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Jbadham77
07-30-2006, 04:24 PM
Is there a type of program out there that has pre-made effects such as, Fire, Smoke, Explosions, ect. That you can just drag onto your video a place where every you want?
t-h-e-w-h-o
07-30-2006, 05:30 PM
Is there a type of program out there that has pre-made effects such as, Fire, Smoke, Explosions, ect. That you can just drag onto your video a place where every you want?
particle illusion 3.0 :)
Jbadham77
07-30-2006, 05:33 PM
particle illusion 3.0 :)
and with this software you can place the effects over a moving video clip?
firstcinemapictures
07-31-2006, 11:07 AM
and with this software you can place the effects over a moving video clip?
Yes, this program will blow you away.
Darrell
FIRST CINEMA PICTURES
Ogrus
07-31-2006, 02:37 PM
Particle Illusion is the tool you need....
Matt Grunau
07-31-2006, 03:23 PM
Is there a type of program out there that has pre-made effects such as, Fire, Smoke, Explosions, ect. That you can just drag onto your video a place where every you want?
Particle Illussion 3 is indeed the fastest, easiest, and best looking (to a point) sorce for all kinds of particle based effects, and uses your video cards acceleration to render . . . .
But, it's only 2D, and the particle dynamics really don't touch a 3D app. But, for down and dirty, quick and easy, and with multiple layers in a compositing package, you can really do some great stuff.
In fact, Combustion's (3 I think) particle system was Illusion 2. They bought them out. Particle illusion is far superior and more versitle than Trapcode's Particular, excepting that with Particular you can get 3Dish.
Nothing touches a real 3D app for particles, but with the render times, compexity, and software knowledge you need to get the mose out of a 3D package's particle system, sometimes Illusion is better.
Jbadham77
08-01-2006, 04:23 PM
Is there any videos I can see?
Matt Grunau
08-01-2006, 05:10 PM
What would you like to see?
I'll put something together.
Also at http://www.wondertouch.com/index.asp under examples they have some pretty darn good stuff.
Jbadham77
08-01-2006, 05:24 PM
Well... I guess some fire w/ smoke and an Explosion....
Andrew Brinkhaus
08-01-2006, 08:28 PM
Trapcodes particular can achieve a whole lot of cool stuff like that, check it out.
www.trapcode.com
Noiz2
08-07-2006, 12:10 AM
A problem with Particular would be that it only works inside After Effects.
Another Option is Effects Lab.
http://fxhome.com/effectslab/
Stand alone Mac/PC and seems to cover what you need.