Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 615)

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7 An additional step might be to apply a filter to the emitter. In this example, adding the
Crystallize filter creates an even more abstract effect. You might also consider adjusting
the color gradient, or applying color correction to make the background fit more
appropriately with your foreground elements.
Example 2: Creating Animated Pixie Dust
This example shows you how to create a particle system that uses two different cells to
generate a streak of particles that trails behind another animated object. Using two
cells adds more variation to a particle system than can be achieved with a single set of
cell parameters.
To create a two cell particle system that leaves a trail:
1 Drag the first image file into the Canvas. This example uses the Flare01.png image from
the Particle Images subcategory in the Content Library category. This is a small image
of a lens flare against black, with a built-in alpha channel.
2 While the flare object is selected, click the Make Particles icon in the Toolbar to turn it
into an emitter (or press E).
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