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364 Chapter 19: Video Post-Production
Wa rning: When you animate Lens Effects parameters,
this creates pointers into the actual scene, so Lens Effec ts
animation is lost if you s ave the Video Post queue in a
VPX file (page 3–1031). To preserve the animation, save
the Video Post data, including Lens Effects animation,
in the MAX file.
Button group
Reset—ResetsLensEffectsFlaretoitsdefault
settings.
Loa d—Displays a Windows-standard file open
dialog from which you can select the settings file
you want to load.
Save—Displays a Windows-standard Save As
dialog in which you specify a directory and
filename.LensEffectsFocussettingsaresavedas
LZO files.
Glow Filter
Video Post toolbar > Add Image Filter Event > Choose
Lens Effects Glow from Filter Plug-In list. > Setup
The Lens Effects Glow dialog lets you add a
glowing aura around any assigned object. For
example, for an exploding particle system, adding
a g low to the particles makes them seem as though
they are brighter and hotter.
The Lens Effects Glow module is multi-threaded
and will take advantage of multi-processing
machines.
Pr ocedur es
To s ave yo ur gl ow s etti ngs, do on e of the foll owin g:
You can save a l l of your lens glow settings to a file,
so you c an reload them any time. Lens Effects
Glow settings are saved to LZG files (page 3–965)
(.lzg).
• Click the Reset button.
This resets Lens Effects Glow to its default
settings.
•ClicktheLoadbutton.
This displays a Windows-standard file open
dialog from which you can select the settings
file you w ant to load.
•ClicktheSavebutton.
This displays a Windows-standard S ave As
dialog in which you speci fy a directory and
filename.
Interfa ce
The Lens Effects Glow dialog contains a preview
w indow, and an area below to control the
parameters of Glow.