Program Name: Video Copilot Optical Flares Pro Bundle v1.3.5
Program Type: After Effects plug-in
Release Date: Mar 16, 2015
Homepage: https://www.videocopilot.net/products/opticalflares/update/
Interface Language: English
Requirements: Win64, After Effects CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC, CC 2014 & 2015
File Size: 74 MB
Optical Flares - Creative Lens Flare Studio. It is a plug-in for designing and animating realistic lens flares in After Effects. Build, Edit and Customize Lens Flares with amazing speed and simplicity.
Features:
• 3D Lens Flares with AE Lights
• Intuitive Design Interface
• Live Visual Preset Library
• Real Texture Support
• Dynamic Triggering Animations
• Chromatic Aberration
• Up to 32 bpc color support
• 12 unique Lens Objects
• 50 custom Lens Objects
• Large Pop-Out Preview window
• Rename, & Rearrange Objects
• Show BG in Preview Window
• Integrated Copy & Paste
• Duplicate Objects & Undo/Redo
• 60 Built-in Presets (included)
• Real Lens Inspired Presets
• Share & Swap Presets
• Save All Settings in One Place
• Save & Reuse Individual Objects
• Expand and Build New Presets
What is Optical Flares?
Optical Flares is a plug-in for designing and animating realistic lens flares in After Effects.
Interface Features
• 12 unique Lens Objects
• 50 custom Lens Objects
• Large Pop-Out Preview window
• Rename, & Rearrange Objects
• Show BG in Preview Window
• Integrated Copy & Paste
• Duplicate Objects & Undo/Redo
Preset Browser
• 60 Built-in Presets (included)
• Real Lens Inspired Presets
• Share & Swap Presets
• Save All Settings in One Place
• Save & Reuse Individual Objects
• Expand and Build New Presets
Optical Flares Uses:
• Add final touches to Motion Graphics
• Simulate Concert or Stadium Lighting
• Fake Volumetric Lighting
• Help Blend 3D Animations
• Build a virtual Light Array for Music Videos
• Add Realism to your Virtual Sets
• Add Flares to Live Action Footage
• Simulate Visible Atmosphere with Lighting
• Simulate Bright Lights in your scene
• Draw focus to a product or graphic
• Accentuate Highlights or contours
ADVANCED FEATURES
3D LENS FLARES
Optical Flares will automatically calculate size and intensity based on your 3D Lights.
• Generate lens flares from AE 3D lights
• Works with lights exported from your 3D applications
• Create multiple flares with 1 instance of Optical Flares
• Choose to render Flares for specific lights only
REAL TEXTURES
Add realism with lens artifacts from actual photographic elements to create the most genuine lens flares ever seen!
• Over 25 built-in textures to choose from
• Use custom layers from your project in a flare
• Auto-rotate textures towards light for realistic movement
• Custom layers can be still or animated
DYNAMIC TRIGGERING
Static lens objects come to life with dynamic triggering to create natural animations without keyframes!
• Recreate organic animation with several trigger types
• Create a flash of light as your flare exits the frame
• Iris elements change size as they drift away
• Trigger area can be previewed for precise animations
KEY FEATURES
On-Lens Simulations
Simulate dust & scratches on your lens that becomes visible by the light source. Includes 12 HD lens textures or use your own.
3D Occlusion
Obscure layers by alpha or luminance to simulate the light source going behind objects in the foreground. Works with 2D & 3D layers!
Luminance Tracking
Generate a lens flare from bright spots in your video such as a particle system or matte layer. Control resolution and threshold.
Mask Positioning
Animate lens flares along the contour of complex shapes with ease. Great for detailed shapes that would require extra key framing.
Auto-Shimmering
Add smooth flowing shimmer to elements with self-propelling animation. Simply set the amount and speed of the animation. -No Keyframes!
Chromatic Aberration
Simulate realistic color bleeding around the outside of the lens. This effect also helps make the lens flares look more organic & natural.
Light Flickering
Make lights appear more energetic with random light flickering featuring a unique seed for each light source. Choose from smooth or Twitchy.
32 Bit & GPU Ready
Optical Flares renders up to 32 bpc offering high color fidelity as well as enhanced speed with Graphics card acceleration.
Flexible Core Objects
Build stunning lens flares with the use of 12 powerful core objects. These elements offer unmatched flexibility with detailed control settings.
Precise Translating
Control the position of each object with distance, offset and custom translation. These features are essentials to building anamorphic elements.
CREATIVE PRESETS
Visual Preset Browser
Load Presets with 1-click and try out many looks for your project. You can add to or remove elements to get the perfect look. Experimentation is encouraged!
Optical Flares is designed to provide instant visual feedback when editing a lens flare and when loading presets. You can even combine multiple presets to create the ultimate Lens Flare that would be so bright that it would have a lens flare too!
Organize and Manage
Make as many lens flare presets as you want and easily save and organize them into sub-folders for quick retrieval.
Compatibility
Mac* (Intel only) & PC Compatible
AE CS3, CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC, CC 2014 & 2015
*Mac OSX 10.6+ required for OF Version 1.3.3 minimum of CS3
Video Card GPU Support (optional):
Optical Flares does not require a special graphics card to render but you can increase render performance with recommended cards.
Recommended Cards (optional):
Nvidia GeForce 7000 Series (Except 7300 on MAC)
Nvidia GeForce 8000 Series
Nvidia GeForce 9000 Series
Nvidia GeForce 200 Series
Nvidia Quadro FX Series
ATI X1300 and above on Windows
ATI HD Series on Mac
NOTE: Other graphics cards may be supported but speed improvements may not be as great. GPU Compatibility may vary on Mac converted Nvidia Cards, since updated drivers are not available from Nvidia.
Optical Flares Update 1.3.3
November 28th, 2012
Fixed several OpenGL issues.
Fixed Quadro cards crashes on OSX.
Improved Performance
Install the new version of the plugin over the old version.
Windows: C: \Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Optical Flares
Mac OSX:/Applications/Adobe After Effects CS5/Plug-ins/Optical Flares
OpticalFlaresInstaller_1.3.5_Mac.zip
OpticalFlaresInstaller_1.3.5_Mac.zip