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# Nuke vs. AE Comparison

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### Differences between the Nuke & After Effects version of Optical Flares:

{% hint style="info" %}
**Differences**: <br>

* Optical Flares for Nuke uses real 3D obscuration with Lights in a 3D Scene
* “Scale Offset” feature to scale flare elements uniformly in Nuke version only.
* Updated Default Flare in Nuke.
* Multiple 2D Lens Flares with a single node in Nuke Version Only.
* Many new Textures and photographic Sprite Elements in Nuke Version
* Brand new Nuclear presets included in the Nuke Version Only
* Nuke version does not include Luminance tracking, or Mask Position mode
* Nuke Version has Animatable Aspect Ratio
* To use Custom Textures in Nuke Version, images have to be placed in the texture folder.
  {% endhint %}

\*\*View the Optical Flares for After Effects Features Videos to see Optical Flares for AE in action


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