• Adobe After Effects

  particle playground or particular?

  Posted by Qeffects on July 14, 2005 at 3:55 pm

  I am mid project and would like more particle oprtions and control. I have read a few posts about particular and visited their site. Is this plug in the way to go for particle effects. Will it give me more then the pro edition particle effects? Are there any known compatibility issues or problems that I could encounter? As I mentioned I am mid project and can’t take time out to track down any issues that may arrise from adding a plug in.

  The main thing that I need to do with it is create particles that follow paths.

  Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

  Qeffects replied 21 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  Mylenium

  July 14, 2005 at 5:08 pm

  It’s difficult to give advice based on your vague description but I think Particular is the way to go for that kind of work. You’d still have to learn how to use it, though, even if you don’t really have the time. There are no known issues if you’re using AE 6.5 and the latest version of the plugin.

  Mylenium

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  Qeffects

  July 14, 2005 at 5:31 pm

  Thanks for the reply.
  Basically I would like to draw a bezier path with the pen tool and set particles to flow along this path with the ability to control particle velocity, look, size, direction etc…
  I typically create particle motion in 3d, but would like the same kind of control in AE to create similar effects in the 2d world. Ideally, I would like to be able to use any object as a particle.

  For instance:
  several fish swimming up a curvy stream,
  or a grainy liquid traveling inside a curvy tube.

  That kind of thing.

  Thanks,
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  Mylenium

  July 15, 2005 at 5:05 am

  [qeffects] “Basically I would like to draw a bezier path with the pen tool and set particles to flow along this path with the ability to control particle velocity, look, size, direction etc…
  I typically create particle motion in 3d, but would like the same kind of control in AE to create similar effects in the 2d world. Ideally, I would like to be able to use any object as a particle.

  For instance:

  several fish swimming up a curvy stream,
  or a grainy liquid traveling inside a curvy tube. “

  Both particle Playground and Particular can do that, but with limited control. Neither of them offers a tool like e.g. the Path Flow in Maya or Path Wind in Lightwave. You have to manipulate the air resistance, inherited parent motion and a few other things to do that. You will also have to live with the fact, that both tools only have dumb particles (no inter-particle forces and collisions) which makes swarming/ flocking a bit tricky. Similarly, collision detection is limited and I would forget that idea with the fluid in a tube right away… Other techniques work much better in this particular case.

  Mylenium

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  Qeffects

  July 15, 2005 at 4:07 pm

  Youo mention other techniques work better. Do you have something in mind that might put me on the right track.

  Thanks,
  Q

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