thanks for your quick reply James, I’ve a hope now.
btw, is there an alternative way? particle playground takes so longs time …
maybe with trapcode particular?
As usual it can always gets worste!
now another problem: copying path in Illustrator CS2 and pasting it in After Effects and I get a double path. I’ve tried to delete the unwanted path but at the end of the lond and annoying work the single path it’s closed and there’s no way to open it! 🙁