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Manual Secondary Flare Parameters 373
Ma nual Secondary Fla re
Pa r a met er s
Rendering menu > Vid eo Post > Video Post toolbar > Add
Image Filter Event > Choose Lens Effects Flare from Filter
Plug-In list. > S etup > M Sec tab
Manual secondary flares are additional secondary
flares that are individually added to the lens flare.
These can be used in addition to, or in place of
automatic secondary flares (page 3–372) .
You use Manual secondary flares when you want
toadduniqueflaresthatyoudon’twantrepeated.
You can have groups of secondar y flares, instead of
just one set. Many of the controls in this dialog are
for a specific set of flares, not a ll sets.
Inter face
Size—Controls the size, as a percentage of the
overall image, of the manual secondar y lens flare.
This parameter can be
animated (page 3–365) .
Plane—Controls the distance, in degrees, between
the flare source and the manual secondary flare.
By default, the flare plane exists at the center of the
chosen node source. Positive values place the flare
in front of the source, while negative values place
the flare behind the flare source. This parameter
can be animated.
Tip: In live camera work, there are often one or two
secondary elements behind the light source, so
you should have one or two as well.
On—Turns manual secondary flares on or off.
This option must be selected in b oth the Manual
Secondary and Pref erences tabs for the manual
secondar y flares to render.
Fade—Specifies whether or not the current set of
secondary flares has axial fade.
Sets—Specifies which set of secondar y flares you
are working with. You can have as many sets of
manual secondar y elements as you wish, each
having their own properties. By defau lt, seven
sets are available. You can scroll through them by
clicking the forward and reverse arrow buttons
next to the name of the set.
To add another set to your flare, click the Add
button beneath the On check b ox. To delete a set,
click the Del button.
Hue—Specifies the gradation of color of secondary
flares. This p arameter can be animated.
Scale—Specifies how to sca le secondary flares.
This parameter c an be animated.
Shape—Thismenucontrolstheoverallshapeof
the secondary flares.
Gra dients—Defines the gradient (page 3–392) for
the secondary flare.
Fla r e Ra y Pa r amet er s
Rendering menu > Video Post > Video Post toolbar > Add
ImageFilterEvent>ChooseLensEffectsFlarefromFilter
Plug-In list. > Setup > Rays tab
Rays are bright sing le-pixel lines that radiate from
the center of the source object, providing the
illusion of extreme brightness for the object. Rays
let you emulate scratches in the lens elements of a
camera.