aeps_Flare v1.0.0 - License and attribution

This adapted plug-in code and binary are provided under:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Full terms: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode.en

Summary
- Retain author, title, source and license notices, and identify modifications.
- Use primarily intended for commercial advantage or monetary compensation
  is not permitted under this license. Such use requires separate permission
  from the relevant rights holders.
- Distribute adaptations under this license or another ShareAlike license
  permitted by its terms.
- Do not impose additional legal or technological restrictions on licensed rights.
This summary does not replace the full terms. Legal exceptions remain unaffected.

Original work
Title: crok_flames
Lightbox port: Ivar Beer
Code credits: paulofalcao, simesgreen
Noise credit: iq
Original basis: http://glslsandbox.com/e#17361.0
Lightbox reference: https://logik-matchbook.org/shader/crok_flames
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Unported

After Effects adaptation
ae plugin storage | https://www.aepluginstorage.com

The original GLSL was adapted to C++/D3D11 for Windows x64 After Effects.
Changes include SmartFX and 8/16/32bpc processing, quality/backend controls,
Smooth Sampling, alpha/luma matte emitters, rise/view controls, grouped color
controls, Hue UI, banner/About UI and related fixes. These are modifications
to the AE port. Version 1.0.0 is the first public release.

Reused integration and UI
SDK integration, pixel conversion, build and ABI test infrastructure, and
D3D11 device lifecycle handling derive from CrokLensBlur and earlier
CrokBokehComp integration. Their CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 conditions are retained.
CrokLensBlur credits Ivar Beer / luluco250 for crok_lens_blur; its lens-blur
algorithm is not included in this plug-in.

About UI derives from ae plugin storage's AEPS_ABOUT_REFERENCE_KIT,
based on aeps_Gargantua v1.6, under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
The aeps_logo_banner.png artwork was supplied by ae plugin storage.
Gargantua rendering algorithms are not included in this plug-in.

Adobe After Effects SDK and Microsoft compiler/SDK are external build
prerequisites, are not redistributed, and remain subject to their own terms.
No endorsement by the original contributors, Adobe, Autodesk or Microsoft
is implied. Provided as-is without warranties to the extent permitted by law.
No trademark rights are granted.

Detailed modification history and earlier attribution records are retained
in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md and reference/ in the source archive.
