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Pixel Reveal

Your subject builds itself out of glowing pixel cells, in its own shape, and scans away again. Zero keyframes, one drag.

FreeEffectResolve 21 (tested on Mac) · Free and StudiomacOS + Windows36 controls

Download free 1.2 MB

Real frames from the plugin: Hex Scan · Pixel Wipe · Pixel Grow · Polygon · Spiral

What it is

What it does

A digital pixel reveal that takes the shape of whatever you drop it on: the cells follow your clip's own outline and the reveal fits itself to the subject's size and position, so there is no masking or setup. Three ready looks (Hex Scan, Pixel Wipe, Pixel Grow) or Custom with four cell shapes and eleven reveal patterns, or set your own angle, sides and start point. A palette or your own two colours, glow, flicker and shimmer. Scans in, out or both, on a ready ease or your own curve. Runs on your GPU, so it plays in real time in free Resolve.

Takes the shape of any cut-out, PNG, logo or clip
3 ready looks, or build your own with Custom
11 reveal patterns and 4 cell shapes (square, hex, dots, diamond), or your own angle, sides and start point
Your own two colours, or a preset palette
Cell size, edge width, glow, flicker and shimmer
Scans in and out on a ready ease, or drag your own ease curve
GPU powered: real-time playback in free Resolve

Use it for

Product and logo reveals
Tech, gaming and AI-themed reels
Revealing a cut-out speaker or mascot
Scene intros and outros on normal video (Reveal Area: Whole Frame)

Tips

Works best on a cut-out subject: put it on V2 over your background on V1.
Hex Scan with Edge Width 0.3 is the classic tech reveal.
Custom + Polygon + Randomness 0.2 gives a clean geometric build.
On normal (non-cut-out) video set Reveal Area to Whole Frame.
Keep Glow under 1.5 on bright subjects so it doesn't wash out.

Install · about a minute

Four steps

01
Unzip the download and keep the folder together.
02
Mac: double-click Install (Mac).command. If macOS says it can't be opened, right-click it and choose Open. Windows: double-click Install (Windows).bat.
03
Restart DaVinci Resolve.
04
On the Edit page, open Effects › Effects › anukalp.wip, drag WIP Pixel Reveal onto a clip, and change everything in the Inspector.

Double-click doesn't work? Copy the .drfx into ~/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/Fusion/Templates/ on Mac, or %APPDATA%\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\Fusion\Templates\ on Windows, then restart Resolve.

Full guide with every control (PDF) →

Troubleshooting

If something's off

It isn't in the Effects library. Restart Resolve after installing. Still missing? Use the manual install path above.
It looks different from the demo. Check you're on Resolve 21, then compare your Inspector settings with the defaults in the guide.
Known issues: Pixel Reveal has two parts, so double-clicking only the .drfx is not enough. Use the installer. Windows has not been tested yet. If it misbehaves, tell us.

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Compatibility

Version 1.0.0

Works on	macOS, Windows
DaVinci Resolve	21 (tested on Mac) · Free and Studio
Released	6 Nov 2026
Download size	1.2 MB

What's new in 1.0.0

First release: Hex Scan, Pixel Wipe, Pixel Grow and Custom, 11 reveal patterns, 4 cell shapes, your own colours, glow, in/out animation with ease graphs, GPU powered.

Free download · 1.2 MB

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