TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
April 30, 2007
• Animate a thin particle system in 3D space
• Use expressions to enhance particle control
 
 
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by Yarin 11/16/2009
Andrew you are really great. I think you got a great tutorial site and its so nice of you 2 share with us :)
by Richard 11/10/2009
CAPS LOCK!!!!!!

If your expression doesn't work it's probably because you are not using caps... "thisComp"

Note that C is caps lock!!!

That was it for me! LOL!!!

Thanks Andrew, just started watching your tuts and they are really amazing!

Greetings from Portugal!
by PInoy 11/08/2009
ang lufet mo tol, galing!

*you are the best bro, awesome!

by André 11/05/2009
Hi, great website...

Someone please tell me one thing, in the tutorial, at around 4min a something, the video just stops, the i play it again, a just keeps making the same...
by Saddamangala 11/04/2009
Nice Andrew..
It's really good.

Thanks from Sri lanka
by Saddamangala 11/04/2009
Nice Andrew
Thanks a lot....
I also doing some animation, by using Maya
by Jithin 10/23/2009
ReAllY GoOd!!!!
by tennis oh 10/15/2009
Thanks a lot
by Robbe Clerckx 10/11/2009
This was really helpfull, thank you.
by Nemo 10/06/2009
I have a problem... my "particel snake" doesn't get small and thin! plz help me!! :'(
by cool.. Thnx 10/06/2009
this is awesome!! thanks buddy!!!
by mango 10/05/2009
Thanks Andrew.
by ALEJANDRO 09/25/2009
hi andrew

you are the best
and my master

a love after effects

congratulations

god luck

saludos a todos desde la paz bolivia
by Stan 09/20/2009
I learned a lot about CC particle world from this tutorial. thanks andrew :)
by sh.eagle 09/06/2009
really amazing tutorial
thnx androw
by Russ 09/02/2009
MAN, You are probably like the only person on the internet who makes these really advanced free tutorials, thank you very much Andrew.
by FERNANDO 08/24/2009
its tuto very perfect. good week is good work
by Michael 08/14/2009
For those whose been having problems with the coding, you have to end the code with a proper ";"
If you don't the engine believes that your code somehow is supposed to continue when it's not.

To Mr. Kramer.
Thank you for your tutorials, they are not only educational, but fun to watch. Although I suspect the "super-duper" exciting music you use at the beginning of every tutorial is the reason why. So, yeah, just to let you know... we're on to you man.


One thing though, you forgot to mention how you made the ball of light... I'm baffled by how you connected your glowing ball to the beginning of the particles.
by Aaron 08/04/2009
Where do you get the 'Gear FX'? :s
by Aaron. 08/04/2009
Dear Andrew,
I can you are a very advanced user of the after effects, and probably the best I've ever seen, me myself am a beginner so i have a few questions hopefully you can get back to me,
The pictures of the walls, where do i get them?
I thought it might of been in the project so i downloaded that, but could not find it, I don't think it is there.

Aaron (:
by artep 08/02/2009
I figured it out, thanks for all your non-help! I'll post the solution in case anyone else had the same problem.

It seems like after effects does not realise the values are already set to 0, in Radius X, Y, Z. So just go to them and move the values away from 0 and then back to 0. Voila!
by artep 08/01/2009
@ Steve (and the others who had the same problem)
You need to Alt click ON THE STOPWATCH (it's an image of a little white clock). I clicked all over the place until I saw a popup and I happened to see Alt click in it.
by artep 08/01/2009
Hi Andrew, thanks for the wonderful video. However, when the video gets to around 4 minutes and you turn everything down to 0, you have 1 particle. This is not my case. I have many particles. I am using the newest After Effects. Help appreciated.

Oh and Michelle, when I have the particle type as line, when I turn it down to 0 it disappears but when I chose another particle type, say lens convex, I can see the particle. Good luck!
by Japjeev 08/01/2009
Hey Andrew... u seriously rock big time man... thanks a lot for all the wonderful tutorials...
by Boggy 07/31/2009
Really cool!

Thank you Andrew!

You're the best! ;)
by Michelle 07/29/2009
I can't get my particle to show up. As soon as I put the gravity at zero they all disappear. Suggestions?
by Sergio Azocar 07/08/2009
Muy interesante la pagina, realmente el algo util para nosotros los fanáticos de los videos caseros....desde Chile saludos para todos.
by Cesar S. 07/08/2009
Hi man, I want to congratulate you for your work and notice you about break donwload link for this tutorial... Thanks from Chihuahua, Mexico.
by Ingrid 07/07/2009
heee, id love to make this tutorial butt uhm i was wondering..i'm missing pictures "grundge gray09" where can i find these?
by BoB 07/03/2009
Yau are a fastest MAN !!!!
Sorry how y can open the program ??? :)
by James Mwando 06/30/2009
Hi i wish to have command over AE, but getting resources is so hard. i wish i could purchase your training videos but am way far in Africa. Is there a way i can be helped. i might go crazy if i dont learn AE.

great work
by Renato 06/22/2009
WHOOAAA MAN!!
I love your tutus! You're just awesome!! You rule ^^
by ALLEe 06/16/2009
sry but, for me, the tutorial is imcomplete :(
by Petuchini 06/16/2009
Hello! sorry for my english). I try to make this tutor. And i find some problems. On 5th minute Andrew set a CC particle world and set producer and physics at zero. And then he show what particle stroke is builded up. But when i repeat from Andrew i can't see stroke. If only do not set to zero velocity, for example if i set velocity 0.01 then i see stroke. But in this tutor velocity 0. why it's happened?
thank you for answer.
by mohamed 06/13/2009
hi my name is mohamed i love my jub
and thank you for prjects After Effects
thanks Andrew
by phedro 06/11/2009
stunning! hope i'll be like you someday.. apir! hehee
by giank 06/09/2009
very cool
by Corné 06/07/2009
i like this tut and found a cool thing
turn on the grafity and velocity to get a great effects
by Reddy 06/07/2009
hey u r tuts is superb yaar

thank u

i love u
by marko_croatia 05/30/2009
all this is nice... but how u learn all this ? :D
by MARIO 05/29/2009
Muy ueno el tuto lastima q ste en ingles... jejeej xD no cabe duda q sos el mejor. a ver cuando sacan unos cuantos tutos en espanol.
by Sam 05/24/2009
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MY HOME PAGE

The greatest tut ever

Thnkng you

Sam
by someone,, 05/24/2009
awsome dude keep up the amazing work !!!! 10000/10000
by Ramji Shrestha 05/24/2009
Very nice!
That's cool effects....
by Jack killer 05/18/2009
thnks
by kiran 05/18/2009
hello this video's are excellent
by KillerBee2590 05/11/2009
at the beginning you sad there was another tutorial. Whitch one???
by Ro[N]eN 05/06/2009
thnks
by Titan 05/05/2009
yo dude im 13 and i work on makin videos and i do lots of editing and i learned alot from watchin your videos .i am very grateful and hope u continue doin wat u do

word up
by oWnAgEr 05/05/2009
Hey, Guys, I know Andrew is a beast, and I paid for the Key of AE,So now I have a serial key, But I don't know where to got this folder:Riot_Gear_FX
I absoluty need this folder for the Grunge Grey :)
by chaouki LAJNEF 05/03/2009
you are realy doing a great work...
you deserve respect as a professional and for sharing your knowledge...thanks a lot...
please keep going on...
you are a great man...i think that all of the AFX users arround the world appreciate your tutorials.. but not my CPU.. due to the particles..hahaha

by inga 04/28/2009
I am from Sweden, i also like this.

Free to use!
Understandable also like the guy above said!
Can you please make more?
Karna my friend even can use it! He is 12!

U do rock!
?
by woot 04/28/2009
First of all your the best!
Understandable and easy to use.
Couldn't understand some of it but ill try.
Keen to watch more!

U rock!
by towkintel 04/28/2009
Ei, Andrew!
your tutorials are great and the best. your site so far was been my resource center in our little projects. hope you'll continue to share your knowledge... your truly a great thrust of after effects industry. towkintel from Philippines. (it's obvious, your works are globally recognized.) tnx.
by khaled 04/26/2009
you are the best, i love you Mr andrew kramer
by small 04/21/2009
I really like your tutorial, and all the After Effects Users will same me.
by govind 04/05/2009
thanks for the fantastic tuts its very helpful to me...thanks a lot
by Adam 04/02/2009
Love it!! try adding a light solid to the head of the trail so it lightens the box as it moves... ;)
by Nipun 03/31/2009
Dude your the best
Thats all i have to say :)
by Steve 03/30/2009
Hey these tutorials are amazing and I just started to use After Effects. The one problem I am having is when you explain to alt click for the positions to be the same for the Null space. Nothing happens when I alt Click. I am on a Mac Pro machine
by Remington McElhaney 03/27/2009
I have the same problem as everyone else. I can see a single particle when everything is turned down to zero, but it's when I use the expressions to link the particle to the null object that it dissapears. I'm using AE CS4 and every other tutorial seems to work fine except this one. I've linked things before to null objects by using that same expression, so the expression works but something happens to the particle. Hope someone manages to figure it out.
Thanks for all your tutorials!
by Ovash 03/27/2009
@Taztus : Same problem here, I think this tutorial was made with an old version of CC particular, I don't see any other reason. I tried every single option and there's no way I can get the effect needed...
by Bob 03/24/2009
Great stuff, as always!

I have one question though...

...

Just kidding! keep up all the great work!
by kris 03/24/2009
does anyone know how to to this effect in cs3, cs3 doesnt have the option for simulate particle it only has particle playground which doesnt have the same options so i cant do this effect
by darahluvu 03/23/2009
i dont get how this help with light writing like how i see pplz do on youtube like nanno im trying to do dat
by Taztus 03/20/2009
Hey Andrew!

I have a problem.. i can't see a pixel when i make an particle world and set all te setting to 0.. it all disappears..

If i change the particle to Lens Convex it will go to a really strange place..

Also when i do this an a new project.. i can't see a thing when i put all the settings to zero..

What can i do, I'm just a beginner, so maybe it sounds stupid..

greetz, Taztus
by Francisco 03/19/2009
In the minute 6:20 when he set the positions. It no appear my the icon to connect the world particule with the null object.
by Max 03/15/2009
Hi Andrew- thanks a lot! Great and funny Tuts! I love it! Greetings from Germany.

Max
by Abhishek Goyal 03/05/2009
hii, sir i have downloaded 3d oceam and 3d stroke
but sir both are plugins are not show in after effects. so please sir u tell me how to install this. i have need of 3d stroke plugins....
by Lori Finta 03/04/2009
Dude! You are the KING! These tutorials are fantastic. I love your sense of humor as well. You move quickly, so it's a good thing I can pause! I don't have any of your company's awesome effects, but I was able to use my own picts of a brick wall, and it turned out great. Keep them comin'!
by sawad 03/03/2009
plz include more 3ds max tutorials
plz
plz
plz
plz.............
by Monkey 02/27/2009
hey for u guys who are wondering "3d Stroke effect? where do i get it??" clcik project, you will get a file called 30.zip, and open it up, you will need to get WinRar to open .zip files, and inside it you will find the effect "3d stroke effect.aep"
by Mandoolap 02/27/2009
Hello,I'm Korean.
Your tutorial is famous in Korea After Effects Users.
I really like your tutorial, and all the After Effects Users will same me.

by toshiya 02/26/2009
hey,i am chineseman, i love movie,now ,i found friend all the word,if you love movie contact me
let make a word just belong to our.
by Volker 02/11/2009
Hi Andrew, the tutorial itself is great as always, pressing the stop button now and then and playing around with some new learned brings out even more !

I think i've never learned so much in so little time than with your stuff.

Keep up the good work !

Thanks
by David 01/26/2009
hello

I was wondering if i can use this program with the CS4 Series

because i don't want to save for nothing...
I really like the programs that you and the company designed =)

bye,!
by Wesley H. 01/22/2009
Hello,

I was wondering if i can use this program with the CS4 Series

because i don't want to save for nothing...
I really like the programs that you and the company designed =)

bye,
by Vladimir 01/19/2009
Hello from Russia! =) Super, Super and Super tutorials! =) Thank u!
by George 01/18/2009
Hey Andrew, your astonishing with your techniques and know-how. One quick "noob" question though. I'm trying to do the 3D stroke effect but I don't have "CC particle world" or any of the CC's for that matter. Please help!
by Nick 01/16/2009
this tutorial is not for cs3 after effects, doesnt work
by jrmagic 01/14/2009
I"VE GOT IT!
Ok to fix the "invisible" particle, mess around with the gravity, do something like 0.001 and keep trying something till it shows one little particle

great great great great tutorial Mr. Kramer
by Norbertas 01/08/2009
is this effect avaible only in 3d area or i can also do it on a filmed shot?
by craig 01/03/2009
can you leave a light streak on a moving object like a person snowboarding going off a jump
by Thomas 01/03/2009
hello Andrew. This happend to me to:

After Effects warning: Class 'Layer* has no property or method named 'ThisComp'
Expression disabled.

Error occurred at line 1.
Comp: 'Comp 1'
Layer: 2 ('White Solid 1')
Property: 'Position X'

I did what you said with the Null object etc. but that "popup" showd up :S

I hope you will take some time to help me out here..

And once again Love your stuff :)
by Austin 12/27/2008
Is there a way to control where the particles go?
i want them to be able to follow my hand.
by john antonio 12/23/2008
awesome! very inspiring!

thanks!
JA
by landy 12/12/2008
you are realy good at doing tutorials, but i have been sitting hours after hours , trying to figure a way to see that particle you see when you turning down the X,z,y, to 0. everyone to 0, then i have ignoring it , tought i would see it maybe later when i did som stuff u did, and still not seeing it. many other have also the same problem. hope you will respond this one. it would rly helped me out.

(mark 4:20)
by Saruh Smith 12/12/2008
by the way,thanks tuts!
it helped alot.




nothin says lovin..
like mE :D
by Saruh smith 12/12/2008
this stuff makes me so happy :]
my heart skips beats.

WONDERFUL. i love working with this type of stiff. and its all so fabulous.


AH I GO TO ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL IN OHIO.
by Laura 12/07/2008
Hi Andrew,

Your tutorials are amazing! I'm really new to the AE world, but quickly getting pulled in and LOVING it!! Your tutorials are really easy to follow and you learn a great deal! Even if they're not to the "t" what i'm looking for, it's a great bouncing off point and has opened my mind to so much more of what AE is capable of! You help my imagination flourish!!

Truly,
Laura Ashly
-California
by kark 12/03/2008
Great tuts Andrew!

thanks from India...
by Bajamafam 11/29/2008
ZOMG IM SO CONFUSED 2 MUCH MATH! HOW DID YOU KNOW ALL THAT?!?!?!
by michael 11/26/2008
hey andrew very cool tutorial

but is deare a way to make that graphic that goes around the letters like in the sport chanel?

like a circle that goes around or like a line goes around

if you know please tell me thanks

michael...
by OmaruX 11/22/2008
Estimado Zuto Kido:

Si te sale ese error es porque tienes el objeto null no-puesto en 3d
by ewin_depok 11/20/2008
great tutorial!!!!

This is my second day to learn AE. And I got a great tutorial from you.

I am Asian, your words is easy to be understood. the explanation is so clear.

i hope i can be a pro like you in motion graphic.

Thanks for sharing
by Theo Schacht 11/15/2008
andrew ich will ein kind von dir : )) nice work !!!!
by JakScorpion 11/15/2008
Hi Andrew

This Tutorial is amazing and simple(iam beginner)

All your tutorials are amazing and cool i realy learned lot in this.

Thanks for free tutorials like this...

Jak
by Thomas (TJ) 11/13/2008
Poor little guy trapped in the box here I'm gonna go let him out....Hey Andrew you guys and girls are doing a really awesome thing, please keep the excitement going.
by Johnny 11/07/2008
Where can I get the particular plug-in?
by Rony 11/01/2008
I am a very poor student.I want to create different many 3d animation but i am unable because i have no plugins to create any animation. so if you give me some plugins do more free than i can do create any animation 3d/2d.My country is bangladesh
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