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Particle problems
Hello,
I have this footage and I have to create some magic particles. I’m using Trapcode particular for that. The problem I’m having is that these kinds of effects work through blending modes and particularly “Screen” and “Add” blend modes. And that is the problem.. The footage I have has a bright white background and putting magic particle effects on a “Screen” or “Add” blend mode makes them disappear because of the way they work. Of course, I read about all the blending modes and tried a few things but nothing I came up with worked. Can anyone think of a workaround that could help me get a nice result?
Thank you in advance !!!
P.S: If you need any information that I haven’t provided – just say so????
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3 Replies
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Yes, that’s exactly what I’ve been trying to explain to the customer but it doesn’t help ????
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Can we see some of the footage? (even still would help). What are the particles supposed to be? If they are supposed to be light, that’s a tough one. On a bright day you can’t see a candle flame so… It can be done with say blue soft edged particles but it never looks real because the light emitting particles should be brighter than the surrounding environment. And they should be brighter at the center than the edges but the edges then are darker than the environment.
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Honestly, guys, you made my day !! ????
However, after writing this post, I kept experimenting with the particles. And yes, the particles are supposed to be blue-colored light particles but even the color doesn’t make them appear. So what I did is stack a few layers on top of one another (since the particles are mostly semi-transparent) and added a glow. That way they kind of showed up, but in a weird messed-up way, so I recolored them with using Video Copilots Color Vibrance instead of relying just on the Trapcode Particular’s coloring and then used a few other minor tricks to make the particles look better and sent a test render to the client. Surprisingly, he loved it! So I guess the case is closed.
THANK YOU FOR THE FAST REPLIES !!!
I knew that the light particles would be a huge problem and told the client that before I even started the project, but at some point, I started doubting my competence on the matter and your fast replies helped me with that, so again.. THANK YOU !!!
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