GeoFlare 1.0

Geoflare is a geometry nodes object that produces lens effects in real time.

Characteristics:

Eevee and Cycles compatibility
With object occlusion effect
Lens dirt
widely customizable
geometry nodes based
Asset browser integration
In real time, and viewport render

Installation:

Decompress the zip file in your hard drive. You would add this folder as a new asset library.

How to:

You only have to choose the preset in the asset browser, and add it to the scene. Will import an object called "X_Geoflare" that contains a geo nodes modifier.
Fill the three fields as:
- camera: your camera
- light: the object that generate de lens flare (usually will be a light)
- block collection: a collection that contains objects that can block the source light. TIP: You can link the objects to this collection (with shift + m) instead add it, to maintain your collections.

General parameters
- global power. is the global intensity
- flicker. Light intensity flicker effect to add realism (0 no effect, 1 max effect)
- field. With this parameter you can deactivate the effect when the light disappears from the field of view of the camera. examples: 0.9 for 50mm cameras, 0.613 for 18mm cameras.
- renderdistance. Normally you don't have to adjust this parameter, but it is useful if you have problems rendering the effect or it overlaps with an object.

Specific parameters
- color/power. the hue and saturation of the color determines the color, and the value its intensity
- on: 0 to desactivate, and 1 to activate
- scale, scale of the element
- type. changes the element when avalaible
- ...

https://youtu.be/19R4UPzIYqM

Considerations:

The lens effect is created very near from the camera, so you have to check your camera clip (near)
The lens effect is created a proportional distance between camera and light, so with very distant lights, the elements move away from the camera and clip can ocurr
If you need more than one lens flare, you have to duplicate de GeoFlare object and fill with the other lights
in cycles sometimes you have to raise transparent max bounces in light paths tab if artifacts happen
in eevee turning on "bloom" is recommended
Depth of field with low F-Stop can ruin the effect
The tutorial videos are obsolet, iam creating new video tutorials

Log:

0.90: launch!

0.91: cycles artifacts solved

0.92: New Parameters:

Field: parameter to restrict lens effects while light is in the camera's field of view. (Example: 0.9 at 50mm, 0.613 at 18mm)

Render distance. Now all elements render a fixed distance, controlled by this parameter. You can tweak if there is camera clip or you are using a low F.stop depth of field

0.93: Blender 3.3 update. Now works in blender 3.3, Eevee and Cycles supported. There are more changes, now each element has a intensity color parameter (hue and saturation for color and value for intensity) and new elements.

1.00: Retail version.

Asset browser integration
presets (new presets will arrive in future)
horizontal reflection elements
Blender 3.4 compatibility

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Published	over 2 years ago
Software Version	3.4
License	Creative Commons

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