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3–238), Manual Secondary (page 3–242), Star
(page 3–246),andStreak (page 3–250).
Pr ocedur es
To add an effect:
1.
Select the desired effect from the list on t he left
side of the Lens Effects Parameters rollout.
2. Click the (>) arrow button to move it into the
column on the right.
To delete an applied effect:
1.
Select the effect f rom the list on the rig ht side of
the Lens Effects Parameters rollout.
2. Click the (<) arrow button to remove it from
the list.
Inter face
Lens Effects Parameters rollout
The Lens Effects system allows you to apply effects
to your rendered image by choosing a particular
effect from the list on the left and adding it to the
list on the rig ht. Each effect has its own rollout
of parameters, but all effects share two panels of
global parameters.
Lens Effects G lobals rollout, Parameters panel
Loa d—Displays the Load Lens Effects file dialog
that enables you to open an LZV file. The LZV
file format contains information saved from a
prev ious configuration of Lens Effects. This allows
you to load and use Lens Effects that have b e en
saved from previous sessions of the software.
Save—DisplaystheSaveLensEffectsfiledialog
that enables you to save an LZV file. Th e LZV fi le
format contains information saved from a previous
configurationofLensEffects.Thisallowsyouto
save several t ypes of Lens Effects and use them in
multiple 3ds Max scenes.
Note: Saving an effect as an LZV file will only save
the attr ibutes of the effect on the frame that it is
saved at. The LZV file format doesn’t save the
animation keys of an animated p arameter.
Size—Affects the size of the overall Lens Effect.
This value is a percentage of the size of the
rendered frame.
Intensity—Cont rols the overall brightness and
opacity of the Lens Effect. Higher values produce
a bright, more opaque effect, and lower values
produces a dim, transparent effect.
Seed—Gives the random number generator in
LensEffectsadifferentstartingpoint,which
creates a slightly different Lens Effect without
changing any settings. Using Seed guarantees a