The Lens Flare Object menu lets you control settings for the complete lens flare effect. Each component texture attached
to a lens flare object also has its own menu that is specific to the component.
Basics Tab
- Position X field
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Displays the screen space position along the X axis of the Lens Flare pivot point.
- Position Y field
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Displays the screen space position along the Y axis of the Lens Flare pivot point.
- Position Z field
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Displays the screen space position along the Z axis of the Lens Flare pivot point.
- Red Colour field
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Displays the amount of red in attached flare components (based on the colour of the attached light).
- Green Colour field
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Displays the amount of green in attached flare components (based on the colour of the attached light).
- Blue Colour field
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Displays the amount of blue in attached flare components (based on the colour of the attached light).
- Flare Colour pot
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Displays the colour of the attached flare components (based on the colour of the attached light). Click to change the colour.
- Global Intensity field
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Displays the intensity of the attached flare components (multiplied by the intensity of the attached light).
- Global Scale field
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Displays the scale of the attached flare components.
- Global Position field
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Displays the position of attached flare components in relation to the light (0%) and pivot point (100%).
- Hue Shift field
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Displays the RGB offset applied to the edges of attached flare components.
- Spread field
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Displays the amount of refractive distortion applied to the edges of attached flare components.
Occlusion Tab
- Occlusion curve
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Displays the occlusion profile of the lens flare. Use to set the behaviour of the lens flare components when behind other
objects in the scene.
- Occluder Size field
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Displays the size of fade in/out of occluded lens flare components.
- Z Threshold field
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Displays the transparency value at which objects start occluding the flare.
- Home button
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Resets the bevel curve viewer to show the whole curve.
- Undo button
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Undoes bevel curve operations.
- Reset button
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Border FX Tab
Use the Border FX settings to control how the lens flare behaves when it reaches the borders of your image. A visual representation
of the inner and outer borders, as well as the pivot area is displayed in the menu.
- Border Gain field
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Displays the amount of gain to apply to the attached lens flare components when the light reaches the defined border.
- Inner Interpolation box
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Select an interpolation type to define the transition between the border gain and the inner border.
- Outer Extrapolation box
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Select an extrapolation type to define the transition between the border gain and the outer border.
- Pivot Gain field
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Displays the amount of gain to apply to the attached lens flare components when the light reaches the defined pivot area.
- Pivot Interpolation box
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Select an interpolation type to define the transition between the pivot gain and the pivot point.
- Border Mode box
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Select whether Border FX settings are applied vertically, horizontally, or in both directions.
- Inner Border Margin field
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Displays the position of the inner border.
- Outer Border Margin field
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Displays the position of the outer border.
- Pivot Radius field
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Displays the radius of the pivot point.