Glare Pattern

Python: "map_glare"

The glare map is a way to override the default glare/iris diffraction pipeline by providing a customizable diffraction pattern. This pattern combines a corona, flare streaks, and a lenticular halo with enough flexibility to mimic those produced by a real-life camera or the human eye.

Common

Node alias

Python: "map_alias"

Human-readable node alias.

Alias color

Python: "map_alias_color"

Identificative node color.

Main

Output intensity

Python: "map_glare_intensity"

Global output power multiplier. This is equivalent to (but sometimes more convenient than) increasing the glare strength in the tonemap node.

Lens aspect

Python: "map_glare_aspect"

Controls the iris or diaphragm shape aspect by squeezing it horizontally (+) or vertically (-). This parameter can be used to emulate anamorphic lenses.

Ciliary corona

Enable ciliary corona

Python: "map_glare_corona_enable"

Enables the ciliary corona component.

Strength

Python: "map_glare_corona_strength"

Defines how visible the corona component is. Internally, this value acts as a power multiplier.

Ringing

Python: "map_glare_corona_ringing"

Controls the frequency of the diffraction rings in the corona. Ringing is a manifestation of the aperture radius used internally to simulate diffraction.

Thickness

Python: "map_glare_corona_thickness"

Defines how thick each individual streak is. Larger values will produce a fuller-looking corona. Excessively small values may produce moire; specially when rendering at a low resolution.

Density

Python: "map_glare_corona_density"

Controls the amount of individual streaks. At 1, the corona is full, leaving no empty angular spaces whatsoever.

Rotate

Python: "map_glare_corona_rotate"

Rotates the corona component about its center. Positive values rotate counter-clockwise.

Randomize

Python: "map_glare_corona_randomize"

Random number seed used to randomize the distribution of corona streaks.

Flare streaks

Enable flare

Python: "map_glare_streak_enable"

Enables the flare streaks component.

Strength

Python: "map_glare_streak_strength"

Defines how visible the flare component is. Internally, this value acts as a power multiplier.

Ringing

Python: "map_glare_streak_ringing"

Controls the frequency of the diffraction rings in the flare streaks. Ringing is a manifestation of the aperture radius used internally to simulate diffraction.

Thickness

Python: "map_glare_streak_thickness"

Defines how thick each individual streak is. Larger values will produce a fuller-looking flare. Excessively small values may produce moire; specially when rendering at a low resolution.

Density

Python: "map_glare_streak_density"

Controls the amount of individual streaks. At 1, each streak cluster is full, leaving no empty angular spaces whatsoever.

Pairs of streak clusters

Python: "map_glare_streak_pairs"

Determines how many symmetrical pairs of streak clusters there are.

Spread

Python: "map_glare_streak_spread"

Controls the angle covered by each streak cluster. At 1 the flare streaks component forms a full corona.

Rotate

Python: "map_glare_streak_rotate"

Rotates the flare streaks component about its center. Positive values rotate counter-clockwise.

Randomize

Python: "map_glare_streak_randomize"

Random number seed used to randomize the distribution of flare streaks.

Lenticular halo

Enable halo

Python: "map_glare_halo_enable"

Enables the lenticular halo component.

Strength

Python: "map_glare_halo_strength"

Defines how visible the halo component is. Internally, this value acts as a power multiplier.

Inner radius

Python: "map_glare_halo_inner_radius"

The lenticular halo is a circular rainbow-like band that ranges from the inner radius to the outer radius provided by the user.

Outer radius

Python: "map_glare_halo_outer_radius"

The lenticular halo is a circular rainbow-like band that ranges from the inner radius to the outer radius provided by the user.