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I know lens flare is is an overused filter, but I need to ask…
The "render" filters only seem to work on areas of a layer that are already filled with pixels. Is there any way to get the lens flare or lighting effect into a layer that could be moved around and transformed at will, to apply transparently to the underlying layers? The best I’ve come up with is to apply the effects onto a black layer, then set the layer transparency to "lighten." This works pretty well, but you can’t adjust the brightness of the lens flare or lighting effect without also lightening your black, which can destroy the effect (since it will lighten all underlying blacks in the process).
Is there a better way I haven’t figured out? Or is this more of a feature request?
The "render" filters only seem to work on areas of a layer that are already filled with pixels. Is there any way to get the lens flare or lighting effect into a layer that could be moved around and transformed at will, to apply transparently to the underlying layers? The best I’ve come up with is to apply the effects onto a black layer, then set the layer transparency to "lighten." This works pretty well, but you can’t adjust the brightness of the lens flare or lighting effect without also lightening your black, which can destroy the effect (since it will lighten all underlying blacks in the process).
Is there a better way I haven’t figured out? Or is this more of a feature request?
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