De-materialisation plug-in!!

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De-materialisation plug-in!!

Posted by Rikshore on October 4, 2005 at 12:55 pm

Hello there,
I am new to writing a post in this forum but have read quality responses and threads for a long time so here i am.

I am looking for a plug-in to help me create an effect that i saw in a Bouygues telecom advertisement here in Paris recently. The ad sees people and objects “dissolve” or de-materialise into cubes that then float away en masse.

I have started a job for a new hotel that is called “Cube” so it is perfect for what i want to do.

I would greatly appreciate anyone help on this to find the plug-in which i have heard exists somewhere.

Thankyou.

Go to ;
https://www.stylewar.com/main.html
Then >Commercials>Bouygues>Quicktime to see the original ad.

Rikshore replied 20 years, 6 months ago 6 Members · 8 Replies
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Jeff Dobrow
October 4, 2005 at 1:19 pm

Hmmm….it sounds as if this effect involves disintegrating into ‘3d cubes’.

I am not sure of any plugs that would do ‘exactly’ that……I would personally do it in a 3D app, then composite in AE.

Good luck,….hopefully someone else knows of such a plug……..
Mstleger
October 4, 2005 at 2:11 pm

Hey, I’m working on a Bouygues commercial right now. We’re using a similar effect with the cubes, alot of the work is done in 3d. No simple solution, just plan to have a clean plate of the footage, and get someone to run dynamic simulations in 3d. Also, if the camera is moving, you’ll need to do some 3d tracking.
Spockedit
October 5, 2005 at 3:09 am

I took a look at the commercial. Very cool. You’d have to do more than run a particle simulation. You’d have to actually create a 3d model of whatever it was you want to dematerialize and then composite it.

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Saudi
October 5, 2005 at 2:46 pm

Just for inspiration purposes. Check out this Particle Issusion Tutorial from Elvis Deane. Maybe u can get an idea of how to fake the 3D Simulation by using 3D-Qubes as particles. It will not look as good ( exact) as the commercial. I also dont think that there is a special plugin for this kind of effect.

https://www.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=23&page=/articles/deane_elvis/disintegratePeople/index.html

Greez and if u get what u want post your solution

Martin
Michael Szalapski
October 7, 2005 at 2:34 am

I don’t have time (or a terribly fast connection at the moment) to look at the add, but if you tweaked with some settings in Effect-Simulation-Shatter you might get something that’s workable for your usage.

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Rikshore
October 12, 2005 at 4:32 pm

Thanks very much for all your responses. i have found the trapcode plug-in “particular” which is as good as all my other plugins put together. I used the custom setting and made my own box which turns and i know have as many little cubes racing around the screen as i wish and dissolving where i want.
Cheers!
Rikshore
October 12, 2005 at 4:32 pm

Please see my last posting….
Rikshore
October 12, 2005 at 4:33 pm

Please see my last posting….

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