Sparkles! : For a glittery sky or a Harry Potter-type background!
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Sort of like fairy dust, twinkling stars or fireflies, this quickie tutorial teaches you how to make groovy sparkles. Use this for Christmas effects, magic and more! Combine it with other effects and backgrounds for the best results.
Check out a quicktime movie Compressed with Sorenson - 150k
- Create your comp whatever size you need it to be. Create solid as large as your comp.
- Apply
FE Particle Systems II to your comp. I used the following settings and
had good results.
- X and Y Radius- 15 to 75 - This was keyframed with larger and larger numbers.
- Direction 360
- Velocity 0
- Birth Rate 19
- Longevity 1
- Gravity 0
- Turbulence 1
- Opacity Map 1
- Max Opacity 75 percent
- Color Map 1
- Birth Color white
- Death Color white
- Particle Animation explosive
-Particle Objects star
-Particle Birth Size 0.0625
-Particle Death Size 0.1 - Watch it go!