sParticular

sParticular is a script that helps you with 3D integration when using Trapcode Particular.

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sParticular

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sParticular is a script for After Effects that helps you with 3D integration when using Trapcode Particular.

If you apply particular on a layer, you will see that the particules are 3D aware if you have a camera. But if you have layers in your 3D space, the particules won’t intersect with them. Particules are always “in front of” the 3D layers that are below the particules layer in the layer stack.

But, Particular have a visibility option, where you can set a range where your particules are visible or not, let’s say from 0px to 200px in Z space from the camera.

What the script does is sorting your layers in your comp so that the 3D layers stacks on the composition regarding to their Z position, and then duplicate your particule layer between every 3D layers. All thoses instances have their visibility option expressioned to fill the Z range between the front and behind 3D object. Like that your particules are intersecting with your layers.

It’s not a true intersection, it rather an automation of a workaround, but it works great. Plus there are some options if you want to update your particule layer so that every instance get updated too.

Supports Particular from v1.5 and above (including Particular 64bit update for CS5), and works fine with multiple Particular effects on the same layer.

: sParticular UI

Last updated August 3rd, 2009
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Tags: CS3, CS4, CS5, Featured, Particular, Trapcode

Sébastien Perier

About the author

I'm a french motion desiger, using After Effects, Photoshop and Premiere Pro. I've been freelancing for 4 years now.

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17 Comments

geoff brown (Reply to this comment)
September 9, 2009

This is an excellent script. Just what i’ve been looking for.
Merci Sébastien!
Amitzi (Reply to this comment)
November 3, 2009

Does it work with Particular 2 ?
- Sébastien Périer (Reply to this comment)
  November 3, 2009
  
  Sure, it totally supports Particular 2.0
  
  Hope you’ll like it.
Craig Wall (Reply to this comment)
November 4, 2009

Thanks Sebastien.

I created a two-minute overview tutorial of sParticular here:
http://vimeo.com/7443688

Your overview was great but I just wanted to add a quick and dirty overview.

You have officially “gone viral.”
b0kaJ (Reply to this comment)
November 30, 2009

stop me if i m wrong, but the function “Obscuration Layer” and “Also Obscure with” (tested with P2.0) does exactly the same. You won’t need the plugin, right?
Sébastien Périer (Reply to this comment)
November 30, 2009

@b0kaJ: “Obscuration Layer” & “Also Obscure with” only allows you to use 2 layers (or 2 precompositions), and with hard edges, so it’s not an ideal solution, it’s some kind of built-in workaround. sParticular is also a workaround, so in the end it really depends on what you need. If you have a 3D word with tens of layers, you might want to use sParticular. If you only have a couple of layers to obscure with, maybe yu’ll use the built-in option.

Also beware, because if you use a mask on a layer used as an obscuration layer, you won’t see the particules through it.
b0kaJ (Reply to this comment)
December 8, 2009

k, you have a point there. thanks!
sami (Reply to this comment)
January 16, 2010

dude there is no link here to download

i always try to download this scripts but i con’t

help to download free

sami783@rediffmail.com
Sébastien Périer (Reply to this comment)
January 16, 2010

Hi Sami,

to download it you have to click on the “add to cart” option, then on “checkout” replace the 5.00 amount with 0.00 and you’ll be able to download it for free.

More info on the download procedure here: http://aescripts.com/faq/how-to-download-scripts/

Hope that helps,

Seb
sami (Reply to this comment)
January 16, 2010

thanks for ur fast reply i like u dude nice haire style really

and i already experiment and i got the same proses. ok nice work dude

i have on quary you how to create these tuts i meen ur talent…

can u share ur talent with me i need that
thank u very much for ur reply
Kevin (Reply to this comment)
February 9, 2010

Sounds like you have landed there sir judging from the last coment. )

Hey nice plugin very well put together.

regards to the man

Kevin
Swansea UK
Kai (Reply to this comment)
April 16, 2010

Hi,

haven’t tested it yet – but can I use it to orbit around an Object – or will
this “break the workaround? For example if you orbit around a long word
which will eventually strech iout int z space instead of sitting in xy space as a
flat layer?

I’will try it – just something to think about for an update…evetually…

KAI
- Sébastien Périer (Reply to this comment)
  April 16, 2010
  
  I’m not sure to exactly understand, but I guess it will only break if some layers that are under the sparticular layer in the layer stack but due to the rotation are supposed to be “in front of” the sParticular layer in the view.
Sébastien Périer (Reply to this comment)
July 6, 2010

Just a little update for you guys. The script works perfectly in CS5. In the zip file, you will find CS3 and CS4 binaries.

Just use the CS4 version with CS5 and that’s it.

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