Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 619)

Chapter 8 Working With Particles 619
13 To make the particles generated from this cell spin in the opposite direction, turn the
dial in the Spin parameter clockwise, to -60.
14 To create a trail of particles, the emitter needs to be animated to follow the required
motion path. Follow the following steps to create a motion path for the particle system.
a Place the playhead at frame 1.
b Click the Record button (or press A) to turn on animation recording.
c Drag the particle system to the lower left corner of the screen.
d Click the Play button to begin playback.
e As playback occurs, drag the particle system towards the upper right corner.
f Stop playback and click the Record button to disable animation recording.
The results should look something like this:
You may want to adjust the Emitter parameters for Birth Rate, Life, and Speed to
customize the effect to your liking.
Saving Custom Particle Effects to the Library
Once you have created a particle system that you are particularly proud of, you can
save it as a particle preset in the Particles or Favorites folders of the Library for future
use. Once you place them in the Library, particle presets can be used just like any other
particle preset.
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