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Auto Secondary Lens E ffect 235
camera position changes relat ive to the source
object, the secondary flares move.
Inter face
Auto S eco nda ry Element rollout, Param eters
panel
Name—Displaysthenameoftheeffect. With
Lens Effects you can have many different effects
under one instance of Lens Effects. To keep them
in order, it is necessary to name them to make
sure that when you change parameters you are
changing the parameters to the correct effect.
On—Applies the effect to the rendered image when
activated. D e fault = on.
MinControls the minimum size of secondary
flares in the current set. This number is defined as
a percentage of the overall image.
Max—Controls the maximum size of secondary
flares in the current set. This number is defined as
a percentage of the overall image.
Axis—Defines the overall length of the axis the
automatic secondary flares will be distr ibuted
along. Increasing the value creates more space
between the flares, while decreasing the va lue
creates less space between the flares. You can set
the axis from 0 to 10 degrees.
Intensity—Controls the overall brightness and
opacity of the individual effect. Higher values
produceabright,moreopaqueeffect,andlower
values produces a dim, transparent effect.
Qty Controls the number of secondary flares that
appear in the current set of flares.
UseSourceColorMixes the source color of the
light or object you are applying the effect to with
the color or mapping set in the Radial Color or
Circular Color parameters. A value of 0 uses only
the va lues set in the Radial Color and Circular
Color parameters while a value of 100 uses only the
light or objects source color. Any value between 0
and100willrenderamixbetweenthesourcecolor
and the effect’s color parameters.
Sides—Controls the shape of the secondar y flares
for the current s et. The default is circular, but you
can choose from 3- to 8-sided secondary flares.
OcclusionDeter mines how much t he L ens
Effects Scene Occlusion parameters will affect the
particular effect. T he value entered de termines
what percentage of occlusion set in the L ens Effects
Globals panel will be applied.
Presets (drop-down list)—Displays a list of preset
values that can be selected and applied to the
rendered scene.
Sq ueeze—Determines whether the effect will
be squeezed. When ac tivated, the effect will be
squeezed accord ing to Lens Effects Globals under
the Parameters panel in the Squeeze spinner.