Creating a particle system

Creating the composition

Setting up the project

Start by launching After Effects and creating a new project.

1 If it’s not already open, start After Effects: Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS) as you start it to restore default preferences. Click OK when asked whether you want to delete your preferences file, and click Close to close the Welcome screen. After Effects opens to display an empty, untitled project.

2 Choose File > Save As.

3 In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the AECS5_CIB/Lessons/Lesson13/ Finished_Projects folder.

4 Name the project Lesson13_Particles.aep, and then click Save.

You don’t need to import any footage items for this exercise. However, you do need to create the composition.

1 In After Effects, press Ctrl+N (Windows) or Command+N (Mac OS).

2 In the Composition Settings dialog box, type Supernova in the Composition Name field.

3 Choose NTSC D1 from the Preset pop-up menu. This automatically sets the width, height, pixel aspect ratio, and frame rate for the composition.

4 Set the Duration to 10:00, and then click OK.

You will build the particle system from a solid layer, so you’ll create that next.

1 Choose Layer > New > Solid to create a new solid layer.

2 In the Solid Settings dialog box, type Particles in the Name box.

3 Click Make Comp Size to make the layer the same size as the composition. Then click OK.

4 With the Particles layer selected in the Timeline panel, choose Effect > Simulation > CC Particle Systems II.

5 Go to 4:00 to see the particle system.

A large stream of yellow particles appears in the Composition panel.

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