Knoll Light Factory Photoshop 2022 [verified] Jun 2026

Use the new Neural Filters (Landscape Mixer) to generate atmospheric haze, then paint in your DIY flare. This gives you a non-destructive, 2022-native workflow.

Unlike the generic lens flare found in Filter > Render > Lens Flare in Photoshop, Knoll Light Factory offered a 3D environment. You could stack elements (halos, streaks, prisms, circles), animate them (in After Effects), and simulate real anamorphic lens behavior. It was used in blockbuster movies like Star Trek and Avatar , as well as millions of "Tumblr grunge" and "Grunge Glam" photo edits from 2005–2015. knoll light factory photoshop 2022