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Using particles to create a blur effect
Alright, that’s a nightmarishly convoluted title. Here’s what I’m trying to do:
My character is creating a sonic blast, as characters in After Effects are wont to do. To create this image, I want the space ahead of her fist blur.
I used Particle Systems II to create a particle vortex in the direction I want it to go, all of it colored a bright lime green that is nowhere else in the clip.
Then I recomposed the effect and, in a new composition, have it overlayed the original footage.
So, what I’m trying to do is replace the lime green particle vortex with a blur effect that exists only where the particles are.
Any ideas?
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2 Replies
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Use the rendered particle layer as a track matte on a duplicated footage layer (the one with the actor) and blur to your heart’s content.
Tudor \”Ted\” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist -
Dope, that did the trick. Thanks.
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