Lens flares
How to create lens flare.
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Resources and techniques for creating lens flares lighting effects, which can add atmosphere to your scene.
Lens flare
Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to lens flare effects | Understand how Unity manages lens flares, which simulate the effect of lights refracting inside a camera lens. |
| Lens flares in URP | Resources and techniques for creating and configuring lens flares in the Universal Render Pipeline (URP). |
| Lens flares in the Built-In Render Pipeline | Resources and techniques for creating lens flares lighting effects in the Built-In Render Pipeline. |
Render pipeline information
How you work with lens flare depends on the render pipeline you use.
Feature name | Universal Render Pipeline (URP) | High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) | Built-in Render Pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lens flares | Yes Use a Lens Flare (SRP) Data Asset and a Lens Flare (SRP) component, or a Screen Space Lens Flare override. | Yes Use a Lens Flare (SRP) Data Asset and a Lens Flare (SRP) component, or a Screen Space Lens Flare override. | Yes Use a Flare asset and, optionally, a Lens Flare component. |