Creating a particle system from a clip – Apple Motion 2 Tutorials User Manual
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Tutorial 4
Working With Particles
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3
Click in an empty part of the Layers list so that no objects are selected.
4
Play the project (press the Space bar).
5
Stop playback when finished.
6
Save your project (press Command+S).
Creating a Particle System From a Clip
The Library contains an animated clip of a single butterfly. In this exercise, this clip is
used as a cell source for a new particle emitter. The particle systems created in Exercise
1 of this tutorial were based on images. This time, the particle system created is based
on a multiple-frame clip.
To add the butterfly clip:
1
In the Library, click the Content category, then select the Particle Images subcategory.
2
In the stack, select Butterfly.mov.
3
In the Preview area, click the Apply button.
The Butterfly.mov clip appears in the center of the Canvas.
4
Play the project (press the Space bar).