Comments on: After Effects Lens Flare with Transparent Background http://www.damonledet.com/blog/2008/06/09/after-effects-lens-flare-with-transparent-background/ Writing about technology, daily life, and other things I find interesting Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:23:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fer http://www.damonledet.com/blog/2008/06/09/after-effects-lens-flare-with-transparent-background/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Fer Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:53:59 +0000 http://new.damonledet.com/blog/2008/06/09/after-effects-lens-flare-with-transparent-background/#comment-1417 thanx for the help!!!! thanx for the help!!!!

]]> By: Darby Edelen http://www.damonledet.com/blog/2008/06/09/after-effects-lens-flare-with-transparent-background/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Darby Edelen Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:54:23 +0000 http://new.damonledet.com/blog/2008/06/09/after-effects-lens-flare-with-transparent-background/#comment-58 Here's an alternative method using the 'Set Matte' effect. There are also free 3rd party effects out there to accomplish the same thing in one step (Unmult, Xmult). To use the Set Matte effect you need to first pre-compose your lens flare on the black solid layer and move all attributes to the new pre-comp. Then apply the Set Matte effect to the pre-comp in your main comp and change the "Use For Matte" property to luminance or lightness. Then change the pre-comp's blend mode to "Luminescent Premul." This should give you a lens flare that is identical to the original flare, only with alpha. Here’s an alternative method using the ‘Set Matte’ effect. There are also free 3rd party effects out there to accomplish the same thing in one step (Unmult, Xmult).

To use the Set Matte effect you need to first pre-compose your lens flare on the black solid layer and move all attributes to the new pre-comp.

Then apply the Set Matte effect to the pre-comp in your main comp and change the "Use For Matte" property to luminance or lightness.

Then change the pre-comp’s blend mode to "Luminescent Premul." This should give you a lens flare that is identical to the original flare, only with alpha.

]]> By: Damon Ledet http://www.damonledet.com/blog/2008/06/09/after-effects-lens-flare-with-transparent-background/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Damon Ledet Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:47:43 +0000 http://new.damonledet.com/blog/2008/06/09/after-effects-lens-flare-with-transparent-background/#comment-59 Another option I just thought of is you can set the solid with the Lens Flare's composite mode to screen, you would only need one lens flare layer but could not render out with an Alpha. Of course to see this work you would need to put a layer under the solid. Another option I just thought of is you can set the solid with the Lens Flare’s composite mode to screen, you would only need one lens flare layer but could not render out with an Alpha. Of course to see this work you would need to put a layer under the solid.

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