[Lynda.com] Trapcode Particular Essential Training
Date: 19 December 2012 | Posted by: pm1
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[Lynda.com] Trapcode Particular Essential Training
2012 | Duration: 4h 37m | Released on: Sep 27, 2012 | QuickTime (.mov) | video: AVC 960x540 15fps ~200Kbps
audio: AAC 48kHz 2ch 96Kbps | 1.4 Gb
2012 | Duration: 4h 37m | Released on: Sep 27, 2012 | QuickTime (.mov) | video: AVC 960x540 15fps ~200Kbps
audio: AAC 48kHz 2ch 96Kbps | 1.4 Gb
In this course, veteran author and animator Chad Perkins explores Trapcode Particular, an industry-standard Adobe After Effects plugin for generating particle effects. After exploring the menu structure, basic operations, and some key tips and tricks, the course tackles a series of short projects that represent the kinds of design and animation tasks that motion graphics or VFX artists can create, such as camera flashes, smoke, sparks, or even a flock of birds.
Topics include:
Understanding the Particular paradigm
Working with different emitter types
Understanding the curve-drawing interface
Animating the emitter's position
Adjusting the particles' life span
Using custom particles
Using Particular's auxiliary particles
Integrating the After Effects lights and cameras
Using a motion path
Working with gravity and wind
Using movies as particles
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