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ParticleIllusion 3.0
The latest upgrade offers a wealth of preset effects
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ParticleIllusion 3.0
Price: $399
Minimum System Requirements: a 500MHZ or faster Intelcompatible processor, 128MB of RAM, Windows 98/ME/NT 4/2000/XP, and OpenGL support
Wondertouch
www.wondertouch.com
Wondertouch recently updated its particle effects tool, ParticleIllusion, to Version 3.0. A powerful, stand-alone particle effects generator, it offers more than just standard particles; you also can create modern logo effects and motion graphics.
ParticleIllusion 3.0 includes 28 libraries containing more than 900 individual preset effects in the areas of nature, explosions, cartoons, smoke, space, logos, gunfire, and water. Additional emitter libraries (more than 1200 emitters total, in fact) can be downloaded from the company's Web site. Before adding particles to your scene, you can view, modify, or create custom presets or preset libraries in the Library Manager window. If you like the glow of an effect and wish to apply it to another, simply drag and drop that glow attribute onto the other particle. It doesn't get any simpler to create stunning effects in seconds, and you haven't even started modifying on a particle level yet.
ParticleIllusion's interface is straight-forward and well laid out. A large Preview window runs real-time examples of a particle selected in the...