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The Pro Emitters are a collection of 270 particleIllusion 3.0 emitters arranged into nine themed libraries. Each of the nine individual libraries contains 30 emitters that feature sophisticated, complex and ready-to-use particle effects covering popular themes including real-world effects such as explosions, auroras, and breaking glass; motion graphics and artistic backgrounds; text and abstract effects - a range of effects that every particleIllusion 3.0 user will find immediately useful.

The Libraries

Each Pro Emitters library contains 30 emitters, with movies of every emitter below. High-quality JPG images for each emitter are also available. Remember that every emitter in these libraries can be completely customized, and the included documentiation gives simple instructions for creating interesting variations of many of the emitters. So a library of 30 emitters can easily be turned into a library of 60, 90, or more incredible emitters!

** If you are unsure about the usefulness of a specific library, please view the movie for the library, and download the JPG images for it before purchasing.**

Abstract

This library includes very creative, organic, and beautiful emitters useful in composing backgrounds and adding graphics elements. Most of these emitters involve flowing, wavy, colorful designs that change over a very long period of time. (Created by Phalkunabba Rath)

For slower connections:
Part 1 (2.9 MB)      Part 2 (3.1 MB)      Part 3 (3.6 MB)

Logo and Text

In this library, "logo emitters" - some of the most asked-about emitters available for particleIllusion - feature text or a logo that rotates, streams, converges, etc. Note that changing the text requires simple use of a paint application, as there is no text generator in particleIllusion. (Created by Phalkanubba Rath)

View Complete Movie of all 30 emitters in "Logo and Text" (8.9 MB MPG)

For slower connections:
Part 1 (3.2 MB)      Part 2 (3.3 MB)      Part 3 (2.4 MB)

Artistic Backgrounds

This library features a wide variety of animated background emitters, covering a range of styles from slow and subtle to wild and wavy which can be used alone or combined for added variety. (Created by Sasha Milica)

View Complete Movie of all 30 emitters in "Artistic Backgrounds" (14.9 MB MPG)

For slower connections: Part 1 (3.8 MB)      Part 2 (4.9 MB)      Part 3 (6.0 MB)

Graphics and Distortions

This library shows off the diversity of effects possibilities using particleIllusion and contains "graphics" elements and amazing examples of "distortions" - effects meant to be used on background footage. (Created by Sasha Milica)

For slower connections:
Part 1 (4.1 MB)      Part 2 (2.7 MB)      Part 3 (2.6 MB)

Eclectic 01

This library showcases a fantastic collection of real-world effects: fireballs, explosions, and smokes; "space" effects including wormholes and cosmic phenomena; and a few "graphics arts" style emitters that utilize numbers and simple shapes in very complex ways. (Created by Tom Granberg)

View Complete Movie of all 30 emitters in "Eclectic 01" (7.5 MB MPG)

For slower connections:
Part 1 (2.6 MB)      Part 2 (2.8 MB)      Part 3 (2.1 MB)

Eclectic 02

This is the second library collection of realistic and useful effects including dirt, falling debris, breaking glass, clouds, auroras, and frosts. (Created by Tom Granberg)

View Complete Movie of all 30 emitters in "Eclectic 02" (4.0 MB MPG)

          For slower connections: Part 1 (1.3 MB)      Part 2 (1.5 MB)      Part 3 (1.3 MB)

Graphics Elements 1

This library contains motion graphics elements including a wide variety of numbers and counters, plus "data gizmos" -- data spinners and other futuristic visions of data indicators. (Created by Tom Granberg)

View Movie of all 30 emitters in "Graphics Elements 1" (6.1 MB MPG)

          For slower connections: Part 1 (2.1 MB)      Part 2 (2.3 MB)      Part 3 (2.3 MB)

Graphics Elements 2

This is the second library collection of graphics elements containing of "energy" emitters, including atomizers, pulsars, and warp drives; "readouts and displays", and a few "texture" emitters to be used as backgrounds. (Created by Tom Granberg)

View Movie of all 30 emitters in "Graphics Elements 2" (6.1 MB MPG)

          For slower connections: Part 1 (2.2 MB)      Part 2 (3.1 MB)      Part 3 (2.7 MB)

Extreme Graphics

A collection of various styles of high-energy, "in-your-face" emitters including "nightmare" emitters, various x-ray and fingerprint scanners, and super-charged "letters and text" emitters. (Created by Tom Granberg)

View Movie of all 30 emitters in "Extreme Graphics" (12.3 MB MPG)

          For slower connections: Part 1 (2.9 MB)      Part 2 (3.0 MB)      Part 3 (6.4 MB)

Pyro 1

Example Movie

• Pyro Example Movie

Pyro 2

Example Movie

Hearts

Example Movie

• Hearts Examples Movie

What makes the Pro Emitters different from the emitters included with pI3?

The short answer: Complexity, Variety, and The Artists

Complexity and Variety
While particleIllusion ships with a huge variety of preset effects that is updated each month (over 1400 emitters are currently included), and customizing the emitters or creating entirely new ones is relatively simple, some artists don't have the time, desire, or ability to experiment with creating new or complex effects.

The free emitters were created primarily by Alan Lorence of wondertouch, and it often takes a new perspective to come up with new ideas. The Pro Emitters were created by three leading particleIllusion artists who exhibit outstanding command of particleIllusion 3.0, have distinctive creative styles, and superior ability to create intricate particle-based effects.

The Artists
Tom Granberg - Tom, creator of the Pro Emitter Libraries "Eclectic 01" and "Eclectic 02", is a Norwegian graphic artist now living in Phoenix and working at Rainbow Studios producing some of today's most exciting action game titles including "MX vs. ATV Unleashed," "MX Unleashed," "ATV Offroad Fury 2," and "ATV Offroad Fury." As a particle effects artist, Tom borrows on both his game design and graphic arts influences to create realistic emitters that are often very complex and visually arresting. His particleIllusion explosions are considered among the best available.

Sasha Milica - Sasha, creator of the "Artistic Backgrounds" and Graphics & Distortions" Pro Emitter Libraries lives in St. Petersburg, Russia and has fine arts training in oil painting. Oddly enough, he does not work in the visual effects or motion graphics industries, but instead uses particleIllusion as a creative outlet - it's his hobby now (or "passion" as he puts it). Sasha often spends his evening hours 'playing' with particleIllusion, creating emitter variation after emitter variation. It is this enthusiasm for creating with particleIllusion that has lead to his discovery of some really awe-inspiring techniques.

Phalkanubba Rath - Cambodian born Phalkunabba, creator of the "Abstract" and "Text and Logo" Pro Emitter Libraries is presently studying photography in Long Beach, California. In his spare time he provides freelance work in media arts and animation and has also worked for Cambodian broadcasters KBN TV (Khmer Broadcasting Network television) and CAM-TV (Cambodian television). Phalkunabba has been using particleIllusion since the software's inception (when it was first released as "Illusion 1.0"). With no formal background in arts or graphic school training to speak of, he is mostly self-taught and uses particleIllusion for "everything". The "Abstract" and "Text and Logo" Pro Emitter Libraries he created represent only a small portion of his work. He has created hundreds of these types of emitters over the years.

Documentation

Included with every Pro Emitters library is complete documentation in html format.

This documentation includes an emitter index that can be viewed as text (emitter names) or thumbnail images, larger thumbnail images for each emitter, a description of the emitter, notes on how to best use the emitter, and instructions for creating interesting variations of the emitter. Not all of this information is included with every emitter since some emitters need little explanation, but there is a lot of information here. Reading through it all while experimenting with the emitters will give you more insight into advanced emitter creation.

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