Light Factory (Knoll Light Factory Pro version only)
Light Factory is the base plug-in. It contains all of the controls and a custom flare editor for building or applying the included flares, allowing you to create and edit your own custom unique effects then save them for later use.
* Controls include
* Brightness
* Scale
* Light Source Location
* Color
* Angle
* Tracking
* Obscuration Layer (Making it appear to pass behind objects in another layer)

Go beyond the lens flares inside your host application
Many of you know that your host application includes basic lens flare effects, so why buy an additional lens flare generator?
It comes down to three main factors
* How much control you have over the flare to adjust, color, size, intensity, animation, obscuration, and detail?
Your host application lens flares tool has very basic controls, where as, Knoll gives you the ability to change every macro and micro aspect of the flare.
* Natural apprearance (how the lens flare effect actually appears in nature)
In the world of computer generated graphics there is nothing worse than unnatural or fake/cheap looking effects. If you've ever read anything about John Knoll (co-creator of Photoshop® and Star Wars/Pirates of the Caribbean Special Effects Supervisor, Read Interview), you know that he is a fanatic about creating natural looking effects. John's Knoll Light Factory™ is no exception, the level of detail and digital simulation of natural light responding to a camera lens is astounding.
* How many presets are available?
Most lens flare effect tools in host applications offer only a limited number of flare types, sometimes only two or three. Where as, Knoll gives you 70 preset flares. Whether you're trying to create a sun that you wish was there during a shoot, or want to choose just the right light effects for your show opener, Knoll Light Factory has the preset to get your started and complete the project quickly. (See Flare Preset Guide)

What's new in version 2.5?
Version v2.5 provides two separate editions to better deliver the combination of price and features for your specific needs. Compare the Pro and Editors editions.
* 25 NEW preset flares effects, including Flash Bulb, digital camera sun, and more...
* GPU Engine up to real-time rendering and playback
* Added control for Light Factory Spectacular including brightness and scale
* Integrated alpha generation with Knoll Unmult
* New host support includes Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Motion and Avid

System requirements & Host application support

System Requirements
Macintosh systems
Mac OS X
Power Mac G5 or Intel Mac systems
GPU engine: Mac OS X 10.4 (or later)
CPU engine: Mac OSX 10.3.9 (or later)
1 GB of RAM
15 MB of Hard drive space
Windows systems
Windows XP Service Pack 1 (or later)
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or higher (or equivalent)
1 GB of RAM
15 MB of Hard drive space
Graphics card support details
Host applications supported
Knoll Light Factory works in the following host applications. See Pro vs Editors chart for more host application feature support.
Windows systems
After Effects v6.0 (or later)
Avid Media Composer (AVX v1.5 plugin support)
Avid Xpress (AVX v1.5 plugin support)
Adobe Premiere Pro v1.5 (or later)
Macintosh systems
Apple Final Cut Pro v4.5 (or later)
Avid Xpress Pro v5.2 (or later)
Avid Media Composer (AVX 1.5 plugin support)
Apple Motion v2.0
After Effects v6.0 (or later)