Sun

Sunbeams generator with animatable properties.

Compatibility

Sun is compatible with Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Parameters

Presets

Presets contain a snapshot of your effect configuration. 9 built-in presets are available.

When you save parameter configuration to a file on disk, this file can later be loaded to recreate the same effect configuration. Presets generated in one video application can be used by the same plug-in running in a different video application.

Working with the Presets Menu

Sun

Sun

Size of the sun, relative to the frame.

Center

Location of the Sun within the frame.

A point parameter centered in the frame by default.

Initial location in the frame

While it is possible to change the X and Y coordinates via the inspector, it is far easier to interact with point parameters directly on-screen:

Adjusting Point Parameters in Final Cut Pro
Adjusting Point Parameters in Motion
Adjusting Point Parameters in Premiere Pro
Layer Selection in After Effects

Color

Set to
100% red, 92% green, 43% blue, 100% alpha in the SRGB color space by default.

Ray Contrast

Set to 25% by default.

Contrast of the rays emanating from the Sun.

Ray Length

Set to 25% by default.

Length of the rays emanating from the Sun.

Ray Strength

Set to 25% by default.

Brightness of the rays emanating from the Sun.

Ray Flicker

Set to 25% by default.

When enabled, the pattern of rays that emanate from the Sun animates to provide a more accurate simulation of actual sunlight.

Angle

Orientation of the Sun, which determines the direction of the rays of sunlight.

Animation

Sun

Turn on to animate the Sun parameter.

Sun Animation

Center

Turn on to animate the Center parameter.

Center Animation

Color

Turn on to animate the Color parameter.

Color Animation

Ray Contrast

Turn on to animate the Ray Contrast parameter.

Ray Contrast Animation

Ray Length

Turn on to animate the Ray Length parameter.

Ray Length Animation

Ray Strength

Turn on to animate the Ray Strength parameter.

Ray Strength Animation

Angle

Turn on to animate the Angle parameter.

Angle Animation

Seed

A number that controls random aspects of the effect.

Click the New button to assign a new seed value. When the seed value is changed, the effect uses a different random sequence to produce a different output.