Camera system to facilitate a cascade of imaging effects

A system, comprising:

• an image input configured to receive image data;
• a plurality of processors operatively coupled to each other, wherein at least one of the processors is operatively coupled to the image input, wherein each processor is operatively coupled to its own memory, wherein each processor executes respective processor instructions that perform respective image manipulation on the image data;
• and
• an image output configured to transmit manipulated image data from the plurality of processors for display;
• wherein the plurality of processors includes a first processor and a second processor,
• wherein the first processor directs first manipulated image data to a first path and directs the first manipulated image data to a second path,
• wherein the first path and the second path are parallel to one another, and
• wherein the second processor receives manipulated image data from the first path and manipulated image data from the second path and combines at least a portion of the manipulated image data received from the first path with at least a portion of the manipulated image data received from the second path to form additional manipulated image data.