Need help creating light trail effect.

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Hi guys!I'm new to AE, and right now I need help with creating this kind of effect:Pottermore - List of All Patronuses (Tous les Patronus) - YouTube I want to make the light trail the animals make when they move. What is the fastest way to do that?Thank you guys!

Andrew Yoole · Accepted Answer

The animals themselves are 3D rendered animations, requiring 3D animation software like Cinema 4D.

The light trails are created with a particle generator of some description. There's some partical generation built into After Effects (Particle Playground and CC Particle World) but both have limitations and complications.

The most popular Particle Generator for AE users is Trapcode Particular. Quite easy to use and very versatile, and has fluid dynamics like the particles in your example. But it'll cost you.

Buy Red Giant Trapcode Particular | 3D Particle System Plugin for After Effects - Now includes Fluid Dynamics

sonarburn · Answer

Those were done in Particular. I worked on them and it's a simple particle system from Particular. Now they have a similar look in the default designer pass. You should test out a copy of Red Giant Particular and use the designer and do some color tweaks for the colors you like.

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