6.4. Lens Flare
| 6. Light and Shadow Filters |

### 6.4. Lens Flare

#### 6.4.1. Overview

Figure 17.113. Example for the Lens Flare filter

Original image

Filter “Lens Flare” applied

This filter gives the impression that sun hit the objective when taking a shot. You have not the possibilities that the Gradient Flare filter offers.

#### 6.4.2. Activate the filter

You can find this filter in the image menu through Filters → Light and Shadow → Lens Flare.

#### 6.4.3. Options

Figure 17.114. “Lens Flare” filter options

Presets, “Input Type”, Clipping, Blending Options, Preview, Split view

  | Note
  These options are described in Section 2, “Common Features”.

X position, Y position

  You can set X and Y coordinates of glint using the input box. The coordinate origin is at the upper left corner. Position is ratio of the image dimension (0.500 is the middle, 1.000 the right or bottom border; it can be set outside of the canvas).

6.3. Supernova |  | 6.5. Gradient Flare

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