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If you want to use Focus to blur a highlight,
youmustselectthisoption. Ifyouarenotsure
aboutwhetherornottoselectthisoption,leaveit
disabled, b ecause you probably don’t need it.
Distance Fade group
Bright—Lets you fade the brightne ss of the
highlighteffectbasedonthedistanceawayfrom
the camera. This p arameter can b e
animated (page
3–365)
.
Lock —Locks the Bright and Size spinner values
together.
Size—Lets you fade the size of the highlight effect
based on the distance f rom the camer a. In most
circumstances, you want the overall s ize of your
highlights to diminish as they get fart her f rom the
camera. This option takes care of that for you.
This parameter can be animated.
Effect group
Size—Lets you determine the overall size of the
high light effect, and is calculated in pixels. This
parameter can be animated.
Points—Controls the number of points to be
generated for a hig hli g ht effect. This parameter
can be animated.
Color group
Gradient—Lets you create the highlight based on
the settings in the Gradients panel.
Pixel—Lets you create the highlight color based on
the pixel color of the highlighted object. This is the
default method for Lens Effects Highlig ht and is
exceptionally fast.
User—Lets you select a specific color for the
highlights through the standard 3ds Max
Color
Selector (page 1–157)
. The color swatch shows
you the currently selected color.
Intensity—Lets y ou control the intensity or
brightness of the highlights. Values range from 0
to 100. This spinner functions only when you are
using either the
Pixel or User color methods to
control the brightness of the highlight effect. This
parameter can be animated.
Lens E f fects Gr a di ents
Video Post toolbar > Add Imag e Filter Event > Choose
Lens Effects Highlight from Filter Plug-In list > Setup >
Gradients tab
A gradient is a smooth linear transition from one
colororbrightnesstoanother,asshownbelow.
LensEffectsusegradientstocontrolaspectsofthe
lens flares, such as colors and transparency. Lens
Effects use several
gradient types (page 3–395) .
Lens Effects Gradients are always interpreted from
left to right.
Gradient Flags
GradientsuseFlagstoindicatepointsalongthe
gradient bar where you want different colors or
brightness va lues to be. The colors between the
flags are interpolated automatically by Lens Effects.
Each Gradient inside Lens Effects can contain up
to 100 flags. The current flag is highlighted and
green. The position number above the gradient
bar indicates the position of the cu rrent flag, in
relation to the overall length of the gradient.
A gradient always has non-moveable start and end
flags. You can add up to 98 intermediate flags to
altertheoverallappearanceofyourgradients.You
can als o change the color or brightness of the end
flags to suit your needs.