Разработчик: Reality Pump
Описание
ParticleGen enables the realization of almost any desired effect, from explosions and fog to reflections in water. Besides using your own particle shapes which can be created with any conventional image editing program, the software also allows you to import textured 3DS files, which you then can use as particles or animations. For "Autodesk Maya" users, ParticleGen enables users to import camera animation for compositing purposes. Yet another of the software's special features is the display of optical deformation effects like shimmering air, shock waves, etc.
ParticleGen also enables you to import the widest range of file formats, like TGA (images and sequences), BMP, DDS or AVI.
Features
- True 3D display, with wind and gravity influences
- Interactive real-time preview with High Dynamic Range Rendering
- Display of optical deformation effects (Displacement Maps)
- Codec, frame rate, frame interlace and color space can be individually set
- Configurable lighting, background and terrain
- Use of own textures and 3D objects as well as background images and videos
- Extensive particle, texture and effects library
- Export Per Frame (DDS series, TGA series) or as video (AVI) up to 4000x3000 Pixel
- Export of depth information and alpha channel
- Resets for PAL-, NTSC- and HDTV formats
Поддерживаемые языки: english, german
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP SP2, Vista, 7, 8, 10
- Processor: Intel/AMD Single Core CPU with 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 3D Graphics card with 128 MB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 700 MB available space
- Sound Card: Directx 9.0c compatible
- OS *: Windows XP SP2, Vista, 7, 8, 10
- Processor: Intel/AMD Dual Core CPU with 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 3D Graphics card with 256 MB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: Directx 9.0c compatible
Отзывы пользователей
3D ParticleGen Visual FX offers a robust set of tools for creating particle effects in a 2D/3D environment.
Pros:
• extensive particle system controls
• real-time preview speeds up the iterative process, allowing users to observe changes instantly and make adjustments on the fly
• diverse selection of emitters and presets provides a solid starting point
Cons:
• outdated interface
• not in active development anymore
[DRM-Nonfree]
Requires online registration (!)
By now, it can't activate via internet and fails to register a serial key. Please beware.
Could be nice software I purchased for 2$ Only. Could be a good alternative for other particle expensive software but the licence is not activating their is server problem!!!
I'd forgotten about this software until someone recently triggered a discussion board thread. I strongly recommend you do not buy this. Learn to use Blender for pre-rendered visual effects instead (especially since Blender introduced a node-system which makes particle and material generation far easier to manage and manipulate and I'd have an essay of praises to include here were I more easily distracted).
This software is very out-of-date in many regards and practically abandoned. The workflow isn't intuitive and the results are limiting and dated. You'll also need to email TopWare to have your activation reset whenever you upgrade or change machines as they still do not use the Steam DRM to identify user access despite being on Steam for at least half a decade.
It does not seem to work. The preview window never seems to show anything. The interface is clunky and hard to use. The effects look nice if you can get them to show up on screen, I am a former Discreet/Autodesk Combustion user, I know my software, but this is not complete software.
I can no longer run this program!!! I bought the Damn thing and today I'm getting an error stating that it's been registered on too many machines! I only have one computer that I use this on! Fix it or give me a refund, this is bullshit!!!
I created and exported an explosion AND wrote this review in 10 minutes. This is brilliant software. Anything else similar would have you building these effects from scratch or paying a ton. ParticleGen made the effects I needed for a game very quickly so that I didn't have to render them for days / weeks. Lifesaver to my indy pipeline. Thank you.
Exports TGA, DDS, & AVI; RGB, Alpha, and Depth Channels, which may be separated. Typical codecs here. Up to 1080p 60.
Personally using this for RPG Maker MV Render sequence. Making these in 3D is all well and good, but volumetrics take up time and computer energy. It's much easier and faster to produce my 3D in Blender / Bryce / Curvey & then put those into Vegas with Particle Effects Gen overlays. That way I don't have to render every bit of every scrap of flaming debris.
I use all STEAM software save DAZ. For RPG Maker needs, this is overkill, so it's perfect for a small game project. Just because you're small doesn't mean you can't have great effects. Also, I intend to use these for some Spells and Parallax weather effects as well. It is amazing just how much time, energy, and stress this saves.
A note to the Bad Review TROLLS here: your ignorance hurts livelihoods! PRactice makes perfect. 10 minutes peeps. I do not understand the whining. Instead of learning from tutorials people just post that something is broken or has limited features when usually they failed to set it up correctly; in this case the export function. It's not normal, it's a different interface. Learn. WIN.
READ. THE. DIRECTIONS. Or watch the tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T_dtXgnArk
this software is confusing and there is very little documentation, you cannot instill this on different computers. the support for this software is not good I couldnt even find an email address for support and the phone call was .12c per a min reallllllyyyyyyy this is 2019. I decided to give it a second chance but I cannot because somehow this software on steam is a one time use on one computer. so im waiting for a replay from a email address that some dude posted in the forms that might be the company....there are other programs like this on here until I get this fix this stays a negtive...
This software would appear to have NO use - I've played with it for a while - there are NO tutorials and if you read their blurb, it puts that problem on you for not reading the manual. There is no examples of how to create one from scratch and what you can export is tantamount to useless. Avoid
I decided this program is wrong in past. But i finally found a guide which explains how to work with this. Happy to help. Hail me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S2J5Kekdz0
♥♥♥ I COULD BE HAPPY IF YOU LIKE SOME SCREENSHOTS IN MY GALLERY :) ♥♥♥
LOOKED LIKE IT WAS PRETTY COOL JUST THE DEMO MAKES IT LOOK REAL GOOD. THERE IS NO CERTIFICATE NOT FOR 7 YEARS IT SAID. IDK WHAT THAT MEANS EXCEPT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE ABONDONED THIS SOFTWARE. IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW WHAT THEY MOVED ON TOO. EXCEPT THIS SOFTWARE IS BUSTED. IT JUST CRASHED MY PC TO THE POINT I HAVE TO HARD RESET. AND THATS NOT WORTH 10$ EVERYTIME I RUN IT AND CLOSE IT THAT PC SESSION WILL CRASH ITS KIND OF LIKE BSOD BUT NO BLUESCREEN IT LETS ME BOOT BUT ON OPENING BACK UP WINDOWS IT LOCKS UP COMPLETELY ONLY THE MOUSE CAN MOVE I CANT CLICK ANYTHING IM JUST GOING TO GET A REFUND AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO FIND SOME SOME SOFFTWARE TYHAT LOOKS LIKE THIS SOMEWARE ELLS. SO IF ANY ONE HAS A SUGGESTION I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. PEOPLE WHO ARE INTO EDITING AND GRA[HICS & MOTION CANT AFFORD FOR THEIR PC TO CRASH EVEN ONCE, YOUR SAMPLES GET CORRUPTED SCREW THAT
anyone know where i can find software that does what this was suppose to do??? any namws or links would be appreciated ??
DO NOT BUY THIS STUPID THING!!! I CANNOT URGE YOU ENOUGH TO STEER WELL CLEAR OF THIS NONSENSE.
I PAID ABOUT £2 FOR THIS, IT FAILED TO DO ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING FROM THE MOMENT IT WAS INSTALLED.
STEAM HAD NO SOLUTION. THE COMPANY BEHIND ITS MAKING WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AGES AGO.
NINE MONTHS ON AND I FINALLY AM AWARDED MY MONEY BACK, SORT OF, AND I NOW SEE THEY'VE HIKED THE PRICE
TO A MASSIVE SEVEN QUID. UNBELIEVABLE. I WANTED THIS THING TO WORK, SADLY IT DOESN'T. IGNORE IT.
Looked like a good software at a price you can not grumble at, however this software is broken and all though I did get a response from the developers they did not fix the problem or offer any help after the first email. Don't waste your money!!!!
Anybody knows, how to activate this product? It tells me that I have an inernet connection problems, but I don't.
After an afternoon of banging my head against a wall of frustration I have to say this program is not really useful for any kind of compositing or creation of game assets. The information states "Export of depth information and alpha channel", which is technically true. However it ONLY exports alpha channels in DDS format which is a major pain in the ass to do anything with.
Activating key doesn't fix. Additional content for registered user's never came. WORTH BUYING.
its a great tool and so cheap compared to the rest ,Great for creating in game flash animations/effects for videos and has a quality selection of preset effects
I'm unusual in that I tend to get more excited over new software release to the Steam store than games. I love the learning process of learning a piece of software like Maya, Softimage or Houdini. For $5, I jumped at buying another visual fx tool sight unseen. After using it for a bit, I can pretty much sum up what this software is and what it isn't.
First of all, it should be mentioned this software dates from about 2006. Little apparent work has been done on it in that time. The UI really feels it's age. The app consists of a lot of free floating child windows that don't dock (yeah, 2006) but there's a lot of functionality, curve editors to control particle parameters over time, timelines for layering and sequencing groups of these effects, and so on. It's well designed and functional. Particles are rendered in a 3D viewport.
So what can you *DO* with the app. Well, it appears this app intended to target the visual effects industry not game development. There's no way to export particle effects as a resource or as C or shader code, which might be a really useful addon if the source code could be dredged up somewhere. All it can export is a bitmap sequence (or video file) containig your particle effect. It does support rendering an alpha channel and depth map which is really nifty if you're hoping to composite this output with some live action footage. I didn't see a tool that lets you import camera motion though which would be helpful.
What you do get for $5 is a tool to experiment with particle effects ideas using standard (if outdated) blend functions but possibly it's best use case is for generating video sequences of ***huge ass-kicking fiery explosions*** with accompanying ALPHA and DEPTH info for your movie production or as MNG icons on your website.
I know this software is only 5 bucks..but.. I still wouldn't recommend it for doing special effects. The UI and program set up seems to be made for Win 95 or even lower. The file system menu seems to be out of order and needs quite a bit of work done to it. You cant even open up a new project under the File menu.
On the other hand.. if you would like a effect library to just use as a reference to do in other software.. I would recommend it. It does have a bunch of built in effects you may want to view just to get the feel of how you may do them in other software. Just remember you get what you pay for.
DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY TURTORIALS FOR THIS PROGRAM I CANNOT SEEM TO FIND ANY AND IMNEW TO THIS....AND CAN YOU USE THIS FOR FUN PHOTO EDITING ASWELL?
Only played with it for half hour. Its got a lot going on, its a bit over whelming, BUT i can see its amazing, especially when you consider the tiny price tag.
Fantastic bit of software for the price :) I will be using it to create some cool effects for splash screens for games.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Reality Pump |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 17.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 56% положительных (27) |