Boris FX have released a free version of their Particle Illusion software, which can export movies in many ProRes video formats - including with alpha channel.
2,500 emitters to choose from if you download the free addon pack (Select Particle Illusion as host when downloading and restart Particle Illusion afterwards).
Extensive free tutorials too!
64-bit Mac or Win
https://www.cined.com/boris-fx-particle ... eleased-2/
EDIT: Hugely powerful timeline control.
Different Emitters can be added along a timeline, and all parameters can be dynamically controlled too.
Free particles movie maker
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Re: Free particles movie maker
Not a recommended workflow, but as a quick experiment...
In Boris FX Particle Illusion
- I chose an emitter and adjusted some parameters
- Rendered a ProRes movie
In Adobe Media Encoder
- Added the ProRes movie as a source
- Rendered the movie to individual JPEGs in a folder
In Magic
- Added a JpegFolder module and selected the folder rendered by Media Encoder
- Added an audio file as source.
- Linked it to JpegFolder's Index
- Adjusted Scale, Peak and Average modifiers to give a result I liked
- Exported a video file.
The audio track starts slowly, try jumping 16s into the video
In Boris FX Particle Illusion
- I chose an emitter and adjusted some parameters
- Rendered a ProRes movie
In Adobe Media Encoder
- Added the ProRes movie as a source
- Rendered the movie to individual JPEGs in a folder
In Magic
- Added a JpegFolder module and selected the folder rendered by Media Encoder
- Added an audio file as source.
- Linked it to JpegFolder's Index
- Adjusted Scale, Peak and Average modifiers to give a result I liked
- Exported a video file.
The audio track starts slowly, try jumping 16s into the video
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Re: Free particles movie maker
Another test
Re: Free particles movie maker
Thanks for the heads up. I had downloaded this a while back but never took the time to get into it. It seems there's a new version in the works that will bring 3d FX (currently all FX are 2d) and improvements to turbulence and secondary particles - assuming they'll make it into the stand-alone version.
I also like what you've managed to get out of it.
I also like what you've managed to get out of it.
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Re: Free particles movie maker
Thanks Sadler!
A 3D version would be very interesting, but there are so many parameters with just the 2D that I'm already overwhelmed with the possibilities - so quite happy to wait!
A 3D version would be very interesting, but there are so many parameters with just the 2D that I'm already overwhelmed with the possibilities - so quite happy to wait!
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Re: Free particles movie maker
I've just watched the sneak peak. The presenter states that the new features will indeed make it into the 2021 stand-alone, and confirms that with a colleagueSadler wrote:...there's a new version in the works that will bring 3d FX... and improvements to turbulence and secondary particles - assuming they'll make it into the stand-alone version...
https://youtu.be/QtPhu87nyBU?t=3020