The texture of the sprite looks like a radial gradient, but a lot more exponential.It confirms that there are no real volumetrics involved. It is Camera aware Sprites always face the camera.Most importantly, there is no blurring involved.

The texture and the dimensions of the sprite are dynamic.The plugin places Sprites in the location of every point light.These are just my observations, nothing official.

So, I started observing the plugin closely and here are my thoughts on it. I was working on a real time project in Processing, and I really wanted to add ‘Lux’ to my lights. As long as my work is confined to After Effects, I had no problem, but once I have started working in other programs and languages, I desperately needed something that has the functionality of Trapcode Lux.

I like how it creates volumetric looking light effects in After Effects and auto-detects the lights in the composition. But, my favorite plugin has always been Trapcode Lux. In the After Effects world, Trapcode has become synonymous with particle effects and shiny light rays. Pseudo-Volumetric Point Lights Magic Behind Trapcode Lux

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