Learning Optical Flares

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

Tags

Adobe After Effects Courses Animation Courses VFX Courses Video Production Courses Visual Effects Courses Motion Graphics Courses Lens Flares Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn step-by-step procedures for replicating and simulating common lens effects—with any VFX software.

Syllabus

Introduction

Introduction and overview

1. Lens Effects

What causes depth of field?
How to simulate depth of field
Creating bokeh effects
Matching a soft focus
Adding a vignette
Creating anamorphic vignettes

2. Lens Defects

Adding spherical aberration
Simulating astigmatism
The causes of chromatic aberration
Simulating chromatic aberration

3. Glows and Flares

Adding filter flares
Creating diffraction glows
Simulating veiling glares
The right look and behavior for lens flares
The proper math for adding lens flares

4. Layering Order

Proper layering order

Taught by

Chad Perkins

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