Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 5

Lesson 7. Working with Particle Emitters and Replicators

Lesson Files

Motion5_Book_Files > Lessons > Lesson_07

Media

Motion5_Book_Files > Media > Rockumentary, Teaser

Time

This lesson takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Goals

Create and modify a particle emitter

Use an image sequence as a cell source

Browse, apply, and customize preset emitters and replicators

Create and modify a replicator

If you’ve ever wanted to add chimney smoke and falling leaves to an autumn scene, put blinking lights on a screen, or create an animated background pattern, you are going to love particle emitters and replicators.

Particle emitters shoot out a continuous stream of objects and can be used to create almost anything: natural phenomena like fog, smoke, ...