Article Focus: In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates how to create flower trails using Trapcode Particular in this special holiday episode. You'll also work with the light emitter and use 3D layer to obscure particles.
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Thanks for the great tutorial. I really like your style.
I see that your flowers follow the light path, but I also see (and LOVE) a light itself glowing nicely along that path as it moves - I think it really helps the overall look. I looked around but couldn't get it to work that way for me (I'm kind of new to this also). Any idea what I'm doing wrong...?
Thanks again - excellent stuff.
Kelly
hello Eran,
i fairly new to the AE world and i'm loving it thanks to you and creative cow. i wanted to add this affect to an video ad i am doing for COPD. (chronic obstruction pulmonary disease). i like the camera and path settings. i could not find the project files. are they available?
Hi Eran
I am working for a TV station in austria and we can not spend much money into plugins, like particular.
Is it possible to make the flowers follow the light with the build in particle effects?
I don't think its related to
by Eran Stern on Oct 24, 2009
I don't think its related to the demo version, I'm guessing you are using version 2 of Particular so if I remember correctly, in this version, its called "sprite" instead of "custom".
Hi Eran, love your tutorials and sense of humor! When I select Particle Type, I don't see Custom listed in the drop down menu. Is this because I'm using a demo version of Particular?
Thanks again for all your great work,
Steve.
Hello Eran,
Thank you for the great tutorial. You told that you can download the project file. However I couldn't find the project file. Please let me know where can I download it. Have a great time.
can't see the particles when paired with the light
by dewan edwards on Sep 22, 2009
Hi Eran, not sure what I am doing wrong. When I pair the emitter to the light it doesn't follow the path like in your tutorial. I can see the emitter added to the solid. But once I make the change nothing, any ideas what I am doing wrong. Thanks for all the tutorials. Cow is the best
Parent the camera to the light
by Eran Stern on Sep 14, 2009
Parent the camera to the light - it should do the trick
Need help on this part of the tutorial
by tuan dang on Sep 14, 2009
How do i create the path of the light and have the camera follows it around? Thanks!
Your flower video blown away and taken in a movie trailer :)
by Mohamed Hafeez on Jul 9, 2009
Hello Eran,
How do you feel about this? Your tutorial here blindly taken and used for a movie trailer. I saw it and I screamed, hey, this was Eran's stuff. ;)
