Light response
Controlled light reveals how foil surfaces activate through angles and movement.
OMNIS MAGICA PRESENTS
Lumina Foil Index
A visual documentation protocol designed to capture foil behaviour, light response and the surface details of collectible cards.
The Lumina Foil Index, also known as LFI, is an internal protocol developed by Omnis Magica to study and document how foil cards respond to controlled light, movement and perspective.
Through dedicated visual acquisitions, LFI transforms reflective surfaces into readable archival material: light, texture, depth, activation, imperfections and visual identity.
LFI is progressively applied to selected cards from the Omnis Vault, creating a visual archive dedicated to foil behaviour and the light response of collectible materials.
Capture light. Read foil. Document rarity.
Active protocol · 102 published acquisitions
THE PROTOCOL
What LFI observes
Three levels of observation transform surface behaviour into accessible visual documentation.
Surface detail
Texture, print behaviour and minor imperfections become visual archival data.
Visual archive
Each acquisition becomes part of a broader body of documentation within Omnis Magica.
LFI ECOSYSTEM
One protocol, four branches
Each branch applies the same methodological core to a different context of observation, comparison or research.
Lumina Foil Index
The core protocol for documenting the optical response and visual identity of foil cards.
Explore
LFI Across TCG’s
An editorial series crossing different games and manufacturers to compare foil languages, technologies and visual identities.
Discover the series
LFI Protected
Analyses foil behaviour through sleeves, binders, toploaders, slabs and other protective systems.
Explore
LFI Applied
Selected applications of the protocol in case studies, research, technical development and partner collaborations.
ExploreOMNIS VAULT & LFI
A continuously expanding archive
The figures distinguish cards currently online, the archive including variants and published LFI content.
1.309Cards online
1.760Cards including variants
102Published LFI
20+Across episodes
PUBLICATIONS
Latest content
The Final Days
Gaius van Baelsar Foil: The Garlean Empire shines on MTG! | Lumina Foil Index
Open contentLatest Across Episode
Lumina Foil Index Across TCGs — Ep. 20 Hunting Velociraptor (MTGxJurassic World)
Open contentLaunching 2026
The new series dedicated to the optical response of cards through protective systems.
Open contentWHY LFI
Beyond the static image
A scan records appearance. LFI documents behaviour.
Scan
It reproduces the graphic content frontally, but reduces or removes the dynamic response of the foil layer.
Photography
It preserves a single instant of light and strongly depends on angle, exposure and reflections.
LFI acquisition
It records a readable sequence of activation, colour shifts, depth and surface response.
NEXT EVOLUTION
From optical acquisition to the interactive Digital Twin
The Digital Twin Engine will use LFI acquisitions and directional frames to reconstruct an interactive experience of the physical card. The engine will be designed from the start to manage multiple cards and unique codes.
In development · Engine v1.0
