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1. SUGAR LightPack 3 User Manual Contents Installation Installing SUGARfx What is LightPack Using LightPack Lens Flare Filter Parameters Main Setup Glow Custom Flares Random Flares Stars Light Beams Halo Sun Obscuration Volumetric Quick Flare Filter Parameters Main Setup Animation Glow Lens Flare N CA Ww gp W N N N N N NN A BW OU WwW O NI w w w w w W Naugash CONTENTS 2 Paparazzi Filter Parameters Main Setup Colors Shine o Matic Filter Parameters Animation Time Adjustments Moon Light Filter Parameters Moon Transitions Presets Light Pack Support Things to know before contacting Technical Support What to do when you need assistance Other Issues Feedback Addendum Glow Custom Flares Conclusion 41 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 45 47 47 48 50 53 53 56 56 56 57 57 58 58 59 63 CONTENTS 3 In order to use SUGARfx with the compatible host application of your choice you need to download and install the Free FxFactory plug in from Noise Industries FxFactory is the host plug in that makes SUGARfx available to the applications so you need to first download FxFactory from the Noise Industries web site FxFactory is a free download and the web site address is http www noiseindustries com fxfactory download Install and follow the prompts during installation Installation Installing SUGARfx You should have received th2. The set of parameters are identical so this manual will show just one set here The Random flares have many options to make the randomness as controllable as possible The parameters are divided in several sections that control the objects size and other settings unique to this type of flares e SOLO This button isolates the element in the Canvas window by turning off or hiding the other elements while this button is enabled so that you can see only this element while making adjustments to the parameters When the SOLO button is enabled the corresponding label shows up in the Canvas so that you know you are looking at this sections parameters in the SOLO mode and remember to turn it off before you try to edit other elements HIDE This button hides this element from rendering in the Canvas window Presets This parameter allows you to save and apply your own setups to this section only that way you can create several setups ready to be used with other elements FLARE OBJECTS Image The Flare Objects can be selected from this drop down menu There are 17 unique images that simulate such elements and you also have the option to use your own custom User image When the User image is selected the User Image well becomes available for you to place your own custom element Amount This slider allows you to dial the number of cloned objects you want to use LENSFLARE 16 e Spacing Controls the space span between
3. This drop down menu allows you to save and apply your own setups to this section only that way you can create several setups ready to be used at any time with other elements Style There are only two types of stars available here The first style is the Legacy Star which corresponds to the star used on the previous version of Lens Flare The legacy star is a very simple star that only has 3 additional parameters to change its Size Color and Intensity Legacy Star The second option is the Living Star which corresponds to an animated star that can be customized with the aid of several new parameters that become available By default the Living Star is always selected LENSFLARE 21 CENTER ELEMENTS Choose Preset Open IE ra i eee Living Star 1 Scale Diriart muh YE Ta Orientation Manua Sa Angle Center Size Reduction Reduction Range MEDIUM RAYS Medium Rays SMALL RAYS Small Rays e Image This drop down menu provides 10 different built in images to choose from or if you prefer there is an option to use your own User Image e User Image This parameter is only available if you have selected the User Image in the Image selector menu The Star element is an elongated graphic that gets replicated around a center point to give the illusion of being the rays of a star or glows coming out from its center This element can be in white or in color that never reaches the border of the image element
4. This slider provides a way to determine the perimeter distance from the outer edge when the size reduction should happen being 0 the full width and 100 the closest range to the center where the reduction should happen This section controls the size randomness by using a couple of Variable inputs that create a unique random value for each of the elements as well as a more controllable Adjust slider Adjust DIMINISH Diminish Transition Point Diminish Amount Inverse Diminish This button enables a special feature where the light flares diminish or lower the intensity when reaching the center of the canvas window so that the multiple flares do not over blow when their luminance overlap in the same center point When this button is enabled additional parameters become available Transition Point This slider represents a percentage value of a circular area around the center point where the transition should happen from fully illuminated to a diminished flare LENSFLARE 18 When the lowest value of 1 one is selected this means that the diminishing effect will happen just 1 before the location of the flare reaches the center of the video frame In other words the diminishing transition will happen extremely fast When the value is selected to be 100 this means that the intensity of the flares will start to diminish when the center flare is at the out boundaries of the diminishing area and slowly diminish if
5. When you prepare your own image just make sure it looks similar to one of the elements shown here e Size Controls the size of the Star element e Rays This parameter allows you to dial in the number of Image elements being replicated as to create the simulation of the Star rays coming out from the center of the star If you dial 1 this will show just a LENSFLARE 22 single image element e Ray Width Use this parameter to control the width of the rays Scale This parameter does a similar effect as the Ray Width parameter however it does perform different internally by changing the width of the element Orientation This drop down menu provides an Automatic orientation which makes the star rotate as if it was pointing to the center of the lens reflections at all times or Manual where you can use the Angle parameter below to use your own orientation e Angle Use this dial to adjust the orientation of the element This can be used while the orientation is in either Automatic or Manual modes e Center Size Reduction This parameter controls how much reduction is applied to the star element when approaching the center area of the image Reduction Range This slider provides a way to determine the perimeter distance from the outer edoe when the size reduction should happen being 0 the full width and 100 the closest range to the center where the reduction should happen Color This color well allows you to set the color of
6. Reduction Range This slider provides a way to determine the perimeter distance from the outer edge when the reduction will happen being 0 the full width and 100 the closest range to the center where the reduction should happen Custom Flares This section becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu LENSFLARE 13 ctam F P Custom Flares CUSTOM FLARE The Custom Flares are powerful elements that make your lens flare as customizing as possible by being able to place the custom flare exactly in the place that the user wants The Custom Flare section can show up to 2 sub sections that correspond to the number of Custom Flares selected in the Main Setup section The set of parameters are identical so this manual will show just one set here e SOLO This button isolates the element in the Canvas window by turning off or hiding the other elements while this button is enabled so that you can see only this element while making adjustments to the parameters When the SOLO button is enabled the corresponding label shows up in the Canvas so that you know you are looking at this section s parameters in the SOLO mode and remember to turn it off before you try to edit other elements e HIDE This button hides this element from rendering in the Canvas window Presets This parameter allows you to save and apply your own setups to this section only that way you can create several setups ready to be
7. Texture 17 Texture 18 Square 1 Square 2 Square 3 Square 4 Multiple 1 Multiple 2 Multiple 3 Multiple 4 Random Flares Circle 1 Pentagon 1 Hexagon 2 Multiple 1 Ring 2 Pentagon 2 Hexagon 3 Octagon 1 A ADDENDUM IMAGE BANK 61 Star The Star element provides 2 different styles as mentioned in the Manual The Legacy element is a still graphic that can be manipulated using its available parameters while the Living Star is a more complex fully customizing and expandable system which also provides a User Image that you can generate on your own Legacy Living Star The Living Star contains an element that makes the star the way it finally appears so in this list you will see the star as it is shown rendered on screen and next to it the individual element used to make the single peaks ADDENDUM IMAGE BANK 62 Conclusion The image bank is available for you to use in any of the elements described here and they should be selectable through the pull down menus of their appropriate section and customize as you wish These images show you the potential power of how you can easily add your own design to create a glow lens flare reflection or star that will be as unique as your own creativity ADDENDUM IMAGE BANK 63
8. all the clones The initial drop down menu gives you two options to use either a Random Color or use a Custom Color When the Custom Color option is selected a Custom parameter to select the color becomes available and the randomizing parameters disappear from the interface Range Controls the range of colors that the following parameters can modify e Hue Controls the starting color hue that becomes randomized e Saturation Use this parameter to control the saturation of the color Random This drop down menu provides a random value to the transparency of each object e Range Controls the amplitude or range of value from which the transparency can be randomly applied to each object TRANSPARENCY Adjust Use this dial increase or decrease the transparency of all the objects while maintaining the randomness on the transparency values Orientation This drop down menu provides an Automatic orientation which points to the center of the lens reflections at all times or Manual where you can use the Angle parameter below to use your own fixed orientation LENSFLARE 17 ORIENTATION Orientation Manual e Angle Use this dial to adjust the orientation of the element This can be used while the orientation is in either Automatic or Manual modes e Center Size Reduction This parameter controls how much reduction is applied to the flare element when approaching the center area of the image Reduction Range
9. e Halo This enables a customizing Halo PREFERENCES LENSFLARE 10 e Hide Label This button hides the labels when the elements are being setin the SOLO mode and the use of it becomes obvious only when you want the SOLO elements to be used as your final Lens Flare effect Please check the video tutorials for further explanation and samples of its use Glow This section becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu The glow is the center element that may be the brightest of the lens flare elements and this plug in gives you the capability to use a simple glow or customize it to make it more interesting and on top of that you have the ability to use 2 glows the Primary and the Secondary to make interesting combinations When the Glow section is visible in the interface the Primary Glow and the Secondary Glow will be available for editing only if they were selected in the Glow pull down menu inside the Main Setup The Primary and Secondary set of parameters are identical so this manual will show just one set here e SOLO This button isolates the element in the Canvas window by turning off or hiding the other elements while this button is enabled so that you can see only this element while making adjustments to the parameters When the SOLO button is enabled the corresponding label shows up in the Canvas so that you know you are looking at this section s parameters in the
10. recommend the Screen mode for the best compositing result LENSFLARE 7 Position X Y This enables you to position the center of your light anywhere on the screen Navigation G U I This pull down menu allows you to select and isolate the parameters of the section that you want e Statistics This button enables the display of some important information in the Canvas window telling you what elements have been used in the setup you have applied Main Setup This section becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu The Main Setup section allows you to enable the elements that make up the style of your Lens Flare like the type of Glow or Flares and the Central elements and other special settings LENSFLARE 8 ae Navigation G U ELEMENTS Custom Flare Random Flare Random Flare Set 1 CENTER ELEMENTS a LII PREFERENCES Offset Center Hide Labe This is the section of the interface where you need to select and enable the elements of your Lens Flare You may also come back here and select or deselect additional elements at any time Once you make your element selection here the corresponding element section will be available when you call it up using the Navigation G U I drop down menu and ready for parameter customizing e Main Color This color well provides a way to colorize all of the Lens Flare elements into a one monochromatic color styl
11. the center In this scenario the diminishing transitions is smooth and almost hard to notice Value of 100 Value of 50 fifty Canvas window Value of 1 one video frame Diminish Amount This slider controls the percentage amount of diminishing that you want to apply to your flares when they get close to the center Invert This button inverts the diminishing option and values QUICKFLARE 39 e Orientation This drop down menu provides an Automatic orientation which points to the center of the lens reflections at all times or Manual where you can use the Angle parameter below to use your own fixed orientation ORIENTATION Automatic e Angle Use this dial to adjust the orientation of the element This can be used while the orientation is in either Automatic or Manual modes e Scatter This button enables a special feature where the random flares change position and rotation angle in a scattered manner to simulate random lights or flare reflections that come from unknown sources and to avoid pattern repetition when obviously visible SCATTER AXIS LIMIT CONTROL Horizonta Vertica These parameters control and or restrict the Horizontal and Vertical movement of the flares This powerful feature is useful when you need to create special effect flares that need the restriction or control of movement in any axis Some of the Presets provide a perfect example of this feature Horizontal Contr
12. the obscuration happens in a smooth progressive manner instead of a linear and abrupt change Horizontal Move This moves the border frame image in the horizontal direction Vertical Move This moves the border frame image in the vertical direction LENSFLARE 29 Height Smooth 15 Horizontal Move Width Smooth 96 Vertical Move When the Black and White Matte method is selected Solver Quality This slider increases the resolution of the black and white matte image that the plug in uses to achieve an accurate obscuration Keep in mind that the default value of 20 is optimal and that any increase in quality demands higher amounts of video memory therefore it is strongly recommended that if you feel the need to use a higher quality do so with caution so that your system does not run into memory problems Wani ed Wiis A aa o doHo lack and White Luma Matte e Obscuration Matte This is the image well where the black and white matte image should go in order to be used as a matte in the obscuration simulation e Matte Blur Use this slider to add a blur to the image for those moments when the image may be too sharp and the obscuration may happen too abrupt Invert This button inverts the alpha values of the Matte This section takes care of the Center Elements of your lens flare like the Glow or Sun Here you have the option to see them behind the obscuration image and by doing this you will add a little bit more of real
13. used with other elements Image The Custom elements are unique types of lens reflections and this drop down menu provides you with 42 unique images that simulate such elements You also have the option to use your own custom User Image Image User Image User Image Mone When the User Image is selected the User Image well becomes available for you to place your own custom element Position Controls the position along the line or direction of the lens flare reflections e Size Controls the size of the element Proportion Use this parameter if you need to change the proportion or aspect ratio of the element Orientation This drop down menu provides an Automatic orientation which points to the center of the lens reflections at all times or Manual where you can use the Angle parameter below to use your own fixed orientation LENSFLARE 14 Angle Use this dial to adjust the orientation of the element This can be used while the orientation is in Automatic or Manual modes e Center Size Reduction This parameter controls how much reduction is applied to the custom element when approaching the center area of the image Reduction Range This slider provides a way to determine the perimeter distance from the outer edge when the size reduction should happen being 0 the full width and 100 the closest range to the center where the reduction should happen Every Custom element has an option to use Multiple It
14. SOLO mode and remember to turn it off before you try to edit other elements HIDE This button hides this element from rendering in the Canvas window LENS FLARE 11 Presets This parameter allows you to save and apply your own setups to this section only that way you can create several setups ready to be used with other elements The Presets drop down menu already contains some setups for you to use e Object This pull down menu provides a selection from a list of 20 different objects as well as the option to use your own User object Object User When the User object is selected the User Image well becomes available for you to place your own glow design When creating your own Glow image keep in mind that the glow image needs to be white in color centered and concentric with the background transparent or black avoiding any pixels touching the borders of the image and the format should be PNG TIFF or Photoshop e Size Controls the size of your glow image e Aspect Ratio You have the option to use a predetermined square or anamorphic proportion by using this drop down menu Proportion Use this parameter if you need to adjust the proportion of your glow image or leave it at 100 so it is exactly the proportion set in the Aspect Ratio parameter above e Color Apply a color to your glow When designing your own image make sure the User glow image is white so it can be colorized accurately using this parame
15. This blur is applied when you need to smooth out the transition from light to dark on a highly contrasted image matte e Invert This button inverts the color of the black amp white image matte This section takes care of the Center Elements of your lens flare like the Glow Sun or the Moon Here you have the option to see them behind the obscuration image with a little bit more of realism to the simulation CENTER ELEMENTS Show Behind This enables the center elements to be seen behind the obscuration layer Specially useful when your center element like the glow shows behind in anticipation of the lens reflections Image Spill The spill refers to a smoothing out of the borders of the image so that the center element feels like it is glowing into the borders of the obscuration layer instead of just going behind a sharp obscuration image When using the Black amp White Matte method you have the option to include the Border Mask in the obscuration calculation so this option is available here in case that you need to use the combination of the two methods Volumetric This Special Setting becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu The Volumetric is an optional feature that needs to be enabled and it refers to the rays of light that are caused by the dark elements in your video footage The Volumetric becomes more useful when used in combination with the Black and White Matte obscur
16. and gray image which represents where in the video clip are the areas that will have an effect on the obscuration Preview On Method Border Mask Preview On Method Black amp White Mask Preview Color You can change the color of your Preview image by selecting a different color here The Preview color does not have an effect on the obscuration method or accuracy it simply provides a way to see your preview in a color that may be more intuitive for you when working with the preview image and adjusting the parameters LENSFLARE 28 When any obscuration method is selected Solver Quality This slider increases the resolution of the black and white image that the plug in uses to achieve an accurate obscuration Keep in mind that the default value of under 20 is optimal and that any increase in quality demands higher amounts of video memory and the plug in may become slow depending on your video memory therefore it is strongly recommended that if you feel the need to use a higher quality do so with caution so that your system does not run into video memory problems BORDER FRAME Border Mask This button allows you to enable the use of the Border Mask and provides the necessary parameters to edit your obscuration image Height This slider controls the height of the border frame image Width Controls the width of the border frame image Smooth Provides a way to smooth out the borders of the image so that
17. ands Compress This parameter performs a similar change in thickness as the Width parameter the difference is that the whole element is stretched without adding resolution therefore the image quality may look somewhat pixelated when used at its maximum value Use this in combination with the width parameter for optimal results LENSFLARE 25 Sun Color This color well allows you to choose and change the color of your halo Since the halo element already is composed of the typical Red Green and Blue bands when the color of the halo is changed to other than white then the halo colors will get suppressed or enhanced depending on the color selected that will affect the original colors In other words if you choose a green color then the Green element will become enhanced while the other colors will be muted depending on how much or how less of their color is in the color you ve selected Try to experiment with this setting using the SOLO button and notice that if you select a dark color the luminosity of the halo also goes down meaning that you can control not only the color hue but the intensity of your color just by using the Color well only Intensity Controls the intensity or transparency of the halo This section becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu The Sun element is available when it is enabled inside the Main Setup SOLO This button isolates the element in the Canvas
18. ar area where the shine effect is applied and the Full Screen option refers to the fact that the shine effect is applied to the whole video frame e Amount Controls the amount of the effect or the light rays applied to the image Softness Controls the area and softness of the effect when the Limited Style has been selected e Amount Controls the amount of the shine effect Intensity Controls the intensity of the filter affecting the image SHINE O MATIC 45 Adjustments Style softness Amount ntensity Bland Mode Detai Hue Adjust Color Tint lui Glow Blend Mode Refers to the transfer modes available to composite the shine effect with the image Detail This parameter uses a color enhanced and posterized version of the source image to obtain the Shine effect bringing out some details and colors that may not be obvious in the original image Adjust Hue This slider allows you to change the hue of the effect being applied on the image Since the filter takes the colors of the image and creates its light rays then the hue adjustment alters the overall image Color Tint As its name implies this parameter applies a color tint to the Shine effect Glow Adds an additional luminosity value to the shine effect Atmosphere Allows you to add a thicker wash to the effect making it look like an atmospheric fog SHINE O MATIC 46 SUGARfx Moon Light is a plug in that provides a Moon creation tool customizable wi
19. ation method LENSFLARE 32 SPEGIAL SETTINGS Choose Preset Open Style This drop down menu provides two options to handle your volumetric simulation The Limited style gives you a way to restrict how much of the scene will be affected by the volumetric effect and it provides a parameter for such control called Smooth The Full Scene style does exactly what its name implies it applies the volumetric effect to the whole scene or the whole video frame By using this style there is no way to control how much of the area will have the effect applied around the light center Intensity Controls the intensity of the volumetric effect Color Provides a color well with which you can colorize the volumetric rays Smooth This parameter is available only if you selected the style to be Limited The Smooth parameter controls how wide the area around the light center will be affected by the Volumetric effect This area is an invisible circular area around the light where the higher the number the larger the area will become therefore the Volumetric effect will extend to its maximum value in a very smooth manner from the center to the outwards direction of the light Note The Volumetric effect works similarly as if you had applied a Shine effect to your video The Volumetric effect built in the Lens Flare filter is therefore useful because it follows and obeys the light position at all times Tip The Volumetric effect ca
20. cene and you may want to put the Moon element against a dark backoround full of stars Color This is the color for the lighter side of the Moon element e Dark Side This is the color for the darker side of the Moon element MOON LIGHT 49 Transitions SUGARfx LightPack 3 includes a few transitions that provide a creative alternative to the built in transitions of your application The included transitions are Lens Flare and Paparazzi and they are also available in Final Cut Pro X One way to access the LightPack transitions inside Final Cut Pro X is to click on the Transitions icon to have them listed in your Transitions Browser window and select the SUGARfx LightPack transitions category on the side Transitions All Blurs a a ae K Lens Flare 01 Lens Flare 02 Lens Flare 03 FxFactory Pro Lights Luca s Transitions Movements Objects Replicator Clones Lens Flare 04 Lens Flare 05 Lens Flare 06 Stylized SUGARx E Wipes FI Or better yet click on the Themes icon and select LightPack from the category list on the side Themes All Boxes Bulletin Board Cinema Comic Book First Quarter Len a Lens Flare 02 Data Documentary a Event Filrnstrip HUD Heads Up Disp Kinetic Lens Flare 03 Len wo 04 Lens Flare 05 Lens Pack Light Pack MagiMoto Lens Flare 06 Len w OF Lens Flare 08 Nature News TRANSITIONS 50 1 Lens Flare transition The Le
21. corresponds to the Red circle To Select the ending point where you want the light causing the Shine o Matic light rays to end its movement If the guides are on this parameter corresponds to the Green circle e Behavior This drop down menu refers to the manner in which the effect animates from one point to the other The behavior of the animation may be linear or have a smooth start end or both Time This section controls the time related parameters as well as the duration of the automatic Shine animation Time Time Unit Frames Duration Glip Duration User Duration DISSOLVE N and QUT Time Units This drop down menu gives you the option to use either Frames or Seconds as your time unit count If you are familiar and comfortable using a frame count it is recommended that you select this option since it is more accurate than using the Seconds option When you select either unit the numbers you are about to enter in the parameters of this section will correspond to the units selected in this menu SHINE O MATIC 44 Ifyou change your mind and change to the other unit option make sure that you change the numbers in this section to match the duration in the units selected Duration This drop down menu provides two ways to set the duration of the automatic animation The first one is to use the Clip Duration as the whole duration of the animation When this option is selected the plug in will take the duration of th
22. ding label shows up in the Canvas so that you know you are looking at this section s parameters in the SOLO mode and remember to turn it off before you try to edit other elements Presets This drop down menu allows you to save and apply your own setups to this section only that way you can create several setups ready to be used at any time with other elements e Size This controls the size of the Moon element Notice that the slider goes up to 500 making the Moon element extraordinarily big e Luminosity This slider changes the luminosity of the element being 0 the normal luminosity where you can see the details of the moon craters Any higher luminosity value will start blowing out the color and losing the detail and contrast of the moon image e Phase This is a rotation dial that simulates the phases of the moon When the dial is set at 0 zero you have a full moon When the dial is set to 180 the moon phase would be the New Moon and all the angles in between will give you the additional phases of the Moon element MOONLIGHT 48 Mode This parameter provides a way to make the dark parts of the Moon translucent so that you can see the background color through it The Translucent mode is useful when you need to have a Moon during a day scene against a blue or light background The Normal mode will show the Moon as a full circle with all of its dark color present This is specially useful when you have a completely dark s
23. e Color Mixing As its name implies you can move the slider to determine how much of the Main Color will be mixed with the original colors of the different elements that form your Lens Flare being 100 the full mixing value Orientation This parameter provides a way to change the orientation of the Random Flares In this section you can enable the main elements that conform a typical lens flare LENSFLARE 9 Glow This drop down menu provides a way to build the center glow of the lens flare by using a Primary Glow a Secondary Glow or use both glows for interesting and organic results None Glow Primary Glow y Primary and Custom Flare This drop down menu allows the use of 2 custom flaring elements that can be positioned with precision along the direction of the lens flare reflections lt Custom 1 and 2 Random Flare This drop down menu enables the Random Flare sets that conform the multiple elements of reflection along the lens flare center None Random Flare Set 1 Random Flare Set 2 Both Random Flare Sets In this section you will find the elements that can be selected to be part of the center of your lens flare including a sun or the phases of the moon CENTER ELEMENTS e Sun Enables the use of a Sun element Stars This button enables a center star that moves continually living star or a simple spike star Light Beam This enables a customizing light beam
24. e Registration Code and information via e mail and downloaded the SUGARfx pack on your computer or it may be included with the installer If you successfully installed FxFactory then the icon of the SUGARfx should look just like a square brown box shown below e Double click it if not already installed and it should automatically be installed and moved to its correct place in your hard drive and ready to be used with your applications For more information on FxFactory please read the instructions and or the help file that came with it or visit their support page on their web site www noiseindustries com INSTALLATION 4 What is LightPack What is included in SUGARfx LightPack 3 0 The LightPack 3 0 is an updated collection of filters that offer an alternative way to create light effects used in the video post processing or editing field and they can be used freely on any project By being filters you will need either footage on your time line or a segment of Slug black color layer or a color Solid so you can apply the LightPack filters to The LightPack 3 0 collection includes several elements e Lens Flare A customizable Lens Flare effect Lens Flare transition A transition element derived from the Lens Flare effect e Moon Light A moon creator using the lens flare approach e Paparazzi Just as its name implies this is a flash intensive shoot effect with several controls color and other adjustments Papa
25. e edited video clip as it is laid out in the timeline In other words if your clip was edited to be 3 and a half seconds in duration then the shine animation duration will automatically be the same lenoth and you will see that the shine animation will do the duration for you The second option is to use the User Duration where you would enter the duration of the animation by hand in the new parameter below and remember to use the unit count selected in the Time Unit parameter above Keep in mind that if you enter a duration that may be longer than the actual duration of the edited clip your shine animation will not complete successfully The Dissolve refers to how the Shine effect appears on your video clip You can have it dissolve in and out for an elegant way to apply the effect and in this section you can control its parameters DISSOLVE IN and OUT e Dissolve This is a time slider that controls the duration of the automatic Dissolve of the effect The number entered here must be in accordance to the Time Units selected in the parameter above If you prefer not to have a Dissolve at all then you can set the duration to 0 zero Option This drop down menu helps you determine where you want the automatic Dissolve You can have it in the beginning of the effect or only at the end or better yet at the beginning and at the end Adjustments e Style This menu provides two styles The Limited style refers to a controlled circul
26. e layer while using the Screen or Add transfer modes We recommend the Screen mode for the best compositing result Show Guides By default this button is enabled so that the beginning and end guide points are visible to the user and can easily be changed to create the movement desired QUICKFLARE 34 The guides are used to help you in the setup and are not intended for rendering so you should turn them off before you go ahead and render You can always enable them again when you need to alter the direction or position of your animation Main Setup This section allows you to set the main parameters that control the main features of your flare Main Setup Glow wi Lens Flares w Main Color Mixing Point Glow This button enables the center glow of your flare Lens Flares This button enables the use of the flares e Main Color This color well provides a way to colorize all of the Quick Flare elements into a one monochromatic color style Color Mixing As its name implies you can move the slider to determine how much of the Main Color will be mixed with the original colors of the different elements that form your Quick Flare being 100 the full mixing value Tip when selecting any color you can choose a bright color if you want your lens flare to be illuminated and bright but if you want to control the luminosity you can select a darker color so the overall light is dimmed and subtle Animation Th
27. eds to know how long should it take from the initial point to the end therefore here is the option that you can choose a Manual Setting or use the length of the clip automatically by selecting the default Clip Duration option Duration Use this slider when setting the Manual Setting for the duration of the animation Dissolve This drop down menu allows you to choose if your flare will automatically dissolve at the beginning or the end or both Dissolve frames The dissolve value must be set in frames If you prefer not to have a dissolve at all then type 0 zero as the dissolve value Glow In this section you can control the look of the glow if enabled in the Main Setup section Rotation Automatic Orientation DIMINISH Center Size Reduction Reduction Range QUICKFLARE 36 e Image Select the Glow image e Size Set the size of the Glow Color Set the color of the glow image Rotation You can set the glow to auto rotate when the flare is traveling around the center of the canvas or simply use the Manual rotation Orientation You can add a rotation offset by using this parameter when using either type of Rotation e Center Size Reduction This parameter controls how much reduction is applied to the glow element when approaching the center area of the image Reduction Range This slider provides a way to determine the perimeter distance from the outer edge when the reduction will happen bein
28. ems making it extremely unique and versatile Object Count This drop down menu provides up to 7 objects that can be adjusted with the new parameters that become available below when more than one element is selected MULTIPLE ITEMS Amplitude This parameter is a random value that has an effect on the Variation parameter below Variation When using this parameter you are actually applying a variation in the value of size transparency and position to the number of elements selected in the Object Count The amount of the Variation value is affected by the Amplitude parameter above These parameters control and or restrict the Horizontal and Vertical movement of the flares This powerful feature is useful when you need to create special effect flares that need the restriction or control of movement in any axis Horizontal Controls and or restricts the horizontal movement in percentage values Vertical Controls and or restricts the vertical movement in percentage values Random Flares This section becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu The Random Flares are elements that make the repeated multiple reflections of your lens The Random Flare section can show up to 2 sub sections that correspond to the number of Random Flares selected in the Main Setup section these are Random 1 and Random 2 LENS FLARE 15 RANDOM FLARE AXIS LIMIT CONTROL Horizontal Vertical
29. en the Glow Color option is selected all the flares take up the tint or color of the glow e Range Controls the range of colors that the following parameters can modify Hue Controls the starting color hue that becomes randomized e Saturation Use this parameter to control the saturation of the color e Range Controls the amplitude or range of value from which the transparency can be randomly applied to each object TRANSPARENCY QUICKFLARE 38 DIMINISH Diminish w Transition Point Diminish Amount Inverse Diminish This button enables a special feature where the light flares diminish or lower the intensity when reaching the center of the canvas window so that the multiple flares do not over blow when their luminance overlap in the same center point Transition Point This slider represents a percentage value of a circular area around the center point where the transition should happen from fully illuminated to a diminished flare When the lowest value of 1 one is selected this means that the diminishing effect will happen just 1 before the location of the flare reaches the center of the video frame In other words the diminishing transition will happen extremely fast When the value is selected to be 100 this means that the intensity of the flares will start to diminish when the center flare is at the out boundaries of the diminishing area and slowly diminish if the center flare moves towards
30. ets the speed or frequency between the multiple photo flashes that are being shot The higher the number the more frequent and frenzy the flashes appear e Flashes This setting allows you to add more flashes to the scene It also adds more brightness to the whole scene just because when more lights are added the more brightness is on the scene A good modest number is between 2 and 4 e Spread The spread makes the light flashes be further apart or get closer to the center of the screen For a subtle effect try using it to the lowest number possible or the furthest away from the center Transparency Controls the presence of the flashes by controlling their transparency The default transparency is in the middle 50 Colors These color parameters allow you to add a variation of color hues to the flashes You can also control the illumination of the flashes when setting darker colors to illuminate the least and use brighter colors when you want the effect to appear fully illuminated PAPARAZZI 42 Shine o Matic SUGARfx Shine o Matic is a plug in that provides the light rays effect or shine effect that moves from one point to another in an automatic fashion After applying the filter to your video asset make sure the filter is selected in the Layers panel in order to see its parameters by clicking on the Inspector Filters tab Filter Parameters e User Manual One of the most important things you need to know about al
31. f beams Size Controls the size of the element Length This controls the length of the beams Sharp Factor Makes the inside of the beams to appear sharper Rotation Provides a rotation tool to offset the orientation of the beams Glow As its name implies this parameter adds a glow to the light beams Center Size Reduction This parameter controls how much reduction is applied to the beam element when approaching the center area of the image Reduction Range This slider provides a way to determine the perimeter distance from the outer edge when the size reduction should happen being 0 the full width and 100 the closest range to the center where the reduction should happen This section becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu The Halo section is part of the Center Elements that conform your lens flare SOLO This button isolates the element in the Canvas window by turning off or hiding the other elements while this button is enabled so that you can see only this element while making adjustments to the parameters When the SOLO button is enabled the corresponding label shows up in the Canvas so that you know you are looking at this section s parameters in the SOLO mode and remember to turn it off before you try to edit other elements Presets This drop down menu allows you to save and apply your own setups to this section only that way you can create several setups ready to be
32. fx Lens Flare is a powerful and alternative way to add a Lens Flare to your footage It can be fully customized and it is open to your own creativity After applying the filter to your video asset make sure the filter is selected in the Layers panel in order to see its parameters by clicking on the Inspector Filters tab bres baer LAHHO1 HOVIPSo 810 Lens Flare Filter Parameters e User Manual One of the most important things you need to know about all of our products is that when you select the SUGAR logo or the USER MANUAL button on the interface you will gain access to the on line manual that you can either download or read on line Presets If you would like to use a Preset you can do that with the pull down menu or else skip it and do the setups yourself These Presets are also available in Final Cut Pro X in the form of templates prepared specifically to be used inside this new version of Final Cut Pro You can create your own Presets after customizing the look and setups you use the most It is a good idea to start selecting a predefined Preset if it resembles the style that you are looking for instead of starting from scratch Compositing Mode This button serves two purposes One is to be able to view the lens flare over a black background while you edit your parameters and another is to use it to composite the lens flare over some other footage layer while using the Screen or Add transfer mode We
33. g 0 the full width and 100 the closest range to the center where the reduction should happen Lens Flare In this section you can control most aspects of the flare objects once they have been enabled in the Main Setup section above FLARE OBJECTS Flare 05 Image The Flare Objects can be selected from this drop down menu There are 13 unique images that simulate such element Aspect Ratio You can easily change the aspect ratio of the image by using this slider and creating extreme distortions Use 1 for native aspect ratio or square or 1 77 for 16x9 Amount This slider allows you to dial the number of cloned objects you want to use e Spacing Controls the space span between all the clones QUICKFLARE 37 This section controls the size randomness by using a Random input that creates a unique random value for each of the elements as well as a more controllable Adjust slider Adjust Center Size Reduction Reduction Range Center Size Reduction This parameter controls how much reduction is applied to the flare element when approaching the center area of the image Reduction Range This slider provides a way to determine the perimeter distance from the outer edge when the size reduction should happen being 0 the full width and 100 the closest range to the center where the reduction should happen The initial drop down menu gives you two options to use either a Random Color or use the Glow Color Wh
34. is important section should be used with the Show Guides turned on to set up your animation correctly Animate This drop down menu provides the option to animate your quick flare in the Manual Animation mode or the Automatic From gt To default mode If you select the Manual Animation mode you will notice that all the guides jump to the initial position and you will have to animate only the From position by hand e From The initial position of the flare when the Automatic From gt To mode has been selected or the only point to animate when the Manual Animation mode of animation has been selected e To The final point of your animation only enabled when the Automatic From gt To mode has been selected Moving this point when Manual Animation mode is selected will have no effect on the position behavior or look of your flare QUICKFLARE 35 Automatic From gt To Manual Animation Y Linear Linear Time Unit Frames Frames Clip Duration Duration Method Clip Duration Se p Manual Setting Duration IN and OUT IN only IN and OUT ence JL OF Behavior This pull down menu allows you to select the behavior of your animation with 4 easy options Use Linear when the speed of your animation must be constant Time Unit Here you can select the units used for the timing of your animation Select Frames recommended or Seconds Duration Method The automatic animation ne
35. is slider controls the movement restriction in the Vertical direction being 100 the normal unrestricted movement and 0 no movement at all only in the vertical direction The 200 value makes it extend the 100 normal value to twice as much 2 Paparazzi Transition The Paparazzi Transition is a lighter version of the Paparazzi filter Its interface is very basic and consists of only 2 parameter the Flashes and the Frequency Paparazzi 07 Flashes Flashes Refers to the amount of flashes or lens flares that may appear during the transition e Frequency Controls the speed or frequency of the flashes TRANSITIONS 52 Presets The presets expand your plug in even further specially when you can create your own styles and save them for later use Some of the SUGARfx LightPack filters already include several presets that you can use Choose Preset Presets Duration G It is a good idea to begin your own customizing by selecting one of the included presets and use it as a starting point to create your own Have fun and start making your own and remember that you can share the presets with other users or other computers as long as they have the same versions installed in their system Light Pack Default Basic Flare Clean Start nothing is enabled Crescent Moon PRESETS 53 Deep Space Glare Deep Space Glare Obscuration gt gt Desert Sun Desert Sun after Sand Storm Volumetric O
36. ism LENSFLARE 30 to the simulation CENTER ELEMENTS e Show Behind This enables the center elements to be seen behind the obscuration layer Specially useful when your center element is a glow that needs to show behind the obscuration object or matte in anticipation of the lens reflections Image Spill The spill refers to a smoothing out of the borders of the image so that the center element feels like it is glowing or spilling light into the borders of the obscuration layer instead of just going behind a sharp obscuration image When using the Black and White Matte method you have the option to include the Border Mask in the obscuration calculation so this option is available here in case that you need to use the combination of the two methods When the obscuration methods are used Solver Quality This slider increases the resolution of the black and white matte image and the frame border image that the plug in uses to achieve an accurate obscuration Keep in mind that the default value of under 20 is optimal and that any increase in quality demands higher amounts of video memory therefore it is strongly recommended that if you feel the need to use a higher quality do so with caution so that your system does not run into memory problems OBSCURATION MATTE Obscuration Matte None LENSFLARE 31 This section refers to the basic adjustments that can be applied to your black amp white matte e Matte Blur
37. l of our products is that when you click on the SUGAR logo or the USER MANUAL button on the interface you will gain access to the on line manual that you can either download or read on line Shine o Matic SHINE O MATIC o No Built in Presets e Presets Create your own presets and save them or share them with your peers Here is where you can save your own Presets after customizing the look and setups you use the most It is a good idea to start selecting a predefined Preset if it resembles the style that you are looking for instead of starting to tweak it from scratch Compositing Mode e Show Guides This button enables the circular color guides on the Canvas window that will show you SHINE O MATIC 43 the initial point or From location the destination point or To point and the point where the effect center is located at a particular moment in the timeline Compositing Mode This button enables the effect to be composited on top of another layer of video by removing the source clip from the backoround and allowing the shine rays to be placed on top of another layer of video using a Screen or Add transfer mode for optimal compositing Animation This section provides the parameters that control the automatic movement of your shine effect e From Select the beginning point where you want the light causing the Shine o Matic effect to begin emitting light rays in your image If the guides are on this parameter
38. n Disco Night Evening Summer Sunset a w Full Moon Flaring Glory PRESETS 54 Glowing Moon Mother Ship Retinal Scan Sci Fi Blue Screen Feedback Spotlight Happy Sunny Day Sunny Day Too 55 Support Every SUGARfx theme or plug in that you purchase comes with free technical support by sending all your questions via e mail to our Support Team Our Technical support team is available to answer your questions via e mail and should respond within 24 hours or less from the time the e mail was received Things to know before contacting Technical Support Please visit our web site http www sugarfx tv for possible answers to your technical support issues or visit our tutorial site http www ilearnfast com where you may also find a tutorial that will help you find the answer to your question before you contact our Support team What to do when you need assistance The first thing we recommend is that you read the Manual and instructions for installation Second find a tutorial that provides an explanation of the similar task you are trying to accomplish If the problem is related to the Registration number installation error or malfunction of the plug in please follow these 3 easy steps 1 Browse to your hard drive s applications folder and open the FxFactory Application FxFactory Help FxFactory on the web Contact Technical Support 3 When the Con
39. n be used just by itself instead of using a separate Shine effect By doing that you will have the op tion to eventually enable the light and flares to go with it LENSFLARE 33 Quick Flare SUGARfx Quick Flare is an easy way to add an animated lens flare effect to your project Quick Flare was designed with the Final Cut Pro X users in mind The ease of use the variety of looks and fast loading make it ideal to use in this application After applying the filter to your video asset make sure the filter is selected in the Layers panel in order to see its parameters by clicking on the Inspector Filters tab Filter Parameters e User Manual One of the most important things you need to know about all of our products is that when you select the SUGAR logo or the USER MANUAL button on the interface you will gain access to the on line manual that you can either download or read on line Quick Flare QUICK FLARE Choose Preset Presets If you would like to use a Preset you can do that with the pull down menu you can also create your own presets and save them or share them with your colleagues Here is where you can save your own Presets after customizing the look and setups you use the most Compositing Mode This button serves two purposes One is to be able to view the lens flare over a black background while you edit your parameters and the other is to use it to composite the lens flare over some other footag
40. ns Flare Transition allows you to create a lighter version of the Lens Flare filter as a transition element The interface in Final Cut Pro X is minimal and provides a lot of versatility for customizing Lens Flare 06 GLOW Random Hua Restrict Horizontal Restrict Vertical Position This parameter is available as a Canvas element where you can move it to the desired position interactively in the application It is available at all times so that it is easy to move or reposition the initial point of the animated Lens Flare The automatic animation uses the position as its starting point that moves the lens flare towards the exact same opposite side position of the canvas e GLOW This pull down menu allows you to select any of the 19 glow elements included e Size Adjust the size of your glow element TRANSITIONS 51 Color Sets the Color of the glow e FLARE This drop down menu allows you to select another Flare image element Color Range Defines the range of color that will be affected by the next slider being 0 just one color e Random Hue Provides a way to randomize the color hue of the range selected Restrict Horizontal This slider controls the movement restriction in the Horizontal direction being 100 the normal unrestricted movement and 0 no movement at all only in the horizontal direction The 200 value makes it extend the 100 normal value to twice as much Restrict Vertical Th
41. ols and or restricts the horizontal movement in percentage values Vertical Controls and or restricts the vertical movement in percentage values QUICKFLARE 40 Paparazzi SUGARfx Paparazzi is a plug in that emulates the shooting frenzy of the photographers who follow the celebrities around the world also known as the Paparazzi After applying the filter to your video asset make sure the filter is selected in the Layers panel in order to see its parameters by clicking on the Inspector Filters tab Library Inapectaor LAHHO1 HDY1P30 810 Filter Parameters e User Manual One of the most important things you need to know about all of our products is that when you select the SUGAR logo or the USER MANUAL button on the interface you will gain access to the on line manual that you can either download or read on line Paparazzi PAPARAZZI Choose Preset Presets If you would like to use a Preset you can do that with the pull down menu you can also create your own presets and save them or share them with your peers Here is where you can save your own Presets after customizing the look and setups you use the most It is a good idea to start selecting a predefined Preset if it resembles the style that you are looking for instead of starting to tweak it from scratch Main Setup This section allows you to set the main parameters that control the main features of your plug in PAPARAZZI 41 e Frequency S
42. ore lowering its illumination Obscuration Method Same Video Source Obscuration Method None The first time that you use the Obscuration section it presents to you with a simple drop down menu from which you will select the method you want to use to create the simulation By default the method is set to None but there are three additional methods that will be discussed in this manual SPECIAL SETTINGS Select None if you would like to use the lens flare without any type of obscuration Select Border Mask if you want to have your lens flare obscuration be activated when getting close to any of the borders of the video clip or moving away out of the Canvas window Select Black and White Mask if you already have a video mask prepared that provides the correct masking for the objects that obscure the lens flare in your video LENSFLARE 27 These type of video masks may be created from a color key or within a 3d animation program or from a compositing application and usually look white over black being white just the obstructing element that will have an effect on the obscuration of your lens flare Whatever method you select its corresponding parameters will become available The Preview section appears whenever you select an Obscuration Method other than None PREVIEW Preview This button enables the preview image of the black and white mask that will affect the lens flare The Preview will show a black
43. razzi transition A transition element derived from the Paparazzi plug in Quick Flare An easy to use and fast loading effect specially created with Final Cut Pro X in mind Shine o Matic Automatic shine rays effect with a point to point animation built in Areleb e wr w wr Au G kedai with gt gt gt Light Pack WHAT IS LIGHTPACK 5 Open your preferred application and browse to the Effects Tab The screen shots shown on this manual are from Motion 5 but there should be no difference in the functionality of the SUGARfx plug in on your preferred host application Open your project in Motion 5 The LightPack contains several Filters and transitions You will be able to find the SUGARfx LightPack filters under the Library Filters SUGARfx LightPack so you Using Lig htPack need to have a video asset in your project time line before you try to apply any of the filters Lens Flare A SUGARfx Light Pack 9 gt x PRN Hu gt PHP PN Do 3 Ir E TE T 9 e P LAHH01 HDV1P30 910 Leni sha st L LE LE Mi su m su ri i Tim I Tray Pa After applying the filter click on the Inspector tab to see its parameters Every filter included in the SUGARfx Light Pack has its own set of parameters and their settings vary from one to the other In the following sections you will be able to learn about the parameters of each individual filter USING LIGHTPACK 6 SUGAR
44. tact Form appears make sure that the check box to attach your system profile is checked on and take the time to enter a detailed description of your problem SUPPORT 56 4 Someone from our Support team or Noise Industries will contact you with a solution to your problem Other Issues If you need to contact us with a specific question about our plug ins and themes please send us an e mail to support sugarfx tv with the following information Name and version of the SUGARfx theme e The application name and version with which you are having the problem Screen shots of the problem whenever possible Details and any other information you may think appropriate to describe the problem Feedback The success of our products depend vastly on customer requests and feedback We welcome all kinds of e mails that provide useful information on how to improve our products so we encourage you as a user of these products to send us your feedback or comments to our support team Please visit our web site at http www sugarfx tv LightPack 3 Manual v2 January 2012 SUPPORT 57 Image Bank Here is a comprehensive list that shows the available images in their raw form 58 Circle 1 Circle 2 K K amp Pentagon 1 Pentagon 2 Pentagon 3 K E 59 Texture 5 Texture 6 Texture 7 Texture 8 Texture 9 Texture 10 Texture 11 Texture 12 Texture 16 Texture 13 Texture 14 Texture 15
45. ter Intensity Controls the Intensity or opacity of your glow image The power of the glow parameters become evident when the Multi color button is enabled to help you achieve glow styles not possible with just one layer e Multi color This button enables additional parameters with which you can play and experiment to achieve interesting and unique glow styles LENSFLARE 12 ADVANCED SETTINGS Multicolor e Style There are 24 different styles to choose from and every style will change the random behavior of the Adjust parameters below Color 2 The Color of the second layer of the glow image Adjust This will change the size or the proportion or both in a random manner of the second layer Color 3 The Color of the third layer of the glow image e Adjust This will change the size or the proportion or both in a random manner of the third layer ORIENTATION Orientation Manua en pa Angle Center Size Reduction Reduction Range e Orientation The glow image can be controlled to automatically point towards the center of the lens flare direction or manually controlled using the Angle parameter below Angle This parameter allows you to change the overall orientation of your glow image even if you are using the automatic orientation option above Center Size Reduction This parameter controls how much reduction is applied to the glow element when approaching the center area of the image
46. th flares obscuration features and other parameters The Moon Light filter was previously part of the Lens Flare plug in therefore all of its parameters are equivalent to its parent filter Moon Light MOON LIGHT Moon Light Pada Compositing Mode w Position XY Navigation G U 1 Main Setup MAIN SETUP AXIS LIMIT CONTROL Horizontal Vertical Halo SPECIAL SETTINGS Filter Parameters If you look at the UI carefully you will notice that the Moon Light interface is quite similar to the Lens Flare plug in so please refer to the Lens Flare section to learn about the parameters functionality Note The Moon Light plug in contains a lighter version of the features found in the Lens Flare as well as a complete section where you can manipulate the Moon element as described in the following paragraphs MOON LIGHT 47 Moon This section becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu The Moon section is part of the Center Elements that conform your lens flare and the Moon element is available only when it is selected in the Space Objects menu inside the Main Setup Choose Preset Translucent E e SOLO This button isolates the element in the Canvas window by turning off or hiding the other elements while this button is enabled so that you can see only this element while making adjustments to the parameters When the SOLO button is enabled the correspon
47. the center flare moves towards the center In this scenario the diminishing transitions is smooth and almost hard to notice Value of 100 Value of 50 fifty Canvas window Value of 1 one video frame In the image sequence below you can see that the lens flare is moving diagonally down and when the light flares get closer to the center their luminosity diminishes Diminish Amount This slider controls the percentage amount of diminishing that you want to apply to your flares when they get close to the center The full amount selected here represents the maximum being applied when the flares are actually in the center of the Canvas window The Diminishing feature will be more obvious only if the lens flare is moving and getting close to the center of the Canvas and also when the Transition Point value is around or below 50 and the Diminish Amount is high or close to 100 Invert This button inverts the diminishing option and values e Scatter This button enables a special feature where the random flares change position in a scattered manner to simulate random lights or flare reflections that come from unknown sources SCATTER LENSFLARE 19 When this button is enabled additional parameters become available SCATTER Ti X HORIZONTAL Y VERTICAL X Horizontal This set of 3 sliders allow you to add random behavior to the horizontal position of the flares in a scattered manner Y Ver
48. tical This set of 3 sliders allow you to add random behavior to the vertical position of the flares in a scattered manner AXIS LIMIT CONTROL Horizontal Vertical These parameters control and or restrict the Horizontal and Vertical movement of the flares This powerful feature is useful when you need to create special effect flares that need the restriction or control of movement in any axis Some of the Presets provide a perfect example of this feature Horizontal Controls and or restricts the horizontal movement in percentage values Vertical Controls and or restricts the vertical movement in percentage values Stars This section becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu LENS FLARE 20 CENTER ELEMENTS Choose Preset Open Save s Legacy Star Fe ee pee k C i p r P m Lentar size Heductio Reduction Range Color E Y The Stars section is part of the Center Elements that conform your lens flare SOLO This button isolates the element in the Canvas window by turning off or hiding the other elements while this button is enabled so that you can see only this element while making adjustments to the parameters When the SOLO button is enabled the corresponding label shows up in the Canvas so that you know you are looking at this sections parameters in the SOLO mode and remember to turn it off before you try to edit other elements Presets
49. used at any time with other elements LENSFLARE 24 Aspect Ratio This drop down menu provides the options to use a square or anamorphic style halo Clones This drop down menu creates copies or clones of the initial halo and their location or position from the center point is controlled by the Separation parameter Separation This parameter becomes available only if you have selected more than 1 one clone in the Clones pull down menu The Separation controls exactly what its name implies the separation of the clones along its center axis Size Controls the size of the element Choose Preset 7 Open Save s eduction Range Contrast Center Size Reduction This parameter controls how much reduction is applied to the beam element when approaching the center area of the image Reduction Range This slider provides a way to determine the perimeter distance from the outer edge when the size reduction should happen being 0 the full width and 100 the closest range to the center where the reduction should happen Contrast Defines how sharp the strides that conform the halo will appear Speed The Halo is a living element which means that it moves or animates over time therefore this parameter provides a way to change the speed of such animation Width Controls the width or thickness of the color stride elements that conform a typical halo This parameter renders new pixels as it increases the width of the color b
50. window by turning off or hiding the other elements while this button is enabled so that you can see only this element while making adjustments to the parameters When the SOLO button is enabled the corresponding label shows up in the Canvas so that you know you are looking at this sections parameters in the SOLO mode and remember to turn it off before you try to edit other elements Choose Preset i Open Save As Presets This drop down menu allows you to save and apply your own setups to this section only that way you can create several setups ready to be used at any time with other elements Size This controls the size of the element Sun Rays This slider controls how sharp the sun rays will appear The higher the number the more prominent they will be Color 1 and Color 2 The Sun element is conformed of 2 colors The Color 1 is the main color and Color LENSFLARE 26 2 is the mixing color that gets added to the main color Color Mix This slider controls the addition of the Color 2 into the Color 1 Keep in mind that the mixing is a form of adding the color which may cause a high luminosity specially in the center of the Sun element Obscuration This Special Setting becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu The Obscuration of a lens flare is a powerful feature that uses an image or video to simulate when a light passes behind an object and it becomes obstructed theref
51. your star element Keep in mind that if the element is white in its raw form the image will be colorized with the color you choose as expected but if the image is other than white in its raw form the color applied will be mixed with the color of the image and may not look like you would expect e Intensity Controls the intensity or transparency of the star element Light Beams This section becomes available when it is selected in the Navigation G U I pull down menu Choose Preset Open Reduction Range LENSFLARE 23 The Light Beams section is part of the Center Elements that conform your lens flare Halo SOLO This button isolates the element in the Canvas window by turning off or hiding the other elements while this button is enabled so that you can see only this element while making adjustments to the parameters When the SOLO button is enabled the corresponding label shows up in the Canvas so that you know you are looking at this sections parameters in the SOLO mode and remember to turn it off before you try to edit other elements Presets This drop down menu allows you to save and apply your own setups to this section only that way you can create several setups ready to be used at any time with other elements Color This color well allows you to choose and set the color of your beams Intensity Controls the intensity or transparency of the beams Number This slider allows you to dial in the number o
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