What is Optical Flares?

Optical Flares is a plug-in for designing and animating realistic lens flares in After Effects.

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

PLUG-IN SPECIFICATIONS:

Compatibility

Video Card GPU Support (optional):

Optical Flares does not require a special graphics card to render but you can increase render performance with better cards.

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.