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Galaxy Disc

Code
A01V017
Version
1.0
TD Build
2025.33070
Released
25-10-2026
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Description

Galaxy Disc is a live procedural galaxy born from noticing the quiet devotion of dust circling a distant star. The rings build gradually, frame by frame, as each pass of dust adds to the accumulated glow of the disc.

Parameters
01Disc12
Tilt0-80

Tilts the disc toward or away from the camera.

Roll-90-90

Rotates the disc within the frame.

Size0.1-1.2

Scales the whole ring system.

Ringlets0-20

How many ring bands cross the disc.

Gaps0-1

Depth of the dark gaps between the rings.

Pulse0-0.35

Depth of the slow breathing wave moving through the rings.

Wave0-20

Number of ripples in that breathing wave.

Light0-3

Brightness of the single light on the disc.

Light Angle0-360

Direction the light falls across the disc.

Smear0-2

Length of the orbital streaks the grains leave.

Trail0.9-0.995

How long the orbital glow lingers before it fades.

Rebuildpulse

Clears the accumulated glow and starts the exposure building again.

02Dust2
Specks0-1

Density of the drifting dust and stars.

Dust Seed0-100

Reshuffles where the dust and stars sit.

03Lens4
Chromatic0-0.06

Amount of colour dispersion through the lens.

Fringe0-1

Strength of the coloured fringe along the rims.

Bloom0-1

Soft glow around the brightest light.

Grain Size (px)0.3-6

Size of the film grain, in pixels.

04Film3
Grain0-1

Amount of film grain over the image.

Vignette0-1

Darkening toward the edges of the frame.

Exposure0.5-30

Overall exposure of the image.

05Colour4
Warmrgba

The warm colour in the palette.

Coolrgba

The cool colour in the palette.

Neutralrgba

The base colour of the field.

Accent0-1

How far the coloured grains lean off the base palette.

06Output2
Resolution256-4096

Output size in pixels; ships at 960×1280, and renders at any aspect ratio.

Grains128 / 192 / 256 / 384 / 512

Number of dust grains drawn each frame; higher is denser and smoother.

07Motion3
Auto Motionoff / on

Built-in motion; on by default.

Motion Speed0-3

How fast the built-in motion runs.

Motion Amount0-1

How far the motion moves the disc.

08Presets6
Look Nametext

Name for the next captured Look.

Capture Lookpulse

Saves the current controls as a new Look.

Lookstored looks

Your saved control states; picking one applies it.

Renumber Lookspulse

Closes gaps in the Look numbers.

Delete Lookpulse

Removes the selected Look.

Restore Deleted Lookpulse

Puts back the Look you deleted most recently.

Usage Terms

Your license covers any personal or commercial project, live shows, events, installations, client work. Use the component as it is, modify it, or build something new on top of it. No credit required. The component itself belongs to Instant Infinite. You can't resell, share, or repackage it as your own product for other creators.

Anything you download stays accessible through your account while your access is active, including future updates. Full terms are in the included License Agreement.

Tags
NeonSilverIridescentMulticolorPurplesLight StudyNostalgiaSerenitySolitudeSuspenseTranscendenceCalmLongingLightGeometricExperimentCustom ComponentAudio ReactiveEtherealFuturistic
Inside the Network
4 Views
Galaxy Disc — opening view
Opening View
Galaxy Disc — audio reactivity
Audio Reactivity
Galaxy Disc — component
Component
Galaxy Disc — internal network
Internal Network
See it live
1 Video
Examples
12 Looks
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