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Creating Light Streaks
A CreativeCOW.net After Effects Video Tutorial


Create Light Streaks like the Nano iPod commercial -A Video Tutorial by Andrew Kramer


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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Andrew Kramer demonstrates how to create light streaks as seen in the new Nano iPod commercial.

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@ Stefan Roth: The plug-in Andrew
by Ken Green on Oct 13, 2009
@ Stefan Roth:

The plug-in Andrew used is called Trapcode Particular.

The plug-in you are using is called Particle Systems II. These two plug-ins are not the same. Here is Trapcode Particular, which is NEEDED to do this tutorial: http://www.trapcode.com/products_particular.html
Keeping it inside the frame
by John Dean on Sep 9, 2009
How can I tell AE to always keep the streak inside the frame?
I'm stuck
by stefan roth on Sep 5, 2009
I'm using Adobe After Effects CS4 And Particle V2 I've followed every step you've done in the tutorial video up until after I designed my own particle I go into Effect Controls: Particals look down the Particle options and under Particle Type there is no custom. Under Particle Type the options I have to choise from are Sphere, Glow Sphere (No DOF), Star (No DOF), Cloudlet, Streaklet, Sprite, Sprite Colorize, Sprite Fill, Textured Polygon, Textured Polygon Colorized, and Textured Polygon Fill are my only options to the list of Particle Type.
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Trapcode particle
by malathy natarajan on Aug 22, 2009
The tutorial was awesome the way he explained was really good and it helped me a lost thank. do expect more tutorial and samples from you guys
I got this to work, but
by Christopher Mallan on Aug 9, 2009
I got this to work, but I don't know how to control where my light streak goes. All I get is the light to move around randomly. Thanks
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in cs4 the particles wont follow
by lukasz wiecz on May 22, 2009
in cs4 the particles wont follow the light :(
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Creating Light Streaks
by Abraham Chaffin on Apr 28, 2008
To key out the black background of the light streaks use Unmult which is a free plugin found here:

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/unmult.html

Have fun!
Creating Light Streaks
by Haydn Nelson on Apr 16, 2008
Those of you having trouble exporting with alpha - try a search for unmult - that might help... what i wanna know is why the light turns and revolves on itself as it changes direction with the wiggle function - surely it should just move in x.y,z not revolve?
Creating Light Streaks
by Matthew Exton on Mar 25, 2008
Hi,

I
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Creating Light Streaks
by Marten Kopp on Mar 13, 2008
SUPERB TUTORIAL!! works grate and higly ajustable! Keep it coming!!!
Creating Light Streaks
by dane lewis on Feb 27, 2008
is it possible to use a different plug in if you don,t have Trapcode
Creating Light Streaks
by john grant on Feb 18, 2008
I thought i could use this as a simple tutorial for streaming lights(like Design 9 in Video Stream HD) but it got to complicated for that and I realized that there is probably an easier way to have shooting lights. I haven't been able to find a tutorial on this.
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Creating Light Streaks
by Harris Oates on Feb 10, 2008
how exactly do you upload the particle plug in, im just a beginner but this is the kind of stuff i want to do. this tutorial really expired me to try this stuff.
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Works For Me...
by Eogan O'Brien on Dec 16, 2007
Good tutorial and especially good sign-off, lol.
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Creating Light Streaks
by Virtual Trancer on Nov 29, 2007
It's a great tutorial. I'll use the effects for my presentation. But I've also problems with the export:

How can I export the streaks without losing the color?

The color is loosing if the BG isn't Black. It must possible to use the the Light Streaks with another BGs, isn't it?

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Creating Light Streaks
by Stefan Eichenberger on Nov 25, 2007
Great Tutorial! But how can I export the streaks with an alpha channel without losing the color?


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