Creating a Stitch Effect with Trapcode Particular

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Michael Park
Tampa Bay Florida USA

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In this episode, Michael Park returns to RGTV, and shows us how to create the look of denim being stitched, using Trapcode Particular. This technique can be used for a ton of other stuff as well. Also, Magic Bullet Mojo will be used to add some cool color treatment to the final product.


	Practical Particles by Michael Park *Trapcode's Particular & Adobe After Effects Video Tutorials with Project Files* The inspiration to create this tutorial DVD on Particular came when Michael Park realized just how integral to media creation particles have become. From advertisements, to feature films, to television shows, particles are literally everywhere. He chose to use Trapcodeâs Particular as his particle generator of choice because of the immense flexibility it affords and some of the unique features it offers compared to the particle generators inside of After Effects.

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Re: Creating a Stitch Effect with Trapcode Particular
by Pino Arlacchi

Thank you Michael.

Instead of the stitching action, I would like to obtain an 'embroidering' action, and I'm wondering if this could be possible and if yes, i'm asking if you could point me in the right direction...

since i would like the effect to happen on an actress tracked shirt, is it poossible to make all this to adapt to the curved, irregular surface of the tracked dress?

thank you for your work and your attention

Pino A.

Re: Creating a Stitch Effect with Trapcode Particular
by Dominic Read

Hi, great effect but i am having a few issues and wondering if you could help?
I get to the auto tracing stage but when i apply the mark position to the null, the null traces a the shape in a different place and a different scale, it doesn't copy the auto trace mask, and I can't figure out why.

Hope you can offer some advice
Cheers
Dominic

Re: Creating a Stitch Effect with Trapcode Particular
by Neil Weaver

I don't want to be facetious, but I would have thought your competition winner will be the person who's least in need of your training DVD.

Great tutorial though!

Re: Creating a Stitch Effect with Trapcode Particular
by Mike Park

Interesting point. However, it is a little tough to judge the worst of something. Plus, how would you say that? Send me your entries and I will pick the crappiest of them because you need the most help? I guess I could have picked a random entry, but I wanted to spur people to try to come up with some cool stuff, not just throw anything together to enter a contest.

Thanks for your response!

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