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DECEMBER 22, 2002 Winter Wonderland
If you scroll through the Timeline now, you will notice that the particles are indeed sticking to the snowmap layer and over time are beginning to pile up. Change the Gaussian Blur Amount to 5. This will give the illusion that the snow particles in this layer are further away.[an error occurred while processing this directive]  To create one more layer of depth, duplicate the original snow layer again by pressing Command+D on the Mac or Control+D on the PC. Move this duplicate layer to the bottom of the Timeline stack. Decrease the Particle Radius to 1.5. and change the Gaussian Blur Amount to 3. To add some final tweaks to this composition, I created a New Solid and moved it to the bottom of the Timeline stack. To that solid, I applied the Ramp effect to create the gradient from Black to a medium blue color. I also applied the Tint effect to the Snowmap layer to give it a festive green color.  To view the final animation, click the image below.
Particle Playground has tremendous potential, as long as you take the time to experiment and play with the settings. When not working deep in the labs of the DMN Central Division testing the latest and greatest software/hardware products Stephen Schleicher can be found at the local university teaching a few courses on video and web production. He can be reached at schleicher@mindspring.com. You can also visit him on the web at www.mindspring.com/~schleicher Related sites: • Animation Artist • Animation Supplement • AV Video • Broadcast Newsroom • Corporate Media News • Creative Mac • Design Supplement • Digital Animators • Digital Media Designer • Digital Post Production • Digital Video Editing • DV Format • Production Supplement • The WWUG Related forums: [an error occurred while processing this directive] 
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