• Adobe After Effects

  Particle Playground – how do I change the type?

  Posted by David Del on October 1, 2007 at 9:04 pm

  I am using CS3 trial and dealing with PP. I created a new solid and put the PP on it, but I can’t find a way to change the TYPE of particle. I thought there were choices like OVAL, CUBE, SPHERE etc, or maybe I am thinking of 3D programs?

  Antoni Jones replied 18 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Adolfo Rozenfeld

  October 1, 2007 at 9:40 pm

  You can use any layer’s content as particle cells. You have to select it in the layer map menu.
  You can use shape layers as sources for particle playground, and thus easily get circles, ovals, rectangles, etc.
  If you use a solid, remember to set the size to the actual content. If you want to use the output of an effect as particles, you’ll have to pre-comp the layer.
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  Antoni Jones

  October 2, 2007 at 2:11 pm

  You can also try using CC Particle World. This allows you to change the Particle Type to various shapes such as squares, bubbles, spheres etc…

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