Lens Flare Effect; Lightning Effect - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

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User Guide
Specifies the horizontal width of the grid cells. If you choose Width Slider in the Size From menu, this value
Width
specifies both the width and height of the grid cells. If you choose Width & Height Sliders in the Size From menu,
this value specifies the width only.
Specifies the height of the Grid cells when you choose Width & Height Sliders in the Size From menu.
Height
Specifies the border thickness of the grid. A Border value of 0 causes the grid to disappear.
Border
Note: The anti-aliasing of the grid borders may cause the visible thickness to vary by one pixel.
Specifies the softness of the grid. You can set Width and Height amounts individually, or set both to the
Feather
same amount for a uniform feather on all edges. The maximum width value is 20 pixels; the maximum height value
is 400 pixels.
Inverts the transparent and opaque areas of the grid.
Invert Grid
Specifies the RGB color values of the grid.
Color
Specifies the opacity of the grid.
Opacity
Specifies how the grid interacts with the original layer.
Blending Mode

Lens Flare effect

The Lens Flare effect simulates the refraction caused by shining a bright light into the camera lens. Specify a location
for the center of the flare by clicking anywhere inside the image thumbnail or by dragging its crosshair.
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
A single lens flare (center) and multiple lens flares (right)

Lightning effect

The Lightning effect creates lightning bolts and other electrical effects, including a Jacob's Ladder effect (as seen in
old horror movies) between two specified points in a layer. This effect is automatically animated without keyframes
across the time range. Use The Wiggler to add randomness to the lightning bolt.
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
Variations in thickness, color, and number of branches (center and right)
Adjust the following controls for the Lightning effect:
Specify where the lightning begins and ends.
Start Point, End Point