MacroSystem Particle Magic - Manual (Page 16)

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"PM Static" effect and set the maximum effect
length.
Next, load "-Lesson 1-" from the archive. You will
not yet see an effect in the preview, since you first
have to make some changes to the settings. Set the
"Threshold Value" in the "Source" effect option
to 10%.
The preview now displays your text as moving
particles over the video scene.
Lesson 2
The text does not yet look quite as good as we
would want it. The particles are too big and the
text is not that easy to read.
To make it easier to read, you can reduce the size
of the particles and increase their number. Click
on the
"Particle" effect option to open the
"Particle Settings" window. Set the "Starting
Size
" to 10% and the "Final Size" to 30%. The
text is now easier to read but can be optimized if
you increase the „Quantity“ of particles (e.g. to
35%).
Lesson 3
Click on the
"Source" effect option and take a
look at the preview from this screen. You’ll notice
that the text appears suddenly and then
disappears just as abruptly. To prevent this from
happening, set the
"Starting Activity" in this
window to 0% and the "Final Activity" to 40%. In
the preview the text now appears more slowly and
fades out gently.
Lesson 4
Now you can introduce a little movement to the
text. To do so, click on the
"Movement" effect
option (you’ll already be familiar with the settings
here since they’re the same as the settings in the
previous tutorials). Under
"Gravitation", set the
"Intensity" to 8% and leave the "Direction" at 0
°
.
You’ll notice that the gravitational effect now
moves upwards within the preview.
Now we want the rising suns to appear to be
blown by the wind. To do so, open the
"Wind"
menu in the "Movement settings" and set the
"Direction" value to 270
°
(the wind blows from
right to left) and the "Intensity" to 10%.
You can then adjust the "Turbulence". As an
initial test, set the "Max. Quantity" to 10%, the
"Occurrence" to 50% and the "Intensity" to 20%.
You’ll notice in the preview that the rising
particles are now even more animated.