Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1599

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 8165. 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 6854: This page lets you control which parts of a lens flare are active and how they effect the overall image. Glow on page 6857: 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 6858: 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 6860: 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 6861: 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 6863: Bright lines that radiate out from the center of the source object, providing the illusion of extreme brightness for the object. Star on page 6865: 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 6867: Wide horizontal bands that run through the center of the source object. Inferno on page 6869: 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 6854 | Chapter 22 Video Post