 1), default 0. Spins the assembled pattern.

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source_angle

Rotation of the sampled source before mirroring, -180°–180° (step 1), default 0. Changes which part of the frame feeds each wedge.

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center_x / center_y

The mirror center as normalized coordinates, each 0.0–1.0, defaults 0.5 / 0.5 (frame center). Move it to pivot the symmetry off-center.

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Outputs

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Tips

  • Animate the feel by combining a low segments count with a non-zero angle for a slow spin, or use source_angle to shift what’s sampled.
  • Off-center the pattern with center_x/y when the natural subject sits away from the middle.
  • Wave Warp — displace the frame with a wave instead of mirroring it.
  • Feedback FX — recursive echo/vertigo trails for another psychedelic look.