CGTalk - firework effect

mason

12-18-2002, 11:43 PM

Hi
Can anyone explain the best way to create an exploding firework effect.
Im after the coloured sparkles, trails of colour kind of style. This is for a still
image. Any ideas?? Tried to use SLA but I dont really have enough knowledge
of this to get what I'm after but am keen to find out how . Hope it all makes sense.

Thanks for any help.

mason

TemperalVision

12-19-2002, 03:20 AM

One way is to take a sphere, place a explosion FX in it's hierarchy, and render it with a glowing texture and a 9 times seen motion blur. Simple but effective.

satoshi

12-19-2002, 08:53 AM

Hi.
The anoter way is to use TDEM.

This (http://go-on-and-on.com/lab/c4d/fireworks/fireworks.html) is a sample movie(SWF 300k)

and,There is explanation page (http://go-on-and-on.com/lab/c4d_fireworks.html)(this page is Japanese only) and source file (http://go-on-and-on.com/lab/c4d/fireworks/fireworks.zip)

Excuse me for my poor English

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Satoshi

TemperalVision

12-19-2002, 01:53 PM

Wow! That looks sooooo cool.:thumbsup: I'm going to have to play around with this plugin. :twisted:

ChrisVilla

12-19-2002, 04:40 PM

With Thinking Particles, you'd be able to pound out this effect without any problems. You could control the ALL of the aspects from launch to detonation to when they fade off out of existence.

You could change the color, speed, shape, etc. over time with just some simple node connections. Download the XL demo and give it a go.

_chris_

mason

12-19-2002, 06:24 PM

thanks for your help I shall give it a go

cheers

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