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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:36:14 -0400
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Subject: Re: [AE] Particles along path/Particular?
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Peter it is one of the few plugins I couldn't work without. It is flexible,
reliable and fast once you learn the interface. It's not perfect but it is
way better than the built in particle systems.


On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Peter Matulavich <matulavich@ameritech.net
> wrote:

> 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
>
>


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<div dir=3D"ltr">Peter it is one of the few plugins I couldn&#39;t work wit=
hout. It is flexible, reliable and fast once you learn the interface. It&#3=
9;s not perfect but it is way better than the built in particle systems. <b=
r>

</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon,=
 Oct 28, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Peter Matulavich <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:matulavich@ameritech.net" target=3D"_blank">matulavich@ameritech=
.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Thanks, =
Blazej, that&#39;s a clever workaround. =A0Turns out that will work fine fo=
r the single &quot;river of fire&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 s=
everal branches. =A0Probably would get a bit challenging, especially if it =
looked like the Mississippi delta. =A0I guess something like Particular wou=
ld 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>----=
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-----------------------------------------------------------</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><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>VFX &amp; Motion =
Graphic artist<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>NEW - <a href=3D"http://=
www.teddygage.com" target=3D"_blank">teddygage.com</a></span><br style=3D"c=
olor:rgb(0,0,0)">

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