What It Does
Sunny Day adds modeled sun flares and light leaks to footage when you didn’t capture them in camera. The plugin works in After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Media Encoder, with flares that respond to camera movement or animate randomly. Note: This plugin has been discontinued and is no longer available for purchase.
Key Features
Sun flares. Choose from 20 responsive sun styles or design your own. The flares auto-animate randomly or respond to camera tracking. Two render modes let you create dramatic flares or subtle coruscating rays.
Light leaks. Over 25 auto-animated light leak types come with the plugin, all customizable. You can also build custom light leaks using the provided high-resolution blobs. Color presets match your footage quickly, with full tweakability for stylized looks.
Lens dirt. Optional lens dirt reacts to other lights in the frame, adding realism to the optical effects.
The plugin includes both basic and advanced control panels, giving you quick access to common settings while keeping detailed adjustments available.
Who It’s For
Useful for editors working with footage shot in flat lighting conditions or indoor scenes that need outdoor ambiance. The tracking tutorial shows how to apply the effect to moving camera shots in under 10 minutes.
Pricing
Originally offered as pay-what-you-want. Compatible with After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Media Encoder versions 2021, 2020, CC 2019, and CC 2018. A Quick Start Guide PDF and tracking tutorial were provided with the plugin.