# Lens flare

<span class="label label-doc-level">Intermediate</span>
<span class="label label-doc-audience">Artist</span>

The **lens flare** effect simulates the artifacts produced by the internal reflection or scattering of the light within a real-world lens.

![media/lens-flare-1.png](media/lens-flare-1.png) 

The artifacts are generally aligned along the line defined by the original bright spot and the center of the screen. The most noticeable artifact is often exactly symmetrical to the real spot light with respect to the center of the screen.

## Properties

![media/lens-flare-2.png](media/lens-flare-2.png) 

| Property                  | Description              
| ------------------------- | ------ 
| Amount                    | Strength of the light streak             
| Color Aberration Strength | Strength of the color aberration artifacts
| Halo Factor               | Strength of the main artifact            

## See also

* [Anti-aliasing](anti-aliasing.md)
* [Ambient occlusion](ambient-occlusion.md)
* [Bloom](bloom.md)
* [Bright filter](bright-filter.md)
* [Color transforms](color-transforms/index.md)
* [Depth of field](depth-of-field.md)
* [Light streaks](light-streaks.md)