From: sean cusson <scusson@mac.com>
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Subject: Using Particular to display a list of names
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Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:59:32 -0400
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I have a list of 87 names that I need to shoot across the screen =
(actually from behind the camera off in to the distance). I can't =
remember how to get Particular to create only one particle per name. I =
actually don't even need the particles animated. It can be a static =
"cloud" of names that the camera backs up through.=20

Here's what I know:

I have all of the names in a pre-comp. Each layer is set to one frame. =
That precomp is dropped in to the main and used as the source layer for =
my textured polygons. The order of names is irrelevant so I was trying =
to use Random Play once but I also though about using Split Clip.

At frame 0 physics is set to 1, at frame 1 physics is set to 0 so that =
my particles freeze.=20

What I can't figure out is how to get each name in to the cloud but only =
once. Particular is still generating multiple copies of the same name =
(in some cases).

I figure part of the trick lies within the particles per second value =
but I can't quite wrap my head around it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.=