New particle effects from wondertouch. (visual effects).(ParticleIllusion 3.0)(Brief Article)

ParticleIllusion 3.0 from wondertouch is a standalone particle effects program designed for the visual effects industry. With this 2D, sprite-based application, users in the film and broadcast industries can add particle effects to imagery, animation, and video footage. Among the preset effects are smoke, fire, pyrotechnics, sparkles, "space jellyfish," "octopus in shadows," and numerous water effects. Users also can create and edit effects. Moreover, emitters (animated properties) are displayed in a user-friendly hierarchy that presents a selected property's data in a graph window beside it.

Kevin Kipper, special effects artist at Pixel Magic, a Los Angeles-based special effects house, has used particleIllusion on a variety of film projects, including Hart's War and Behind ...