Stage Light Effect with AE CS4

[Ashwani Sharma]

Can anyone help please.

[Kevin Camp]

you would really need to provide an example of what you are looking for, or at least describe it.

my initial feeling would be that since particle illusion is a particle system, you might be best off looking into another particle system effect (like cc particle world, particular, etc.) to mimic the pi settings, but you can use expressions to create particle systems.

Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

[Ashwani Sharma]

Dear Mr. Kevin

Thanks for reply to my query. Actually I have tried SIMPLE SPARKLE effect of PARTICLEILLUSION3.0.4 in AE CS4 and able to get good results. However the bumpy effect and shining of STAGE LIGHTs could not be achieved. The real problem is the GLOW available in ParticleIllusion STAGE LIGHT effect. I am not available to generate it.
Is there any plugin required to generate the similar effect or can be achieved with present AE CS4 software.
I have already tried EXPRESSIONS (written by Mr. Dan Ebbert) and found them very useful with layers. Please convey my best regards to Mr. Dan Ebbert for useful information.
My idea is to generate those effects using shape layers. Whether I could get it in AE CS4.

Thanks and regards

Ashwani Sharma

[Kevin Camp]

ae does have a glow effect (stylize>glow). you can add that to a layer that has other effects, like a particle system, and that will make the particles glow.

you could also create custom particles that had a soft glow and use them in the particle system. most particle effect will allow you to define a custom particle and also define how those particles blend together when they overlap, an add operation/blending mode may enhance that glowing effect.

i am not familiar with the stage light preset, so it’s hard for me to figure out a way to replicate it with the standard bundled effects….

Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

[Ashwani Sharma]

Thanks Mr. Kevin for useful suggestions. I will try them and get back with report.