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vokaris
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Post Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:38 pm   Reply with quote         


janetdog wrote:
Can't you just make a lens flare without the blackout layer?
You can use the lens flare on the original background, but you can't move it later. You can use the preview to place it as close as possible, but I believe the original request was for greater control over the placement.

Since you can't render a lens flare in an empty layer, I suggested using a black layer in screen mode. The masking step helps to avoid the edges that may appear if the flare effects go beyond the image border.

Another approach would be to:
- make a much larger canvas size
- new black layer, set to Screen mode, render lens flare
- canvas size bask to original dimensions
- move lens flare layer to exact position desired

To be fair, moving the flare too far away from the original location will make it the effect 'optically incorrect'.




Tesore

Location: On the way to Utopia!

Post Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:45 pm   Reply with quote         


I have my own silly way to do things... nothing crisp, but here it is:





Tawiskaro

Location: New York

Post Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:11 pm   Reply with quote         


vokaris wrote:
janetdog wrote:
Can't you just make a lens flare without the blackout layer?
You can use the lens flare on the original background, but you can't move it later. You can use the preview to place it as close as possible, but I believe the original request was for greater control over the placement.

Since you can't render a lens flare in an empty layer, I suggested using a black layer in screen mode. The masking step helps to avoid the edges that may appear if the flare effects go beyond the image border.

Another approach would be to:
- make a much larger canvas size
- new black layer, set to Screen mode, render lens flare
- canvas size bask to original dimensions
- move lens flare layer to exact position desired

To be fair, moving the flare too far away from the original location will make it the effect 'optically incorrect'.


Thanks for posting this. I just played with it in Paint Shop Pro 12. The result is identical.




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