GC Lens-Flare

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

Graechan wrote:

SysTemX I just checked out the back and I'm fresh out 'sorry'

Graechan - the runt of the litter is yours if you want it :mrgreen:

You can get 8 bales on the roof and two in the cab :rofl

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14709 **Location:** USA

Has anyone tested the script against David Woods tutorial on YouTube?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22kg5oTrsDM

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:53 pm **(#23)**

Rod wrote:

Has anyone tested the script against David Woods tutorial on YouTube?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22kg5oTrsDM

I tried out David's tutorial, which is very good BTW and this is the lens flare I ended up with. It took about 20 minutes or so to created this flare using David's tut.

This lens flare was made using the GC Lens-Flare script. In just a few minutes I was able to create this lens flare. I couldn't seem to create the "wedge" like shape as seen it the David Woods flare, but it does look pretty good. Given the very short time it took and only slightly adjusting the setting, then clicking Ok.
So it's definitely a time saver, one would also need to figure out which setting they prefer and somehow save them.

Overall, both flares look really great. They are different styles of flares, but both could work for me. I really like the time saving aspect of the script. Making them from scratch does take time and also a little Gimp know-how.

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2014 6:47 pm **(#24)**

My flare was created differently without this tutorial in mind so of course it's a little different

Charlie · **Joined:** Nov 15, 2014 **Posts:** 161

I just have to say though, in reality no 2 flares are alike. That's the biggest drawback of the Gimp stock lens flare, It's always the same colors/shapes. I really like Graechan's script for it's adjust-ability.

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2014 7:45 pm **(#26)**

Thank you Charlie, I did not create it with that tutorial in mind but with my own ideas on how to make a universal Lens Flare

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

Thanks Graechan. "Brilliant" as always.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

nice systemx. I tried to make a curved one and it came out a straight line. I used the pen tool and made a curve, then ran the script, then tried it again by sending it to path, and I still ended with a horizontal one.

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2014 8:12 pm **(#29)**

Molly Light in my plane of existence usually travels straight, but I don't know about yours :rofl

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

Molly I tinkered with curve bend and rotate, it can get messy.

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:17 pm **(#31)**

Graechan wrote:

Molly Light in my plane of existence usually travels straight, but I don't know about yours :rofl

Not necessarily so Graechan.

Video from : www.youtube.com

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 12:19 am **(#32)**

Wallace To and from each mirror it travels straight

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:36 am **(#33)**

Graechan wrote:

Wallace To and from each mirror it travels straight

So are you saying that the guy in the video is wrong?

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:43 am **(#34)**

Wallace except for reflection and refraction light does not bend or change direction as shown on his whiteboard
The gravitational fields theory is just that (theory), and as he stated "for all intense and purposes light travels in straight lines"

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:53 am **(#35)**

Graechan wrote:

Wallace except for reflection and refraction light does not bend or change direction as shown on his whiteboard

So there are exceptions. I just wanted to make that point. Who know how light behaves in other universes, we can only assume.

Couldn't a light also appear to be bent due to lens distortion?

Graechan · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:58 am **(#36)**

Which brings me back to my original statement to Molly

Quote:

Molly Light in my plane of existence usually travels straight, but I don't know about yours

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:13 am **(#37)**

Graechan wrote:

Which brings me back to my original statement to Molly

Quote:

Molly Light in my plane of existence usually travels straight, but I don't know about yours

Enough said I guess...

Fran6 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:44 am **(#38)**

The script works fine. After some tests the path is very useful for asymetric compositions.
Thank you Graechan for that nice work. :tyspin

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14709 **Location:** USA

Nicely done graechan. Can you edit the script to allow to keep the path so you can re do the filter?

I suppose you could just duplicate the lens flare layer also.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Wallace wrote:

Graechan wrote:

Molly Light in my plane of existence usually travels straight, but I don't know about yours :rofl

Not necessarily so Graechan.

Video from : www.youtube.com

Very good information Wallace.
In my initial question, I asked why can I not make the light go the same angle I made the path, the answer I got is that light travels in straight lines.
For now, all I want to know is why doesn't the script follow the path I made? If it doesn't, then there is no need to make a path... or is this just another stupid question?