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Wa rn in g: When you animate Lens Effects parameters,
this creates pointers into the actual scene, so Lens Effects
animation is lost if you save the Video Post queue in a
VPX file (page 3 –1125) . To preser ve the animation, save
the Video Post data, including Lens Effects animation,
in the MAX file.
Fl a r e Fi lt er
Rendering menu > Vid eo Post > Video Post toolbar > Add
Image Filter Event > Choose Lens Effects Flare from Filter
Plug-In list. > Setup
The Lens Effects Flare dialog lets you add lens flare
effectsasapostprocesstorendering.Flaresare
usually applied to lights in your scene. The lens
flare wi l l then be generated around that object.
You can control a ll aspects of the lens flare i n the
Lens Effects F lare dialog.
Procedure
To sav e y our fl ar e s ettings, do one of the f ollowing:
You can save al l of your lens flare settings to a file,
so you can reload them any time. Lens Effects Flare
files are saved to an
LZF file (page 3–1059) ( .lzf ).
• Click the Reset button.
This resets Lens Effects Flare to its default
settings.
•ClicktheLoadbutton.
This displays a Windows-standard file open
dialog from which you can select the settings
file you want to load.
• ClicktheSavebutton.
This displays a Windows-standard Save As
dialog in which you specify a directory and
filename.
Interfa ce
Preview group
The large black window in the left corner is the
main preview window. To the right of this window
are smaller preview windows for each part of
the flare. You can generate continual previews
by clicking the Preview button under the main
preview window.
There are nine Lens Effects Flare preview windows.
The main preview window in the upper left corner
of the Lens Effects dialog shows you the complete
scene. The eight smaller preview windows in the
upper right corner show the indiv idual parts of the
lens flare. Each small preview window has a check
box below the window to display the flare effect.
You mig ht not ice that an individual par t of the
lens flare effect might not appear as bright in
the smaller preview windows, compared to the
main preview. This is because the brightness
of a lens flare in the main preview is a result of
combining the brightness of multiple effects, the
total brightness being greater than a single part.
All of the preview windows are multi-threaded
to increase redraw speed and t ake advantage
of multi-processor systems. When you make
an adjustment to a lens flare property and the
preview window is ac tive, the preview updates
automatically. A white line at the bottom of the