GlowEffector Reference

GlowEffector Dialog Box

With GlowEffector selected from the Effector pop-up menu, click the Set... button on the right to open the GlowEffector dialog box. By adjusting the settings in this dialog, varying lens flare effects can be achieved. The preview area allows you to check the GlowEffector settings in real time.

GlowEffector

Note The GlowEffector dialog box can also be opened by right-clicking (Win) or control-clicking (Mac) on the rendered image and selecting GlowEffector from the contextual menu, but be careful to avoid the following issues. In order to get accurate GlowEffector results, select GlowEffector from the Effector pop-up menu before applying any settings.
In some cases the position of lens flare in scenes with animation settings may not be accurate.
MultiPass Z Depth must be selected in order to express the effect or intervening objects.
Lights inside of transparent objects are not supported.
Lights set to not cast shadows are not supported.