# Sapphire OFX and Glows Mask **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Created:** [November 29, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551 "2021-11-29T22:02:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mbemigh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/mbemigh/32/211_2.png) [@Mbemigh](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Mbemigh)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/1 "2021-11-29T22:02:36Z")
I am missing something - trying to do the Glows\_mask in OFX and I dont see it in OFX?? ---
**Author:** ![hBomb42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@hBomb42](https://forum.logik.tv/u/hBomb42)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/2 "2021-11-29T22:26:52Z")
I’m mid- long render right now so I can’t check, but I think they consolidated all those into single OFX when they did the conversion. Glows just has a mask input now. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceYourBetts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/placeyourbetts/32/6852_2.png) [@PlaceYourBetts](https://forum.logik.tv/u/PlaceYourBetts)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/3 "2021-11-29T22:33:32Z")
~~I found it in the~~ Sapphire Lighting @Mbemigh ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/6/65c5f68689af153bd4c5889ea7a5d827dce0184c.jpeg) UPDATE: Ooops no I didn’t find Glows\_mask sorry ![Screen Recording 2021-11-30 at 11.35.47 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/1/1315ab3eb9e18abedb988a6859ba800787a4f600.gif) ---
**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/4 "2021-11-29T22:45:16Z")
Most of the blur/glow sparks are now a combination of the originals, all in one OFX. It depends what you plug into where. You don’t need to use all the inputs all the time. One gottcha is that even when you plug in a mask, it defaults to luma instead of alpha, so you need to switch it if you are using an external mask. ---
**Author:** ![Mbemigh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/mbemigh/32/211_2.png) [@Mbemigh](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Mbemigh)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/5 "2021-11-29T22:49:13Z")
Haha yea - I thought that too Brian but I dont see a button that says like “use matte” - it glows the whole plate ---
**Author:** ![Mbemigh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/mbemigh/32/211_2.png) [@Mbemigh](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Mbemigh)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/6 "2021-11-29T23:01:13Z")
Ok so do you use the one that says glow in the lighting and if so which input do I put the matte to glow around and where do you select it instead of luma?? Or am I missing a place to go (I looked on Boris) to see what everything does? I know there is a logik live but no time to watch thru that ATM - thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/7 "2021-11-29T23:02:49Z")
If you want just the area defined by the mask to glow, add your image to the first input and your mask to the brown tab. It looks like the Luma/Alpha thing is only in the blur nodes. ---
**Author:** ![hBomb42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@hBomb42](https://forum.logik.tv/u/hBomb42)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/8 "2021-11-29T23:14:19Z")
I just got it to glow around a masked area by putting the main clip into the front and back inputs, and my garbage mask into the first blue matte input. It was still using the luma/threshold, but only in the masked area. If you want the whole thing to glow there just drop the threshold to 0. ---
**Author:** ![Mbemigh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/mbemigh/32/211_2.png) [@Mbemigh](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Mbemigh)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/9 "2021-11-29T23:25:23Z")
Thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/sapphire-ofx-and-glows-mask/4551/10 "2021-11-30T00:24:50Z")
Sadly, I have never watched these because I never have the time when I actually need them, but Boris has a YouTube channel. [https://www.youtube.com/user/BorisFXco](https://www.youtube.com/user/BorisFXco)