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Chapter 12 AFX PlugIns
Mirage
Mirage simulates mirages, heat waves, jet wash, and other thermal currents that may cause distortion pat-
terns within your effect shot.
Mirage can be used as a central design theme within an animation, or it can be used as a realism-enhanc-
ing touch to elements of fire, light, explosions, or other hot properties within your effect shot. This image
shows an example of the mirage effect:
Apple mirage
View Mode
determines what is shown in the Composite window.
Normal-
shows the composite with the mirage effect applied.
Distortion Field -
shows a graphical representation of the area that will be affected by the mirage effect.
Gain -
controls the amount of distortion in the mirage effect. Higher numbers distort the underlying
image more:
Gain examples