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Sun Bloom

Sun Bloom adds a soft glow around bright areas (especially luminous bodies). Use it for realistic sun halos or stylized bright scenes.

Where to Find It

  • Open the TrueSKY panel -> Effects.
  • In Layer Stack, click + and choose Sun Bloom.
  • Select the layer to edit its settings.

Panel Layout

  • Opacity: Master blend for the layer.
  • Highlights: Threshold controls that decide what blooms.
  • Adjust: Strength and color tuning for the glow.
  • Glare: Size of the bloom radius.

Controls

Opacity

  • Opacity: Blends the effect with the original image.

Highlights

  • Threshold: Brightness cutoff; only pixels above this level contribute.
  • Threshold Multiplier: Scales the threshold.
  • Smoothness: Softens the threshold edge.

Adjust

  • Strength: Overall bloom intensity.
  • Saturation: Pushes bloom toward saturated or neutral color.
  • Tint: Color overlay for the bloom.

Glare

  • Size: Radius and spread of the bloom.

Tips / Workflows

Typical Use

Enable for strong sun shot silhouettes; set Strength moderately (avoid clipping), adjust Size for glow radius, and use Tint for warm dusk or cool space scenes.