Toolbar: The Toolbar contains Done, Cancel, Reset, and Show Image icons. The Flare Editor interface consists of a Viewer, Parameters, Global, Flare (currently used flare elements) and Elements (all available elements). Stripe: A tapered stripe that simulates anamorphic lens flares.Ĭlick the Edit Flare button to edit the current preset or to create a custom lens flare. Star Caustic: A star shaped caustic created by the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a lens’s reflective coatings. Star: A star pattern is created when light reflects off the intersection of the lens’s aperture blades. Spikes: Long radial rays emanating from the center point. Ring: A rainbow ring that fades as it is moved to the edges of the screen. Random Spikes: Generates asymmetric radial rays. Radial Streaks: Short radial streaks emanating from the center point. These are reflections caused by light interacting with the lens’s polygonal bladed aperture.
Polygons: Creates a specified number of random polygons. Hot Spot: Utilized in most lens flares, glow ball simulates the circular glow created when a light source interacts with a lens. It only appears when the light source is positioned outside of the frame.įan Rays: Generates asymmetric fanned rays. ElementsĬaustic: Simulates an optical distortion created by the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface.Ĭhroma Bands: Creates rainbow diffraction patterns.Ĭhroma Ring: Rainbow lines that emanate from the center of the light source.Ĭircles: Creates a specified number of random circles often seen in lens flares.ĭisc: Generates a circular ramp with individual control of the inner, middle and outer areas.Įllipse: Ellipse is similar to Disc, but elliptical in shape.Įdge Streak: Caused by a light source at the edge of the frame reflecting off of the shiny lens aperture.
To save a custom preset, click the “Create Custom Preset” icon in the top right corner of the parameter list, next to the filter name, set a name for the new custom preset in the dialog that appears and click done. Click the apply button in the FX Editor to return to the host user interface. To select a preset, open the FX Editor interface and pick one from the Presets panel. The FX Editor provides a convenient way to store and retrieve factory installed and/or user generated filter presets. Although an image aberration, lens flares can be added for dramatic effect and are created by combing the following elements: Caustic, Chroma Bands, Chroma Ring, Circle, Circles, Disc, Edge Streak, Ellipse, Fan Rays, Hot Spot, Polygon, Polygons, Radial Streaks, Random Spikes, Ring, Spikes, Spiral Rays, Star, Star Caustic, and Stripe. Lens flares are produced by the scattering or flaring of light within a lens when pointed into a bright light. NEW IN CONTINUUM 2021, the BCC+ Lens Flare filter adds photo-realistic lens flares to a scene.