{"id":38468,"date":"2014-04-04T16:56:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T20:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=38468"},"modified":"2014-04-04T17:51:49","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T21:51:49","slug":"video-tutorial-light-particles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/video-tutorial-light-particles\/","title":{"rendered":"After Effects Video Tutorial: Light Particles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"in-this-premiumbeat-exclusive-tutorial-we-take-a-look-at-how-to-create-an-awesome-particle-based-background\">In this Premiumbeat exclusive tutorial we take a look at how to create an awesome particle based background.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Adobe After Effects\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/01\/adobe-after-effects-all-ver.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe After Effects\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t purchase animated backgrounds &#8211; make them! In this After Effects video tutorial we show you a workflow for creating a <strong>particle background<\/strong> with a high-end look. The <strong>After Effects fundamentals<\/strong> covered in this tutorial include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Using Particle Generators<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using Radial Blurs to simulate light<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using Gradient Ramp&#8217;s to simulate depth<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Particle backgrounds<\/strong> are versatile and can be used for a wide variety of projects and subject matter. How will you use them?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/91015690\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t want to watch the video? Follow along with the step-by-step tutorial below. Click any image for larger view.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<table width=\"470\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"20\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"446\">Create a new composition with a dark solid background layer.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still001.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38483\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still001\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Create another new solid and label it ramp. Add in a gradient ramp with a degradation from 50% grey in the upper left corner to 100% white in the bottom right.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still002.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38482\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still002\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Set the opacity of the ramp layer to 10% and change the color profile to 32 bits per channel to alleviate some of the inevitable banding.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still003.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38481\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still003\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Create a new black solid. Add a fill effect and make it a brighter\/white color. Add in CC Particle World.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still004.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38480\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still004\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Change the radius of the producer to 1 on the x,y, and z.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still005.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38479\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still005\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Change the velocity to 0, the gravity to -.001, the birthrate to .1, and the longevity to 5.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still006.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38478\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still006\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Set the opacity of the particle layer to around 50% then change the transfer mode to add.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still007.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38476\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still007\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Duplicate the particle layer and offset the time by a couple seconds. You can also change the gravity to make the particles float faster.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still008.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38475\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still008\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Create a solid with a turbulent noise effect added.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still009.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38474\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still009\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Option click the stopwatch of the evolution keyframe. Add the expression time*100 to make the turbulent noise move over time.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still010.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38473\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still010\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Add a radial blur to the noise. Set the amount to around 100, the position to be far below the composition, and the type to any one of the three zoom patterns.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still011.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38472\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still011\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Add an expression to the center parameter:[wiggle(,1,50),3000]<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still012.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38471\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still012\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Set the transfer mode of the light layer to soft light.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still013.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38470\" title=\"FEB03 - Particle background.mp4.Still013\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Blur out the particles using a fast blur.<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/03\/FEB03-Particle-background.mp4.Still014.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-38469\" title=\"FEB03 - 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