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particles with trails?
hello all,
i am somewhat new to motion, so please forgive any newbie questions.
i am running motion 2 from the “final cut studio” package.
what i have done:
i made a particle system (based on an image) with a set number of particles moving outward in random directions at random speeds (within a range) from a central point. after a certain period of time, i activate an attractor off the edge of the screen which pulls the particles toward it. simple. no problem.
what i want to do:
as the particles move, i would like each of them to leave a trail showing where they’ve been.
additionally, near the point where the attractor is activated, i would like to change the color of the particles (hopefully, a gradual change leading into the transition point) while leaving the previous trail the original color. i can change the color when i want to, but can’t seem to be able to make the color change gradually over time…and, yes, i tried “ramp,” but perhaps i was not using it correctly…?
any suggestions on how i might approach this?
any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated!
james
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2 Replies
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The only thing I see is to use an emitter for every “branch” and duplicate it with different emitting angles.
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thanks for the response!
that is exactly the same conclusion i reached.
james
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