FlareGen

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Author: Zoltan Erdokovy

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Description

This filter generates lens flares.
Thanks Voldemort for the radial gradient snipet.

I have no space here to explain all of the controls, but I hope they are more or less straightforward. Let's just see the basic elements and the more obscure controls:

Flare 1: Primary flare.
Flare 1-2 count * 10: Defines the number of arms they have. Use a number divisible by 10 to have proper star shape.

Flare 2: Secondary flare, similar to Flare 1.

Flare 3: Random streaks.
Flare 3 color: You can use it to control the opacity of the streaks.
Flare 3 type 2?: A different look for the streaks.

Central glow: A radial gradient in the middle.

Ring: A ring in the middle. It inherits the color of Flare 1-2.

Keywords

flare, lensflare, star

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Filter Controls

• Flare 1-2 color
• Flare 1-2 count * 10
• Flare 1 rotation
• Flare 1 falloff
• Flare 1 glow
• Flare 1-2 contrast
• Flare 1-2 profile
• Flare 1-2 thickness
• Flare 2 brightness
• Flare 2 rotation
• Flare 2 falloff
• Flare 3 color
• Flare 3 size
• Flare 3 contrast
• Flare 3 noise scale
• Flare 3 detail
• Flare 3 type 2?
• Flare 12-3 blend
• Central glow color
• Central glow size
• Central glow profile
• Ring opacity
• Ring size
• Ring width