Return-Path: Received: from nm20-vm2.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com ([216.39.63.48] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5266952 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:32:52 +0100 Received: from [216.39.60.171] by nm20.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Oct 2013 14:34:06 -0000 Received: from [67.195.23.144] by tm7.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Oct 2013 14:34:06 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp116.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Oct 2013 14:34:06 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ameritech.net; s=s1024; t=1382970846; bh=kXKqRuzHIKJGxmStNuTC8Ez6g610QA5dXIDe2hzAuHo=; h=X-Yahoo-Newman-Id:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-Rocket-Received:From:Mime-Version:Content-Type:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:To:References:Message-Id:X-Mailer; b=RAtDVyynK7sQKGRzwhHxeYbCvRye7mwojPMHyBjsrCL0mMOsXhbUb7ODaZ9WdndJOzIL2StyuWMdUFaKZVxCX6BnwRPtAowMiwREey1H+yKlc1He7ktrco4BAiLofJRxwRgkhtsw1OgpmBQxJ6o+ipXzagsqPb6u5F2xPQUAACg= X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 537495.97188.bm@smtp116.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: mrbKiKoVM1nvLMCeH3jdABdDM8Y4B4ei9AST3ZY4N8_vICG PowtQk3FC_DUwQninuJxBPy8SBtLZzGxlg3kgZM0_Ddghex80qWMw9_hptdL 9CQRnq3F9klQ62cPcRExH_3xBSjuOYlDy.Z2pt7D6F1m1fzCEaWcoB86JxN7 FqZD3X2KoLaDqfqH83vJufoI_vtClygWByXpLNd9NwmKdZ7j05kwWe.yp2A6 lTBohzdcHrbm_TKLgrxAiKcTpcT.xdu7W0zFQFJIlu6l56I.AXBBkFYFJpqo qe1Sa.ZlNUYpqgx9Xwxnvo4.ggehr9uYJp8C5L571isTR7zqN41t8d9KXeEV IA7SanqS6S69ilorlthqMjtUaJiy6nsdFwjULqzBhUu.pi8pNlgkELZR9Ze1 XqvCl.9TUWjWfjTFPMfd8EheQx0NsLZVkwMfDWN9K4Wx5O7YPbZ0oKhDN94F OjEZSIwEgA1fXqhSug.KEjXbwcDdQzPXyk1LwkOXc_n4Dv8ZFjZkWXjeeNFx EaAcToQuFD.fvFq3p.BXG0d9i61Qo1VmMJC_8dCMg_wKa0eVH5U75QayD.O4 nK1OAeHDS55oF1m39 X-Yahoo-SMTP: EcDW2a2swBB9hFO65S9OhozNocWo6fjqQAGm5CKel5poc8vyhQ-- X-Rocket-Received: from [10.0.1.17] (matulavich@99.233.48.151 with ) by smtp116.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Oct 2013 14:34:06 +0000 UTC From: Peter Matulavich Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2-936718935 Subject: Re: Particles along path/Particular? Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:34:04 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: After Effects Mail List References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-2-936718935 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thanks, Blazej, that's a clever workaround. Turns out that will work = fine for the single "river of fire" I'm trying to create, but I'm = curious if that could be done if I wanted to show a fire river that had = several branches. Probably would get a bit challenging, especially if = it looked like the Mississippi delta. I guess something like Particular = would be necessary for that. Again, thanks! I really hate popping for more software when I don't = have a lot of use for it. Do other AE users think Trapcode Particular = is really worth it? Is it that much more versatile than AE=20 particles. Pete = --------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------------------------------- Just create straight path of fire using particle playground, precomp, = and distort with puppet tool? 2013/10/28 Peter Matulavich Anyone know if there is a way to have particles follow a path in After = Effects WITHOUT using a plug in like Particular? I want to create a river of fire that spreads along a specific path. = The fire part is easy enough in AE but now want it to go exactly where I = need it go. Pete= --Apple-Mail-2-936718935 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Thanks, Blazej, that's a clever = workaround.  Turns out that will work fine for the single "river of = fire" I'm trying to create, but I'm curious if that could be done if I = wanted to show a fire river that had several branches.  Probably = would get a bit challenging, especially if it looked like the = Mississippi delta.  I guess something like Particular would be = necessary for that.

Again, thanks!  I really = hate popping for more software when I don't have a lot of use for it. =  Do other AE users think Trapcode Particular is really worth it? =  Is it that much more versatile than = AE 
particles.

Pete

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Just create straight path = of fire using particle playground, precomp, and distort with puppet = tool?


2013/10/28 Peter Matulavich <matulavich@ameritech.net>
Anyone know if there is a way to have particles follow = a path in After Effects WITHOUT using a plug in like = Particular?

I want to create a river of fire that spreads along a = specific path.  The fire part is easy enough in AE but now want it = to go exactly where I need it = go.

Pete
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