Grid Video Filter

Divides the clip into a repeated tiled layout, displaying multiple scaled copies of the same video in a regular grid.
The filter duplicates the source image spatially; it does not crop different regions of the frame. Every cell shows the entire clip, scaled to fit.

Grid is a spatial replication effect, not a layout or masking tool.

Parameters

Rows (0.0 - 100.0%)

Controls the number of vertical divisions in the grid.

• 0.0%
  No vertical subdivision. The clip is shown once, filling the frame.

• Low values (≈5 - 15%)
  A small number of rows. On a 1080p project, the default value (10%) typically results in 3 rows.

• Higher values
  More rows are added. Each tile becomes shorter vertically as the grid density increases.

Important behavior notes:

• The percentage value does not correspond directly to a row count.
• The mapping is non-linear and resolution-dependent; exact row numbers cannot be inferred from the slider value.
• Increasing Rows reduces the vertical resolution of each tile.

Columns (0.0 - 100.0%)

Controls the number of horizontal divisions in the grid.

• 0.0%
  No horizontal subdivision. The clip is shown once, filling the frame.

• Low values (≈5 - 15%)
  A small number of columns. At the default value (10%), this typically results in 3 columns on a 1080p project.

• Higher values
  More columns are added. Each tile becomes narrower as the grid density increases.

Important behavior notes:

• Like Rows, the percentage does not map linearly to a column count.
• The effective number of columns depends on project resolution.
• Increasing Columns reduces the horizontal resolution of each tile.

Keyframes

Both Rows and Columns can be keyframed.

This enables:

• Animating from a single full-frame view into a tiled grid
• Dynamic changes in grid density over time
• Zoom-like transitions that break the frame into multiple repeating views

Parameter interaction

Rows and Columns are independent but cumulative:

• Increasing both increases the total number of tiles multiplicatively (rows × columns).
• Increasing only one creates a strip layout (vertical or horizontal repetition).
• High values on both sliders can rapidly reduce per-tile clarity due to downscaling.

Visual characteristics

• Repeated copies of the same video filling the frame
• Uniform grid with equal-sized tiles
• All tiles remain time-synchronized
• No borders or spacing between tiles
• Image detail decreases as grid density increases

Recommended use cases

• Stylized visual effects or motion graphics
• Abstract or experimental repetition patterns
• Visual emphasis on rhythm or motion
• Transitions from a single image to a multi-view layout
• Background textures using animated video content

Limitations

• Cannot display different parts of the image in different cells
• No direct numeric control over exact row or column count
• No control over spacing, borders, or offsets
• High grid densities can make motion hard to read due to heavy downscaling