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Alan Lorence

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The programmer behind particleIllusion.

I love cool graphics that don't take a lot of time to make. =)
Member Since:
April 12th 2001
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Transparency in PI 3
by Renton Maclachlan 3 days ago
I want to make a new project which has a transparent layer on which I can place emitters and manipulate them...in front of a background image and behind a cartoon character. I can't for the life of me
Re: Transparency in PI 3
by Alan Lorence 9 hours ago
So glad you posted that. I was going to say that image sequences are as easy to use as movie files. :) To stop particles from emitting when the car engine shuts off, add some points to the "number" gr
May (Spring) 2013 Emitters
by Alan Lorence 1 week ago
I've finally released the Spring 2013 emitter library. I've put together a video on it too that may be worth a look: http: youtu.be 0q3Z2pSM2Gw Hope you find these to be useful and inspiring. Direct l
Re: May (Spring) 2013 Emitters
by Hung Nguyen 1 week ago
Thanks, Alan
Crashing program
by Paul Hansen 3 weeks ago
I have been working in 1920 1080. I guess PI doesn't accept mpg. I've rendered at 1080 720 and I rendered and AVI file at 720 480 widescreen. Everything I have tried so far crashes PI. Is there a solu
Re: Crashing program
by Alan Lorence 3 weeks ago
What codec are you using for AVI That's the key. Or render as an image sequence. Alan. .................... Alan Lorence Product Manager GenArts, Inc. www.genarts.com www.wondertouch.com
Making an emitter appear faster...No luck so far!
by Steve Frost 3 weeks ago
Hi again. I know this may sound like a total noob question.........But...... I am using the Fairy Butterfly emitter (I changed it a little to remove the butterflys) and I have run in to a problem. I n
Re: Making an emitter appear faster...No luck so far!
by Alan Lorence 3 weeks ago
Open the emitter properties dialog for the emitter on the stage, then increase the "preload frames" Alan. .................... Alan Lorence Product Manager GenArts, Inc. www.genarts.com www.wondertouc
Themed Emitters
by Francois Blawat 3 weeks ago
Alan, Is there any plans to release in the "Quarterly" Emitters some Themed emitters There seems to be very little in terms of Balloons for Birthdays, etc. I am no animator and I tried long time ago a
Re: Themed Emitters
by Alan Lorence 3 weeks ago
I'll add "balloon" emitters to the list for the next release. A better description of what you actually want to see would help. Alan. .................... Alan Lorence Product Manager GenArts, Inc. ww
alpha issues PI AE
by Peppe Tannemyr 3 weeks ago
I did just return back to standalone version VERY since alpha seems to be tricky in AE with PI AE. If I do a canvas 5400 x 1080 and add a adjustment layer, in full preview mode it directly goes white
Re: alpha issues PI AE
by Alan Lorence 3 weeks ago
Please email support at genarts dot com with this information if you haven't already. Please provide as much information as possible, including screenshots or a couple of rendered files. One thing you
Slowing down speed of emmitted clouds in emmiters_11_06
by Stewart Bourke 4 weeks ago
I am trying to use the 'flying through clouds 1' in the emitters_11_06 pack, but I cannot slow them down. I tried setting all velocities to '0', and velocity over life to be '0' as well. I tried just
Re: Slowing down speed of emmitted clouds in emmiters_11_06
by Alan Lorence 4 weeks ago
No, you can't copy paste keys, but if the only difference in the emitters is the time at which they happen, you can set the first one up then COPY it, then move to the time you want the second to happ
Problem with Preset Browser
by Neil Patience 5 months ago
Hi All I am having a small problem with the preset browser. If I apply any effect and go to the preset browser the thumbnail windows are black. You can see the example effects are being applied howeve
Re: Problem with Preset Browser
by Alan Lorence 5 months ago
Try downloading the latest maintenance release (6.13): http: www.genarts.com support downloads sapphire final-cut There are a few fixes related to the preset browser in that update. If you still have
Tutorial: Orbing and Beaming Effects
by Elvis Deane 7 years ago
particle Illusion Orbing and Beaming Effects In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Elvis Deane demonstrates creating that orbing or beaming effect that so many people ask about. Tutorial, Video
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Re: Orbing and Beaming Effects
by Elvis Deane 1 month ago
They should be available on the Wondertouch website at http: www.wondertouch.com emlibs_30.asp -- Elvis Deane! Impossibilia
Please Problem With Particleillusion For After Effects Cs4 .....?!
by Mostafa Ansari 2 years ago
i install particleillusion for After Effect Cs4 Full And I Have All Emitter Libry and it is ok and don and i Open It To Try After Install and he is open and i have select the Emitter i Want And I Pres
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Re: Please Problem With Particleillusion For After Effects Cs4 .....?!
by Alan Lorence 2 years ago
What video card do you have Do you have the latest drivers for it Since particleIllusion uses OpenGL for rendering, the video drivers are very important. Alan. www.wondertouch.com
File: Rendered.mov file
by Aaron Cross 2 years ago
mov file heres the pulsing or uneven animation. Its not smooth like for eg a real world fountain would be. http: f1.creativecow.net 2847 renderedmov-file
Re: Rendered.mov file
by Alan Lorence 2 years ago
It's creating new particles the whole time, but sometimes they're being created behind other particles, while sometimes they're being created "on top". Open the emitter properties dialog for the stage
Tutorial: Star Trek Transport Effect Part 2
by Alan Lorence 4 years ago
particle Illusion Star Trek Transport Effect Part 2 In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Alan Lorence of Wondertouch shows how to create the transporter effect from the new Star Trek movie usi
Tutorial: Star Trek Transport Effect Part 1
by Alan Lorence 4 years ago
particle Illusion Star Trek Transport Effect Part 1 In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Alan Lorence of Wondertouch shows how to create the transporter effect from the new Star Trek movie usi
Particles - new free libraries and special offer!
by Alan Lorence 8 years ago
Two items that Combustion users may be interested in. As you may know, wondertouch developed the particle system which was licensed for use in Combustion. Our standalone particle effects app is called
Re: Particles - new free libraries and special offer!
by Eric Craft 8 years ago
I just wish Autodesk would have taken the offer to add Particle Illusion 3 into Combustion. BTW Alan is there any chance that the AE version of PI3 will be compatible with Combustion I spoke with a re


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