Very, very helpful. I’ve just completed working through the introductory tutorials and this video helps to put it all together Excellent. Thanks for creating it for us.
Hey John! Such a great tutorial! Is all of this working in the free standalone? Or do I have to use it within AE in order to bring in a logo? Is this also possible for video with alpha channel?? Thanks a lo!!
This is premium Particle Illusion only, as you can't bring in an external source to work on in the Standalone. So there's no alpha channel to work on. In AE you can use anything with an alpha. Lots of possibilities!
Can you post some more information about the project on our forums please? It will be easier to diagnose what's happening with some screen shots or a recording of the setup. Thanks : forum.borisfx.com/
It's incredibly faster than RedGiant's Trapcode Form and Particular. I try to use RedGiant's particle plugins but the slowness of the whole process is discouraging. I'll try Particle Illusion.
Make sure you download the right installer. It will be the Continuum installer for Adobe (borisfx.com/downloads/?product=continuum&host=adobe ) and then follow this video > borisfx.com/videos/howto-install-continuum-adobe-windows/ If you bought the Premium Particle Illusion filter then your license will only work with that filter. You can choose at install to remove unlicensed effects if you want to. Hope this helps.
Hello @BorisFXco --- I am able to follow along EXCEPT for bringing it back to either Premiere or After Effects. How do I get the original logo to blow away?
In the tutorial, I selected my After Effects layer (the original text/logo) inside After Effects and applied Particle Illusion. When you say "bring back" I'm not sure what you mean, as PI is directly applied to the source layer. Regards, John.
Hi! Thank you for the tutorial! I’m wondering why particle illusion shows up in my AE, but when I launch it, I don’t have any nodes, and i don’t have the extra particle library l’ve downloaded? If i don’t go through After Effects, and I open PI on its own, I then can see the full library and the nodes. Do you know why this is happening? I was trying to follow along with your tutorial, but I can’t work inside After Effects. Any advice you may have would be very appreciated. Thank you!
Hey, is there a way to create a emitter based in a mask? Not only the borders, but the whole shape? i remember i was able to do that in the first version of PI, and i wonder if there is a way after BorisFX relaunched it please :D
Yes, we can do that with Particle Illusion 2023.5. There are lots of new mask-based emitter styles available now. John talks about how to do some of this with text but the principle is the same whether it is text or a mask. Check out the Particle Masking section in the Particle Illusion plugin parameters. Here's a link to the video : borisfx.com/videos/flaming-text-with-particle-illusion-and-continuum-part-i/
hello and thank you for this wonderful video. I was able to follow and everything. When i apply, i can see the particle dissolve working perfectly, but the image is still there even after the effect. like there is solid image or layer under the dissolving image, seems like there is a second layer, but there isnt. If not for that, works perfectly. Any idea why ? thank you
If you're seeing it in Particle Illusion, make sure you click on the button at the top of the Viewer, to the left of Render View, and choose Composite over Black. It's probably set to Composite over Source, so you're seeing the original image all the time. When you return to your host application (probably AE if you're watching this video), change the Composite > Composite Style to Alpha + Apply Mode
@@BorisFXco Hello, thank you for the great tutorial. I have the same problem. My host is Vegas Pro 18. There is no 'Alpha + Apply Mode' among the options of the Compositing Mode of the layer. I tried all the options, but the original text is still there. Thank you in advance.
OK I've found it in Vegas. It's not in the Compositing Mode on video track panel. It's inside the Video Event FX: BCC Particle Illusion panel, Composite block. Thanks anyway!
Could this same effect be applied to subjects in a video shot? I was thinking if the subjects don't move much, then I can use an AI program to convert them to a 3d object for use in particle illusion 🤷, or a simpler idea would just be masking the subjects out and applying this effect. If Boris or someone could let me know, then that would be much appreciated 😘.
You're on the right lines yourself. Don't go the 3d route, but make a mask of the object you want to disintegrate. Precomp that layer to bake in the alpha, and then you can follow this video's technique from there.
I can make a png file of text from either Photoshop or paint, but is there a way to place my png file into PI, so I can do the same thing as you're doing? I don't know if it makes a difference, but I have the standalone program. I have to follow directions from your video and I'm not sure if my question makes sense? Thank you
Thanks for the question. The standalone version cannot import files like that. You need the premium plugin version to be able to do that. It offers a lot of other options not available in the standalone too : borisfx.com/products/particle-illusion/#upgrade There is a limited time discount code on this too. If you purchase an annual subscription, you can get 50% off with the code : PIPLUGIN50 . (This code will expire soon).
Hello, is there anyway to shapeshift one logo to another with this effect? As in, convert the logo and use the same effect but the particles come to form into another logo.
Yes, but sort of... Particle Illusion can't reform a logo once it's been blown away, but you can play it in reverse. John does this trick in another one of his Particle Illusion videos, where he renders out both and then combines them together with a speed change.
The way the physics are calculated with forces and fluid dynamics make it much easier from a user POV to do time reversing than trying to wrangle it any other way.
Hi there. If you're using the plug-in version of Particle Illusion, you just add that effect to your logo layer. This doesn't work with the standalone version as that cannot be applied to a layer.
The only way to use an external camera is through the After Effects comp camera. There is currently no way to match directly in Particle Illusion with an imported camera. I will let the development team know about this feature request.
Particle Illusion doesn't currently work as a plugin inside of Final Cut. You can do a lot with the free standalone version and import those directly into FCP though.
It's great with some PI stuff again 🙂 If I want particles with transparent BG without Black particles around the text, I need to render instead of apply right? (I love PI, but in resolve/fusion I end up going to host particles to get this effect to work - I wish though that I didn't have to do this).
In the host, change the Composite Style to Alpha + Apply Mode. If the Apply Mode is set to None, it will just render the particles with alpha. Just so you know, Particle Illusion and Fusion aren't best friends and we don't have it as a supported host. The other pages in Resolve work better for PI.
@@BorisFXco I can't believe I missed this one (aware about the fusion issue) - In resolve working from a "render in place" and the settings you mentioned, makes it a much better experience. Thx.
I'm so confused - set up in after effects, opened particle illusion, followed the tutorial, but then I hit "apply" and it takes me back to AE -- but I just have a static title???
Can you post some more information about the project on our forums please? It will be easier to diagnose what's happening with some screen shots or a recording of the setup. Thanks : forum.borisfx.com/
HELP!!!! I was following the video and not sure about something. When I am in my host Program I made a word and it is solid and when I bring in into Particle Illusion it right off the bat has particles breaking up the word like in your video. I want to do this effect but want my entire word to look perfect before it is blown away?? PLEASE HELP. Bob
Yes. Go to the Particle node (furthest to the right by default), and into Motion > Velocity and Velocity Variation. Turn those ones to 0 and the particles shouldn't move unless affected by external forces now.
Sorry issue. I just tried what you said and didn't get very far. I see my word and at the start of your video you say something is happening and your logo burst. My word stays there and there is just a burst of particles around my word, but the word doesn't burst???
Amazing video, what about reality, use particle in real example- make video on snow falling on moving video (camera moving in z direction) using 3d camera tracker.
That's a good idea. We have all the building blocks to do that already. We even did a tutorial where John looked at integrating After Effects 3D cameras with Particle Illusion here : ua-cam.com/video/F-aGgSiZc3k/v-deo.html
Absolutely. It just needs to have an alpha channel of some sort. So whether you key it off a greenscreen or make a mask, it should work. Remember, if you are working in After Effects, pre-compose your layer before adding Particle Illusion so it recognizes the alpha.
c'è molta confusione in questo plugin di Boris FX processi di realizzazione troppo lunghi , si spende troppo tempo per realizzare effetti , non è alla portata di tutti!!!!
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Very, very helpful. I’ve just completed working through the introductory tutorials and this video helps to put it all together Excellent. Thanks for creating it for us.
Great to hear! Thanks for following along and glad you find it helpful.
This was really helpful! Thanks John.
Glad to hear it!
Wow, that looks awesome man, thanks for sharing!
Any time! Thanks for watching.
Hey John! Such a great tutorial! Is all of this working in the free standalone? Or do I have to use it within AE in order to bring in a logo? Is this also possible for video with alpha channel?? Thanks a lo!!
This is premium Particle Illusion only, as you can't bring in an external source to work on in the Standalone. So there's no alpha channel to work on.
In AE you can use anything with an alpha. Lots of possibilities!
so... once you hit apply nothing happens in AE? and even if I change to Alpha + Apply Mode...nothing?
Can you post some more information about the project on our forums please? It will be easier to diagnose what's happening with some screen shots or a recording of the setup. Thanks : forum.borisfx.com/
It's incredibly faster than RedGiant's Trapcode Form and Particular. I try to use RedGiant's particle plugins but the slowness of the whole process is discouraging. I'll try Particle Illusion.
I have purchased this today. how to install this in the after effects?? i do search but I couldn't find any thing
Make sure you download the right installer. It will be the Continuum installer for Adobe (borisfx.com/downloads/?product=continuum&host=adobe ) and then follow this video > borisfx.com/videos/howto-install-continuum-adobe-windows/ If you bought the Premium Particle Illusion filter then your license will only work with that filter. You can choose at install to remove unlicensed effects if you want to. Hope this helps.
Now we see the power of the Force.
I wish we had some good Star Wars emojis right now.
Thank you for the great video!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
Awesome & Thanks :)
No problem! Thanks for leaving a nice comment,
Hello @BorisFXco --- I am able to follow along EXCEPT for bringing it back to either Premiere or After Effects. How do I get the original logo to blow away?
In the tutorial, I selected my After Effects layer (the original text/logo) inside After Effects and applied Particle Illusion. When you say "bring back" I'm not sure what you mean, as PI is directly applied to the source layer. Regards, John.
Hi! Thank you for the tutorial! I’m wondering why particle illusion shows up in my AE, but when I launch it, I don’t have any nodes, and i don’t have the extra particle library l’ve downloaded? If i don’t go through After Effects, and I open PI on its own, I then can see the full library and the nodes. Do you know why this is happening? I was trying to follow along with your tutorial, but I can’t work inside After Effects. Any advice you may have would be very appreciated. Thank you!
Join us on the Discord channel and we can dig in and see what the issue might be! discord.gg/QRteyKgG
@@BorisFXco thank you, I’ll do that!
Hey, is there a way to create a emitter based in a mask? Not only the borders, but the whole shape? i remember i was able to do that in the first version of PI, and i wonder if there is a way after BorisFX relaunched it please :D
Yes, we can do that with Particle Illusion 2023.5. There are lots of new mask-based emitter styles available now. John talks about how to do some of this with text but the principle is the same whether it is text or a mask. Check out the Particle Masking section in the Particle Illusion plugin parameters. Here's a link to the video : borisfx.com/videos/flaming-text-with-particle-illusion-and-continuum-part-i/
hello and thank you for this wonderful video. I was able to follow and everything. When i apply, i can see the particle dissolve working perfectly, but the image is still there even after the effect. like there is solid image or layer under the dissolving image, seems like there is a second layer, but there isnt. If not for that, works perfectly. Any idea why ? thank you
If you're seeing it in Particle Illusion, make sure you click on the button at the top of the Viewer, to the left of Render View, and choose Composite over Black. It's probably set to Composite over Source, so you're seeing the original image all the time.
When you return to your host application (probably AE if you're watching this video), change the Composite > Composite Style to Alpha + Apply Mode
@@BorisFXco i found it, thank you for your help!!
@@BorisFXco Hello, thank you for the great tutorial. I have the same problem. My host is Vegas Pro 18. There is no 'Alpha + Apply Mode' among the options of the Compositing Mode of the layer. I tried all the options, but the original text is still there. Thank you in advance.
OK I've found it in Vegas. It's not in the Compositing Mode on video track panel. It's inside the Video Event FX: BCC Particle Illusion panel, Composite block. Thanks anyway!
Awesome!
Thanks!
Could this same effect be applied to subjects in a video shot? I was thinking if the subjects don't move much, then I can use an AI program to convert them to a 3d object for use in particle illusion 🤷, or a simpler idea would just be masking the subjects out and applying this effect. If Boris or someone could let me know, then that would be much appreciated 😘.
You're on the right lines yourself. Don't go the 3d route, but make a mask of the object you want to disintegrate. Precomp that layer to bake in the alpha, and then you can follow this video's technique from there.
I can make a png file of text from either Photoshop or paint, but is there a way to place my png file into PI, so I can do the same thing as you're doing? I don't know if it makes a difference, but I have the standalone program. I have to follow directions from your video and I'm not sure if my question makes sense? Thank you
Thanks for the question. The standalone version cannot import files like that. You need the premium plugin version to be able to do that. It offers a lot of other options not available in the standalone too : borisfx.com/products/particle-illusion/#upgrade
There is a limited time discount code on this too. If you purchase an annual subscription, you can get 50% off with the code : PIPLUGIN50 . (This code will expire soon).
Hello, is there anyway to shapeshift one logo to another with this effect?
As in, convert the logo and use the same effect but the particles come to form into another logo.
Yes, but sort of... Particle Illusion can't reform a logo once it's been blown away, but you can play it in reverse. John does this trick in another one of his Particle Illusion videos, where he renders out both and then combines them together with a speed change.
@@BorisFXco ah thank you, Ill look into that
itt wouldve been nice to make it possible
The way the physics are calculated with forces and fluid dynamics make it much easier from a user POV to do time reversing than trying to wrangle it any other way.
@@BorisFXco ah that makes sense,Thank you !
Hello friend, how do you add the logo to the layer?
Hi there. If you're using the plug-in version of Particle Illusion, you just add that effect to your logo layer. This doesn't work with the standalone version as that cannot be applied to a layer.
Is there a way to import an animated camera into Particle Illusion? As in alembic file that contains animated camera
The only way to use an external camera is through the After Effects comp camera. There is currently no way to match directly in Particle Illusion with an imported camera. I will let the development team know about this feature request.
Hi there does it work in fcpx also?
Particle Illusion doesn't currently work as a plugin inside of Final Cut. You can do a lot with the free standalone version and import those directly into FCP though.
nice thanks
No problem. Thanks for the comment.
It's great with some PI stuff again 🙂 If I want particles with transparent BG without Black particles around the text, I need to render instead of apply right? (I love PI, but in resolve/fusion I end up going to host particles to get this effect to work - I wish though that I didn't have to do this).
In the host, change the Composite Style to Alpha + Apply Mode. If the Apply Mode is set to None, it will just render the particles with alpha.
Just so you know, Particle Illusion and Fusion aren't best friends and we don't have it as a supported host. The other pages in Resolve work better for PI.
@@BorisFXco I can't believe I missed this one (aware about the fusion issue) - In resolve working from a "render in place" and the settings you mentioned, makes it a much better experience. Thx.
I'm so confused - set up in after effects, opened particle illusion, followed the tutorial, but then I hit "apply" and it takes me back to AE -- but I just have a static title???
Can you post some more information about the project on our forums please? It will be easier to diagnose what's happening with some screen shots or a recording of the setup. Thanks : forum.borisfx.com/
Is there a project file for this?@@BorisFXco
There isn't for this one. But we have other PI revealers here : borisfx.com/mograph/
HELP!!!! I was following the video and not sure about something. When I am in my host Program I made a word and it is solid and when I bring in into Particle Illusion it right off the bat has particles breaking up the word like in your video. I want to do this effect but want my entire word to look perfect before it is blown away?? PLEASE HELP.
Bob
Have you set the velocity on the particles to 0? You only want the particles to be affected by the forces.
O k I will look thank you I will keep you up to date
Is that in the Motion drop down??
Yes. Go to the Particle node (furthest to the right by default), and into Motion > Velocity and Velocity Variation. Turn those ones to 0 and the particles shouldn't move unless affected by external forces now.
Sorry issue. I just tried what you said and didn't get very far. I see my word and at the start of your video you say something is happening and your logo burst. My word stays there and there is just a burst of particles around my word, but the word doesn't burst???
Amazing video, what about reality, use particle in real example-
make video on snow falling on moving video (camera moving in z direction) using 3d camera tracker.
That's a good idea. We have all the building blocks to do that already. We even did a tutorial where John looked at integrating After Effects 3D cameras with Particle Illusion here : ua-cam.com/video/F-aGgSiZc3k/v-deo.html
Great tutorial,so we can make same thing with a video to make a "thanos effects"
Absolutely. It just needs to have an alpha channel of some sort. So whether you key it off a greenscreen or make a mask, it should work. Remember, if you are working in After Effects, pre-compose your layer before adding Particle Illusion so it recognizes the alpha.
@@BorisFXco ok thx for your reply,I will make a test
Holy crap! This is amazing! I had a similar question as @flo.motion but you answered it! Thank you!
c'è molta confusione in questo plugin di Boris FX processi di realizzazione troppo lunghi , si spende troppo tempo per realizzare effetti , non è alla portata di tutti!!!!