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sand – particles – dust – where from?
Hi,
I like an image in a layer (which is a .psd) to be created from dust falling in from the top of the layer.
The image is a set of black lines on a transparant background that form a set of tiles (a pavement actually).I’d like to let som dust fall in from the top of the layer to gradually let the set of lines appear.
My question is: which effect is most suited to do this? Can I do this with Particle Playground or with Trapcode Particular or some other effect?
I’ve looked around a bit in the Particle playground settings but the complexity of it scares the hell out of me…
Could someone please give me a hint on how just to get started? (i am completely new to particle-ish effects)
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The only way I learned particle playground was to play with it (pun intended). Just go in and try some things. Most of the parameters are named with names that make sense. Andrew Kramer’s last tutorial (named something like 3D Titles) he touches on particle playground.
Use a large emitter, as wide as the comp, or however wide you want the dust falling. Use a gravity setting that makes the dust fall ( I think it is +) and maybe a little wind and some random velocity.
After the particles fall, animate a mask to reveal your image.
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Like they say: no pain, no gain… Like the previous poster said – just start playing around. Both Particular and Particle Playground can be used, the basic approach is the same. If you use Playground, the key to success would be using persistent property maps and mask shapes as collisions. Do this one at a time, do not try to create all separate phenomena inside one particle system. There is no shame in using one instance of playground for one letter as long as the result looks good.
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