[Terry Stephens]

It sounds to me like you may have accidently moved your background image above most of your other layers. I’m playing around with my new computer so I created a short video of what I think is wrong. If that is not the problem, You need Alan !

https://reels.creativecow.net/film/wheres-my-emmiters

[Terry Stephens]

Well now that you put it that way.
That was way to easy. Worked like a champ!
Thanks so much. :>)

[Terry Stephens]

Yes that works.
However
I should have chosen my words more carefully. I created custom emitter folders. Fireworks, explosions etc. The type you launch through the quick load library function. I invested a lot of time creating those folders but I can’t figure out where that info is stored.
That’s what I don’t want to do all over again. I sure hope you can help. 3000+ emitters is something you only want to sort through once.

Thanks,Terry

[Terry Stephens]

Emitters Visibility can also be turned off if in your Layer Panel.
If there is a Red X on the Third White Square from the Left.The layer panel is what you use to bring in Video or Images. Layers work independently so having Either visibility function disabled can result in No Emitter Visibility.

[Terry Stephens]

I don’t know anything about using with after effects but I think I got the emitter answer- In your stand alone version,There are stars in the controls above your preview window to the upper left hand side. The stars are very small,it is to the left of your video playback controls.Clicking on those stars turns the emitters visabilty on and off.Also the field behind the stars turns Blue when the emitters are turned on creating a blue box behind the stars. IF YOU DON’T SEE those controls click on the (VIEW) tab upper left corner of program,click on toolbars in pop-up menu,there are 3 toolbar choices,(Main) opens the visabilty tab with stars.I would turn on all controls If they don’t have checkmarks next to them. You need all the controls anyway. You need to go through the steps 3 times to turn them all on.I don’t think they make a gun emitter but thats probably the only one you should play with (Ha-Ha). I like playing with software,I know the feeling!

[Terry Stephens]

I have only used the stand alone version but the circle with the dot in the center is showing where you put the emitter in your image. Most emitters don’t do anything untill many frames into your clip.Try moving your slider in the timeline foward and see if your emitter shows up further along in your video. I’m just an everyday person trying to answer your question so hopefully this is what your missing,good luck!

[Terry Stephens]

This was Copy and Pasted from Wondertouch Website

Most emitters that work in pI3 will work in pIAE. (pIAE and pI3 load the same emitter library files, including the Pro Emitter Libraries).
Although pIAE will give you access to a large number of parameters so you can do quite a lot of customization of the emitters in your After Effects project, it won’t give you access to every setting. (pIAE won’t let you change things that are in the various pages of the emitter properties dialog in pI3.) Therefore, you will need to use pI3 when you want to make changes that you can’t in pIAE (color gradients, particle images, image reference points, initial angle settings, adding particle types, and so on).
You’ll need to use pI3 to create new emitters, create new libraries, or move emitters between libraries.
There may be some cases where you may find that using pI3 is actually faster and more convenient than using pIAE (in complex compositions for instance).
There will probably be some maximum number of emitters you can add with pIAE, but pI3 doesn’t have this restriction

I felt like trying to answer this for you.I belive this is what you want.I don’t truly know much about Partical Illusion,I’m using the trial version.So don’t wish for me to catch fire If I got this wrong. (HaHa!)

[Terry Stephens]

Detailed revolving planets from our solar system.
Distant galaxy or solar system forming.
Or maybe somthing like a fish crawling up on shore
evolving into a dinosaur destroying early humans saving the planet from mankind. ( Just Kidding, HaHa!)
The planets stuck with us.But it would be cool to use
emitters to simulate leaving earth.

[Terry Stephens]

You are AWESOME!!!
Changing codec to RGBA did it!!!
You made my day and then some.I have been trying to get a handle on this for at least 3 full days now.
Creative Cow tutorials have helped me greatly also.
Now I get to have some fun!!!!
Thanks Again.

[Terry Stephens]

Went with Lagarith codec and it offers alpha so I selected it and it still don’t work.”black recorded”
Tryed with and without save black background.
Even unchecked save alpha channel.
Saved as png and alpha works

I’d go with being able to convert png to video but render seemed to take a long time creating all those png’s.
How can I convert png’s to video?
Premier Pro didn’t have any luck with new codec either.you already helped a lot THANKS