Return-Path: <blazej.pieczonka@gmail.com>
Received: from mail-ie0-f172.google.com ([209.85.223.172] verified)
  by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10)
  with ESMTP-TLS id 5266964 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:47:49 +0100
Received: by mail-ie0-f172.google.com with SMTP id tp5so11699474ieb.17
        for <AE-List@media-motion.tv>; Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:49:04 -0700 (PDT)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
        d=gmail.com; s=20120113;
        h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to
         :content-type;
        bh=Hfl1qMSfu9kzdlyTDuEL7jUaZ1w2Q/TqZx/OQXn5eUc=;
        b=UdnX7eyuWrOzIVXqVAEygurLuP04/wXQZ870yorbMO7aWoAdc+fnxlAp41acy73dwW
         7ADhGWU+RiAUBIhGXX30sRo/N3Tsq0+hjIXZCVuxXfEkVrBsYC+S3DRKegWaO377DT5C
         HnjW3oepicsZXk+ilC4GdB+5KlOWoTByJzWJqX20Nuih6A0WWy4gG8C4viQNuA4IeKWn
         Pvxm6qNR2W8OMdWdlpz1uAPvcUcUHNEdf2JHjtprwK5czxOvWr1PR5WWijNLbfg9/+gV
         CnWNSACDWkXypQXPkVXxf/HhmjLrJYCuF1pDsdRV8PKz3P2+tw5ku7SslXZ6IxwBw36H
         1D9A==
X-Received: by 10.50.115.5 with SMTP id jk5mr8670906igb.47.1382971744808; Mon,
 28 Oct 2013 07:49:04 -0700 (PDT)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: by 10.64.15.136 with HTTP; Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:48:44 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <list-5266949@media-motion.tv>
References: <list-5266949@media-motion.tv>
From: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?B=B3a=BFej_Pieczonka?= <blazej.pieczonka@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:48:44 +0100
Message-ID: <CAFf1=EyDgJcPLa2L-W2RoquXWVV0GO91mpF4vEeLwx9aA_4zNQ@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [AE] Particles along path/Particular?
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e01184232957be404e9ce33f4

--089e01184232957be404e9ce33f4
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

You can experiment with two effects - 'advanced lightning' for creating
branched delta and fractal noise on that with some color correction to make
that delta look like a lava


2013/10/28 Peter Matulavich <matulavich@ameritech.net>

> 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
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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
>
>

--089e01184232957be404e9ce33f4
Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr">You can experiment with two effects - &#39;advanced lightn=
ing&#39; for creating branched delta and fractal noise on that with some co=
lor correction to make that delta look like a lava</div><div class=3D"gmail=
_extra">

<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2013/10/28 Peter Matulavich <span dir=3D=
"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:matulavich@ameritech.net" target=3D"_blank">mat=
ulavich@ameritech.net</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Thanks, Blazej, that&#39;s a clever wor=
karound. =A0Turns out that will work fine for the single &quot;river of fir=
e&quot; I&#39;m trying to create, but I&#39;m curious if that could be done=
 if I wanted to show a fire river that had several branches. =A0Probably wo=
uld get a bit challenging, especially if it looked like the Mississippi del=
ta. =A0I guess something like Particular would be necessary for that.<div>

<br></div><div>Again, thanks! =A0I really hate popping for more software wh=
en I don&#39;t have a lot of use for it. =A0Do other AE users think Trapcod=
e Particular is really worth it? =A0Is it that much more versatile than AE=
=A0</div>

<div>particles.</div><div><br></div><div>Pete</div><div><br></div><div>----=
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----------------------------------------------------------</div><div>
<br>
</div><div><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Gill Sans&#39;,Tahoma,Arial,helv=
etica;color:rgb(0,0,128);font-size:11px"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#0=
00000">Just create straight path of fire using particle playground, precomp=
, and distort with puppet tool?</font></div>

<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><font color=3D"#000000"><br><br></font><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote"><font color=3D"#000000">2013/10/28 Peter Matulavich=A0</f=
ont><span dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#000000">&lt;</font><a href=3D"mailto:=
matulavich@ameritech.net" style=3D"text-decoration:none" target=3D"_blank">=
<font color=3D"#000000">matulavich@ameritech.net</font></a><font color=3D"#=
000000">&gt;</font></span><font color=3D"#000000"><br>

</font><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"><font color=3D"#000000">Anyone kno=
w if there is a way to have particles follow a path in After Effects WITHOU=
T using a plug in like Particular?<br><br>I want to create a river of fire =
that spreads along a specific path. =A0The fire part is easy enough in AE b=
ut now want it to go exactly where I need it go.<br>

<br>Pete</font></blockquote></div></div></span></div></div></blockquote></d=
iv><br></div>

--089e01184232957be404e9ce33f4--