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Sep 6, 2025 12:58 PM UTC
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Need help recreating this particle effect with Trapcode Particular

 

i'm trying to recreate this particle effect with Trapcode Particular - i was sort of was succesfull too but it is nowhere near close as this one in the video. I am certain the particle system in the video is 100% Trapcode Particular.

 

I gave value  "-1500" to the wind expression in physics settings,  I gave value "110" to the wind affect in aux system.  in theory it works as intended except for the aux system.

 

Here is the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoG-b8NfUt4

Down below my attempt in remaking it:

 

Here is also a video link to it: https://youtu.be/jDOroDd5F0g?si=G4pym3CYAFdtER5o

 

The particle arrays (i think?) looks way too off, instead of combined of 6 dots as seen in the video there are 5 dots in mine in most of the particles, the one in the video is also in a perfect distance too. I tried few options in Trapcode Particular but couldn't figure it out.

 

 

 

 

 

ShiveringCactus
ShiveringCactusCorrect answer
Community Expert
Sep 8, 2025 8:25 AM UTC

Oh wow - I've just been messing with this almost exact thing for a different purpose.  Try the echo effect after the particles.  You might need to mess with the settings a bit, to get "future echoes" but I think that will get you this look.

 

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ShiveringCactus
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ShiveringCactusCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
Sep 8, 2025 8:25 AM UTC

Oh wow - I've just been messing with this almost exact thing for a different purpose.  Try the echo effect after the particles.  You might need to mess with the settings a bit, to get "future echoes" but I think that will get you this look.

 

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nullvoid_Author
Participant
Sep 8, 2025 11:40 AM UTC

Though it looks similiar to what i'm trying to get, i'm afraid this is not it. I don't think it's the echo effect, it must be the aux system that i'm looking for. The starting tip of the dots is much brighter in the example i provided. 

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nullvoid_Author
Participant
Sep 8, 2025 11:42 AM UTC

The last thing i said about the tip, i kinda found a workaround by duplicating the particles, however this would really slow down the render time. 

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takashi vfx
Inspiring
Sep 6, 2025 5:05 PM UTC

you can mess around with motion blur setting to change the different look. you will find it Rendering/Motion Blur.

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