Solar Flares / plasma energy

[Gary Hazen]

Trapcode Flux, for After Effects.

Here’s a tute that will get you started:
https://www.vimeo.com/4151872

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[Graham Quince]

Thanks, I knew I’d seen it somewhere.

After posting, I spent a bit more time in C4D and got quite a good result, although I’m still adjusting the timing for the animation.

I’d love some advice on how to improvement it if anyone has any. I’ve been able to get part of the look using a formula-distortiing sphere with scaled-up Sema noise pattern on the alpha channel.

1063_sun.jpg.zip

Graham

http://www.YouTube.com/ShiveringCactus – Free FX for amateur films

[Brian Jones]

always different due to the spectrum captured of course but you look like you are trying for something like this

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010120.html

your edge flares and prominences are great but I would tighten up the noise in the body of the star a bit.

check out the main archive as well https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

[Graham Quince]

Thanks. I’ve managed to due the large prominences manually, but would have preferred an automated solution. I’m thinking of increasing the brightness post-render to enhance it a bit more.

Thanks for the feedback

http://www.YouTube.com/ShiveringCactus – Free FX for amateur films

[Jon Simpson]

I am not seeing your most recent iteration of this. I just upgraded to 3.5 and am also wanting to create something close to realistic with a sun animation that will morph into a bank logo.

[Andy Sills]

There are ways to do it in c4d, one way would be an emitter with effectors on it. You would need literally millions of nodes to create the effect though, X-Particles for cinema renders a bit faster with your objects but I would still recommend doing it in AE instead of cinema.

If you’re wanting to create the effect in 3d space though, I would set up your scene in c4d with camera animations then use AE to create the effect inside of the effect and use cineware to bring it all together.

[Andy Sills]

OH YEAH, tutorial for C4D is here if you’d like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVzWJNARkI4#t=1.770305