Create Particles Along a Path | After Effects Tutorial (No Plugins)

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PremiumBeat: bit.ly/2T89vxN - In this After Effects tutorial, learn how to create and animate particles along any custom path. Creating particle paths are great for background design and revealing on titles and logos.
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target = thisComp.layer("Null 1");
(target.position[0]-(thisComp.width/2))/thisComp.width
target = thisComp.layer("Null 1");
(target.position[1]-(thisComp.height/2))/thisComp.width
target = thisComp.layer("Null 1");
target.position[2]/thisComp.width
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@SonduckFilm 5 жыл бұрын

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@rebeccacooper3509 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant tutorial. Perfect for what I needed, really easy to follow and worked great first time. Thank you so so much!

@trant.l.h.7235 4 жыл бұрын

Josh, it is an amazing tutorial, I really enjoy learning, wow! the knowledge that you have, Thank you!

@jeremyjohngraham 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I'm nearing the end of a project where particle world comes into play; this really covered an effect I was hoping to figure out.

@ankajoubert5394 4 жыл бұрын

Josh this a wonderful tutorial using for a Class in AE on Particles, Thank You! You are truly amazing!

@tshemollogoxhlongwane3036 4 жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are amazing !!! Thank you so much

@WheelsAroundtheSun 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent Tutorial! Easy to follow and had fun trying to create a new animated logo!

@erufenrito66 10 ай бұрын

I spent an entire afternoon trying to figure out a way to orient the particle emitter to the path. You are the ONLY person who thought to include that, in like 3 hours worth of tutorials I watched. I don't get why nobody but you saw the need to do this, but there it is. ty for this.

@BeMyGhost92 9 ай бұрын

I didnt get it how?

@garethellison01 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! Amazing tutorial!

@GranFlatin 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial, I'm really grateful for all the awesome stuff that you teach on the channel! Just a small request though. Can you perhaps try to zoom in on the panels when you adjust and tweak stuff? Even on fullscreen on a fairly large monitor, the interface looks small and cluttered and it can get difficult at times. Keep up the great work!

@LoganPinney 5 жыл бұрын

I likenhos style of no nonsense full speed work along as fast as you can then rewind. Really really helping me learn.

@BOSSVISUALS Жыл бұрын

W video. I cant wait to use this on some of my future projects. Thank you for this tutorial!

@thehoundofhorror5120 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I needed. Thanks 👍🏼

@alejandraurena3533 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I have learned a lot through you

@AkhanAli 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I'm a Graphic Design student who's very interested in motion graphics and I love watching your channel to get some inspiration and trying your tutorials myself. Keep doing what you do!

@christinecheahenjou0103 4 жыл бұрын

same ayeeee!

@joshterpak6451 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thank you so much for the video. Fantastic content, you're an awesome teacher! Just wondering - are your project file downloads still available? The download buttons don't seem to be connected to working links.

@Radx21 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. That's exactly what I needed

@TheArsenalgunner28 2 жыл бұрын

This is a freaking amazing tutorial dude, thank you sooo much. And thank you for remembering to verbally state what keys you push at certain times, like alt click for the positioning. Makes it so much easier to follow. If I could ask one question, is there a way to add new particle shapes? Like 5 pointed stars and stuff?

@matthewrazz 2 жыл бұрын

Try this: Import the png of the image that you want to be the particle. Drag that png on to the comp and shut the eye off on its layer. Next, Inside of the Effect Controls twirl down "particle" and next to "particle type" choose "textured square". Then twirl down "texture". "Texture Layer" gives you the option to choose the source from your comp to be the particle.

@jezreel32 Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate! You're a lifesaver!

@Daniel700 4 жыл бұрын

I love this guy - simple ... but clever

@kelvinwilson9217 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you this is very detailed and well presented. Would it be possible then to track a hand movement and then apply particles to that?

@amynoy1164 4 жыл бұрын

such a fast tutorial thank you!

@Cuyoya Жыл бұрын

Ez pz, thanks 👍 Might wanna check the expression for Z though. Had to mess around with it because the copy/paste one you gave seemed to be firing errors off with that 2 for some reason. Got it working fine though.

@EDDIEGARAGE 5 жыл бұрын

Well done nice & easy I done it thank you.

@caiotassi3041 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Josh, really good videos! Loving it! How do you made your name poping in letter by letter effect? I love it! So smooth

@bluedeskfan2754 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Saved me a lot of time

@anshulgupta3735 5 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial Joshua (Y) It would be great if you could explain to me what those expressions doing to the properties? Thanks :)

@randallhernandez1644 3 жыл бұрын

Realy appreciate this, i helped me a lot.

@gameplayyzz Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was really helpful

@rubendominguez9028 3 жыл бұрын

Thanx for your video. I really appreciate it.

@sekimichy 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial thank you :D

@iOne0307 4 жыл бұрын

hold alt as you click the icon stopwatch position X, your welcome

@mazkhan5536 4 жыл бұрын

thanks bro i wasted my 15 minutes finding the solution

@ClaytonCrispim 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million!!

@IlariaDeLorenzi 3 жыл бұрын

GOSH THANKS

@binuramanjithawickramanaya7622 3 жыл бұрын

You save the day man!

@maramiranello 3 жыл бұрын

that's what he said 2:54 Alt click

@nikhil_mahesan 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u very much... perfect tutorial

@DmitryLaierCrypto 5 жыл бұрын

THX MAN! You saved my time!!!!

@sundownstories 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, super helpful!

@briancampbell1413 4 жыл бұрын

great Tutorial by the way :)

@Adriana_mg 4 жыл бұрын

Love this!! Thank you so much!

@olekksandr 4 жыл бұрын

you can download the project from the link to Google drive and send it to me, please

@cliffbrathwaite8012 4 жыл бұрын

superb! thank you!

@AMeakinProduction 2 жыл бұрын

This helped, thanks a lot!

@EvenStarMN 4 жыл бұрын

Great. Best particle effect creation without third party / trap code particular /

@KamranKhan-hc2sp 5 жыл бұрын

Best tutorials I dont know you but I love you

@quyenblack 2 жыл бұрын

awesome tutorial bro

@beart9844 4 жыл бұрын

Wow wow! Thank you so mush Bro!

@pratikkhara5167 3 жыл бұрын

Legend! This is gold

@timonvader 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! This has been super helpful, thank you so much for making this! I did have another question - is there a way to i.e. draw or import shapes yourself to use as particles?

@yaxis7267 Жыл бұрын

Yes, select Texture square in particle type

@aah_rooj7211 2 жыл бұрын

u are the best i only understand ur tutorials

@gavinrugama6795 4 жыл бұрын

Im a graphic design student and I really like your tutorials I've been following quite a few to help with some projects. But theres some like this where you don't explain how you made the title. I wanted to see how you did the title as well but can't exactly do that if I can't download. On your website after I press download a 404 page pops up.

@TooneySA 4 жыл бұрын

can you make the particles follow the path and then split off into multiple directions?

@mikemcloughlin5267 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your amazing tutorial! I have a quick question: am I allowed to copy and paste these expressions into my work project for both commercial and non-commercial use?

@LoganPinney 5 жыл бұрын

You are so slick with Ae Man! Ill be hitting you up on the Discord some day when im better at making stuff like you! Could you use this simulated effect to make fireworks? Im planning on a title similar to this but instead of a path (or in addition to the path) i am going to creat 7 fireworks (1 central, 3 scaled and symetrically palced around the main one) Kewp the up the BRILLIANT work! Thank you so so much Josh👊

@william254mwangi4 Жыл бұрын

thanx bro ,, really appreciate

@user-to4dv2md9y 3 жыл бұрын

Allways the best!)

@Weddingplanes 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@vikachu19 3 жыл бұрын

is this possible with trapcode particular > . < thank u sm for all the amazing tutorials !

@3dmediaworks229 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro.you rock...

@verdadfinal9861 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial and channel. My only complain is the is to hard to see the value you input because the letters are so small to see them.

@FarmingWithAsifBashir 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent job Superb bro! Thank you so much! Keep it up! 😍💛🧡🦋👍😱😘💜🌹☘️🌷💚❤️🍦💞♥️

@jimbothepoet 3 жыл бұрын

beautiful!

@GibranLahud Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mr. Quack

@vrolog 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊🙏

@jewelsa8192 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot 👌

@fedepalacios9329 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING! thanks for support whit the tutorial

@ulyssesadams3453 5 жыл бұрын

i followed this tutorial but my particles seem really mashed together and not really spread out like yours..any advice?

@lloyddweku 2 жыл бұрын

Great turorial Josh. Bur when I past the mask path in the position it doesn't.

@claraelia 4 ай бұрын

MAGIC!!!😍

@nawarmaksousa7915 Жыл бұрын

Thank You For the Great trick 😍😍😍😍😎😎😎😎😋😋😋😋

@briancampbell1413 4 жыл бұрын

I really want to buy that pack from CinePunch but can you just clarify if i purchase the extended licence does that mean I can use elements within the pack multiple times for different end products?

@Bambi2402 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@diegoandresfonsecacastillo3091 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!!!

@girlinthemirror_music 3 жыл бұрын

Hello! The tutorial works fine when the camera is in its default position but when I rotate it to the left along the Y-axis, I can't make the movement work. The particles are good but the lens flare was always off the screen. They were not moving in the same position. Can anyone help how to fix this?

@gospeledward8650 5 жыл бұрын

Bless up.. Thanks..

@shirowolfu8284 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You 🙏

@arashhooshangnezhad3228 3 жыл бұрын

Where did these expressions come from ???? and my project and paths are different! so this video basically works for just this tutorial and not anything else!

@user-qz1hk5wi8e 5 жыл бұрын

First Comment>>>From Egypt !!All my Support

@vetrisivakumar4998 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Joshua. How to do the logo reveal that comes in the beginning of the video that is the SONDUCKFILM's logo reveal ? Please tell me.

@mdoroti29 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, good video but it is awfully difficult for me to see the text on your screen on a 15.6 laptop. Could you zoom in on them? It would help a lot! Thanks

@mr.incognito4719 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@xavierlewier 2 жыл бұрын

thank you sir

@RapunzelASMR 25 күн бұрын

I do everything right but when I create the new particles layer, and do the particle world, nothing shows up on screen. no particles. I see the layer etc...

@munee- 4 ай бұрын

thankyouuuuu!!!

@Baldoxxx4000 5 жыл бұрын

I am not going to remember anything after this tutorial ^_^ i didnt know expression scripts are a big part of AE!

@jacksonlamme 3 жыл бұрын

You dont need to copy and paste any code you can attach the simulation to the curve just like you attached the null object

@sakuharu5459 4 жыл бұрын

can u add the key command at screen pls? im not an english native so i try to follow mostly by looking at the screen lol :'D

@VonKushmarck 3 жыл бұрын

You my friend, have earned +1 sub

@SonduckFilm 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing :)

@ronyhyper 4 жыл бұрын

what if my mask change size? and i can't change the size when its pasted in Position

@DesignMedium 5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@MarioGarcia-nd2kz 2 жыл бұрын

thanks bro

@64Gik 3 жыл бұрын

Josh, what could be going wrong and my particles (object) doesn't follow the path? Thanks in advance

@nouhadomais6421 Жыл бұрын

I wasnt able to do this step regarding the pasting part of the expressions you mentioned .. its actually not pasting not in the effect controls neither on the time line .. please can you tell me what to do in this case

@jeric_synergy8581 2 жыл бұрын

Is there an explanation of the Expressions used here? I can't quite fathom it, simple as it is.

@harinivfx3389 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, what if we are creating particle system in case. how will this expression work there?. can you help me on that

@BogdanEchoMilosevic 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial, it was helpful to create a trail. Is it at all possible to animate particles like that to go along a path very slowly, for a full 6 minutes, but have them leave a trail behind them that doesn't vanish, and instead keeps generating particles? When I increase longevity to 700 seconds, and tune velocity, resistance and birth rate to fit the width of my trail, the particles basically become motionless. Is there any way to fix this and make the particles move?

@thelueroifan1 2 жыл бұрын

Hey I know it’s 8 months later but you simply need to duplicate your path and connect it

@redcrown9288 4 жыл бұрын

:target = thisComp.layer("Null 1"); (target.position[0]-(thisComp.width/2))/thisComp.width >>>>> How to apply above code into Producer/PositionX? copy and paste didn't work?

@ebbulk 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone has a tip for me? I don't seem to get the 'tail', particles are just flying in all directions. Thanks!

@vandanaagarwal82 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video......how can we this without expression....tell me

@AukePoelman1 3 жыл бұрын

How would one do this if the shape consists of more than 5 paths?

@nouhadomais6421 Жыл бұрын

Hi dear, i was trying to apply your way but it couldn’t be pasted thr expressions on thr xy position (effects) may you help me or suggest another way?

@baconleaf3339 4 жыл бұрын

After copying/pasting my mask path to the null object's position the entire path gets offset. It keeps the path shape and it follows it, but the entire shape is moved for whatever reason. Just confused

@ashkrell741 4 жыл бұрын

Happens to me often too and i don't know the problem. If it does, I restart AE. If problem still exists, i just create another null object and parent the old one to it and and move it to its proper position.