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WARNING 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 on page 7967 . To preserve the animation, save the Video Post data,
including Lens Effects animation, in the MAX file.
A flare is composed of eight basic parts. Each part of a flare is controlled on
its own panel in the Lens Effects Flare interface. Each part of the lens flare can
be individually activated and deactivated to create different effects.
Prefs on page 6653 : This page lets you control which parts of a lens flare are
active and how they effect the overall image.
Glow on page 6656 : A general glow centered around the source object of the
flare. You can control the color, size, shape, and other aspects of the glow.
Ring on page 6657 : A circular color band that surrounds the center of the source
object. You can control the color, size, shape, and other aspects of the ring.
A Sec on page 6659 : Auto Secondary Flares. The small circles you would normally
see coming out from the source of the lens flare. As the camera position
changes relative to the source object, the secondary flares move. The secondary
flares are automatically generated when this option is active.
M Sec on page 6660 : Manual Secondary Flares. Additional secondary flares added
to the lens flare effect. They appear in the same axis as the automatic secondary
flares and look very similar.
Rays on page 6662 : Bright lines that radiate out from the center of the source
object, providing the illusion of extreme brightness for the object.
Star on page 6664 : Bright lines that radiate out from the center of the source
object, generally composed of 6 or more spokes, (instead of hundreds, like a
ray). Stars are generally thicker and extend out farther from the center of the
source object than rays.
Streak on page 6665 : Wide horizontal bands that run through the center of the
source object.
Inferno on page 6667 : Lets you add special effects, such as explosions, to your
flare effect.
Flare Preferences
Rendering menu > Video Post > Video Post toolbar > Add Image Filter Event
> Choose Lens Effects Flare from Filter Plug-In list. > Setup > Prefs tab
Lens Effects Filters | 6653