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Manual Secondary Flare Parameters 357
a percentage of the overall ima ge. This p arameter
can be animated (page 3–349).
Sets—Specifies which set of secondary flares you
are working with. You ca n have as many sets of
automatic seco n dary elements as you wish, each
having their own properties. By default, seven
sets are available. You can scroll through them
by clicking the forward and reverse arrow icons
besidethenameoftheset.
To add another set to your flare, click the Add
button b eneath the On check box. To delete a set,
click the Del button.
Axis—Defines the overall length of the axis the
automatic secondary flares will be dist ributed
along. Increasing the value creates more space
between the flares, w h i le decreasing the value
creates less space between the flares. You can set
the axis from 0 to 5 degrees. This parameter can
be animated (page 3–349).
On—Defines whether a group or set of secondary
flares is active or not.
Fade—Determines whether or not axia l fade is
active for the current set of secondary flares.
Hue—Specifies the gradation of color of the
secondary flares. This parameter can be animated.
Qty —Controls the number of secondary flares that
appear in the current set of flares. This parameter
can be animated.
Shape—Controls the shape of the secondary flares
for the current set. The default value is circular, but
you can choose from 3 to 8 sided secondar y flares.
Gradients—Defines the gradient (page 3–377) for
the secondary flare.
Ma nual S econdary Fla re
Parameters
Rendering menu > Video Post > Video Post toolbar > Add
ImageFilterEvent>ChooseLensEffectsFlarefromFilter
Plug-Inlist. >Setup>MSectab
Manual secondary flares are additional secondary
flares that are individually added to the lens flare.
These can be used in addition to, or in place of
automatic secondary flares (page 3–356).
You use Manua l secondary flares when you want
toadduniqueflaresthatyoudon’twantrepeated.
You c an have groups of secondar y flares, instead of
just one set. Many of the controls in this dialog are
for a specific set of flares, not all sets.
Interfa ce
Size—Controls the size, as a percentage of the
overall image, of the manual secondar y lens flare.
This parameter can be anim ated (page 3–349).
Plane—Controls the distance, in degrees, between
the flare source and the manual secondary flare.
Bydefault,theflareplaneexistsatthecenterofthe
chosen node source. Positive values place the flare
in front of the source, while negative values place
theflarebehindtheflaresource.Thisparameter
can be animated.