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  • I think I need assistance learning lens flares

    Posted by Raj Shah on September 14, 2011 at 11:29 pm

    I’m trying to replicate the lighting effects of this ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUNIeOB0whI you can see at the 45 second mark. I think it’s a lens flare, but can’t tell. How on earth would I even begin trying to replicate that? I don’t have a lens flare of my own, which I think I need, according to some website I saw. Can anyone help?

    Dennis Leppell replied 15 years ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Rafael Amador

    September 15, 2011 at 8:15 am

    FCP has a Lens Flare.
    Look in the Generators > Renders.
    I think that in the MOTION contents use to be something also.
    rafael

    http://www.nagavideo.com

  • Jeff Meyer

    September 16, 2011 at 2:17 am

    There’s Motion’s flare generator or Video Copilot makes “Optical Flares” for After Effects if you need some extra horsepower.

  • Dennis Leppell

    September 22, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    I’m assuming you are looking to replicate the lens flare AND the transition. It’s two seperate components that are pretty easy to break down.

    First is a default FCP lens flare, with most of the settings turned off, to look like a spotlight.

    The transition is a light leak transition, possibly home made. Search vimeo, there’s a few available on there free to download.

    The clip following the transition has the same default lens flare, just a bit bigger.

    Most the other flares look like they came from Video Copilot, or were hand made and composited.

    Good luck!

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