In this week's episode, Nick talks about using mFlare 2 from Motion VFX and how it's going to step up your lens flare game. Learn how to use presets, adjust the best parameters, and easily track a lens flare to your scene. Watch out J.J. Abrams!
- Hi, I'm Nick, and you guessed it…Jeff's not here this week.…We're gonna take a look at creating…some great lens flares with mFlare 2…inside of Final Cut Pro X.…Some of the key concepts we're covering…are an overview of mFlare.…We're gonna look at the basic parameters…available to us in the inspector,…how we can play with the amazing…lens flare presets and components that are included…and we're gonna use tracking as well as…auto animation features to enhance our scene…that much more with not a lot of work.…So first of all, mFlare 2 is a product…that's created by MotionVFX and if you…head to their site, motionvfx.com,…you can find out tons of information…as well as try a demo version and…follow along with this tutorial.…
There's also all the information…in terms of buying it as well as…you can preview all of the presets that are included.…Let's hop inside of Final Cut Pro X…and take a look at this.…Inside my timeline I have two shots ready…and I wanna point out in both of these shots…there is some natural light in the scene.…
Nick Harauz
Jeff I. Greenberg
Updated
9/27/2019Released
4/21/2017- Maximizing your color board
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Skill Level Intermediate
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Video: Creating great lens flares with mFlare 2