Can I add particle playground instead of particle system to text?

[LauDareSky]

Hello All,

I am trying to create an effect that emenates from text using this tutorial. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=turn+text+into+particles+after+effects#kpvalbx=...

However after playing around with Particle Playground, Particle Systems II, etc. the ideal particle effect is in Particle Playground, not Systems that is used in this video. I can get the particles to move really slow in that one.

Am I out of luck? Does the text to particle effect only work with the particle system II? 

Thanks.

[Mylenium]

Of course you can substituite effects as you see fit, but understanding Particle Playground is a whole different level from just slapping on Particle Systems II. You would have to completely change some of the techniques. It's a powerful, but old and clunky to use effect. It's going to be far from "replace step X in the tutorials with Y"...

Mylenium

[LauDareSky]

Hi Mylenium, thanks.

This is a unique link in that the link for the vodeo seems to be the same as for the Google search.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=turn+text+into+particles+after+effects#kpvalbx=...

So when you click on the link go to the 1st video down called Sand To Text.

But Iw as able to aslo open in You Tube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=rcLD9W6dIzQ&t=158s

[Rick Gerard]

Your link is for a google search, not a tutorial. What tutorial are you actually looking at. Maybe we can help, but as Mylenium said, Particle Playground is a very clunky and difficult to master effect that can be effectively used for a lot of things.

If you can't get that to work embed a screenshot with the modified properties of the problem layer revealed. Just select your text and particle playground layer, press 'uu', and send us a screenshot.

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[LauDareSky]

Thank you Rick Gerard, that link was problematic.

I was able to open in You Tube. This is what I am trying to do:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=rcLD9W6dIzQ&t=158s

Thanks for your help.

[Rick Gerard]

Particle Playground has a Layer Exploder and a Persistent Property mapper that can be used to control lifetime. I don't have time to make screenshots but if you play with those properties you should be able to come up with something. I would try a shape layer with a gradient fill for the source of the persistent property manager.

[LauDareSky]

Thanks so much, I will experiment with those. I like the variables of the particle effects.

Laura