Wondertouch has announced the release of, a software application for creating particle animations that can be used cinematically and for artistic purposes. It costs US$349 through August 31; afterwards it will cost $399. Existing owners of particleIllusion SE for Mac OS X can upgrade for $249. ParticleIllusion is a standalone application that generates effects like smoke, fire, explosions, water effects, sparkles and more. It features OpenGL-based hardware acceleration to provide real-time previews of most effects, as well.
Particle Illusion 3.0 Pro Emitters for Mac PPC & Intel Particle Illusion 3.0.5 for Mac $30; Wondertouch Professional Emitter Libraries Particle Illusion for Mac I first saw Wondertouch's particleIllusion demonstrated a few years ago at the NAB Show 3.0 (the full-blown version), an Emitter package to use in Motion, and a Pro I tested the. ParticleIllusion is an excellent application to create animated particles with which to complement your videos. Full-featured video edit toolpack.
The new release includes features found in the already-released Windows 3.0 release, such as 'super emitters,' 'forces' that let you influence particles after they are created (like wind), new color options like 'get color from layer,' and dozens of interface and productivity improvements. The rendering engine has been improved, as well. This story, 'ParticleIllusion 3.0 for Mac OS X released' was originally published.
Announced Monday, a release that brings the software to compatibility with the Windows version of the product. ParticleIllusion is a standalone particle effects application designed to add particle affects to images, animations, and video footage. The new Mac version of the software includes new features, and improvements to the rendering engine. New features of the software include:. Super emitters: allows for the automatic creation of emitters, to achieve new levels of realism and creativity. Forces: allows for influencing particles after they are created; wind for example.
Color options: including 'get color from layer' allow users to simulate 'displacement' and 'painterly' effects in real-time. Dozens of interface and productivity improvements over particleIllusion SE. 'Although Mac users will immediately gravitate towards using particleIllusion for creating explosions, they may be surprised to learn that particleIllusion is useful for much more than iblowing things upi!' Alan Lorence, president of wondertouch, quipped in a statement. 'Many professional users also find particleIllusion an effective tool for creating fully animated backgrounds, wipes and other transitions, and countless other artistic motion graphics elements.'
Whether for digitally blowing things up, or for some serious particle effects work, particleIllusion 3.0 is priced at US$349 until August 31st, 2005. After that, it will be priced at $399. Upgrades from particleIllusion SE for Mac are priced at $249 until August 31st, $299 thereafter. Owners of particleIllusion 2.0 for OS 8/9 can upgrade to particleIllusion 3.0 for OS X for $49.
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