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  • Generate random flares

    Posted by Eric Jordan on July 14, 2009 at 3:36 am

    Looking to reproduce the lighting technique used in the newest Star Trek film, where there appears to be multiple light sources creating random flares of light across the camera’s field of view. Can anyone think of a good strategy to accomplish this?

    I own Sapphire LensFlare, in addition to knoll…but what I am trying to do is to get more of a randomized effect out of their positioning, intensity, optical artifacting, etc.

    Thanks to anyone who can offer some assistance…

    -Eric

    Ann Talipova replied 16 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Ann Talipova

    July 15, 2009 at 7:27 am

    Hi!
    Eric I don’t know if it could help you, but I’ve got one suggestion about your question.
    Here it is.
    Create a composition with one black solid layer. Then apply to it a Lens Flare effect. Animate however you want.Call this composition Lens Flare. Then create another composition, import the composition Lens Flare and turn off the visibility. Then create a solid and apply to it Trapcode Particle. Change particle type to Custom or Custom Colorize and choose Lens Flare layer as custom. After change transfer mode in effects panel to lighten or screen. And just play with random settings:) It looks great but I’m not sure if this you’re looking for but it’s may be usefull anyway)

    looking for a new day

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