After effects particle plugin

We no longer support Internet Explorer v10 and older, or you have compatibility view enabled. Disable Compatibility view, upgrade to a newer version, or use a different browser. Home After Effects Discussions Re: Good Particle effect plugin? Home After Effects Discussions Re: Good Particle effect plugin? Engaged , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/td-p/12899543 Apr 23, 2022 Apr 23, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied Can anyone recommend a good plugin to overlay particle effects over a video layer? Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more 22 Replies 22 Community Expert , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12899550#M198937 Apr 23, 2022 Apr 23, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied En el mismo After Effects tienes el efecto Particle System donde tienes un montón de opciones de partículas. Revísa bien sus opciones de seguro te sirve de mucho. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Community Expert , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12899600#M198939 Apr 23, 2022 Apr 23, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied What kind of look are you trying to achieve. There are a few different particle effects included in AE. Trapcode, Boris FX, Maxon, and others include a lot of different particle generators. Each has its own advantage and its own look. The best choice depends on your budget and what you are trying to do. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Engaged , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12899619#M198942 Apr 23, 2022 Apr 23, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Rick Gerard I want to generate and animate dust particles over video footage. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful,

Original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Community Expert , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12900418#M198977 Apr 24, 2022 Apr 24, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Indie767 You can generate a dust cloud in AE very effectively using several techniques. Fractal Noise and a distorted track matte with some blur and some blend modes can create a very realistic dust cloud. For larger dust particles you'll need to use some particle system, but realism is going to require more than one layer with particle effects and the use of blend modes and probably track mattes. If we saw the scene you are trying to create we could give you some better suggestions. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Engaged , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12901011#M199017 Apr 24, 2022 Apr 24, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Rick Gerard Thanks Rick, after much experientation, I arrived to this workflow you suggested. I am still tweaking but getting close the look I want. That said, I don't know why AE has built in animation properties to some of these effects. It is really not helpful. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Community Expert , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12907965#M199220 Apr 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Indie767 It's always worth hiring a specialist.Particle Illusion offers a great deal of customization and flexibility. I'm not sure why you're not seeing that on your end Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Engaged , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12909144#M199251

Apr 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Warren Heaton Hi Warren, it looks like I am going with Red Giant for my currrent project. Downloaded the trail version last night and I was able to achieve particle effects I envisioned. I'm leery of spending money on Boris Continuum. I just don't see the customization and flexibity of Particle Illusion. Yeah Red Giant is more expensive but it is a real pro application. Not so sure about Continuum in that regard. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Community Expert , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12908008#M199223 Apr 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Indie767 @Indie767 wrote:I also looked into Boris Particle Illusion but it is a stand alone tool but it does not have any compositing capability. Yes, the stand alone version of Particle Illusion is just a particle editor.For compositing, we need to use the plug-in version in one of the supported hosts like After Effects, Premiere Pro, Media Composer, Devinci Resolve, Vegas Pro, Nuke, or Final Cut Pro. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Community Expert , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12900499#M198979 Apr 24, 2022 Apr 24, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied Superluminal Stardust is another option you can check. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Engaged , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12901008#M199016 Apr 24, 2022 Apr 24, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Jose Panadero I did look at Superluminal but it only works with 3D models. Does not

Give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Community Expert , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12899630#M198943 Apr 23, 2022 Apr 23, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied This is a free Effects already included with After Efefcts you can also try to find a stock video with particles then apply blending modes to, Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Engaged , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12899675#M198948 Apr 23, 2022 Apr 23, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Mohammad.Harb Thanks, I have been playing with CC Particle System. I also looked into Boris Particle Illusion but it is a stand alone tool but it does not have any compositing capability. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Community Expert , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12899755#M198949 Apr 23, 2022 Apr 23, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Indie767 If using the stand-alone version of BorisFX Particle Illusion, you'll have to render your particle animation and then import that into After Effects.Per the user documentation, "ProRes is the preferred format, as it’s the only way to embed an alpha channel into the video — select one of the ProRes Presets that contain alpha. (With MP4 you must render the RGB and Alpha as two separate files.)" ( option to consider that I don't think has been mentioned yet is stock footage of dust. It's pretty easy to find clips that are free ( as well as those that have a fee and then layer that in with a Blending Mode or Magic Bullet Universe Unmult ( That effect knocks out black. Unmilt is part of one

Work with 2D video layers. Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Valorous Hero , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12908131#M199230 Apr 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Indie767 Stardust works with 3D Models, 2D Layers, 3D Layers, images, videos, Text Layers, Masks etc etc etc. IMO, it's the best particle system for AE in terms of price and versatility. Very Advanced After Effects Training | Adaptive & Responsive Toolkits | Intelligent Design Assets (IDAs) | MoGraph Design System DEV Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Engaged , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12909133#M199250 Apr 27, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Roland Kahlenberg I couldn't get Superlininal to work on my 2D footage. Reached out to thier tech support but no response and that makes me nervous. After mullng all this over, I decided to bite the bullet (pun intended) and purchase Red Giant. Thier particle generator is great and I understand the it's logic over the other options. Thanks Follow Report Community guidelines Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more Valorous Hero , /t5/after-effects-discussions/good-particle-effect-plugin/m-p/12935103#M200174 May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 Copy link to clipboard Copied In Response To Indie767 The procedure to using 2D footage as source particles is identical to most, if not all, particle plugins. I'm not certain what issue(s) you faced. Perhaps if you had provided screengrabs and descriptions of issues, someone here could have helped you out. Anyhoo, Red Giant's Trapcode Particular is a great particle system - the only issue I have