Standalone Release of Free Particle Illusion Introduces Realistic Fluid Dynamics
In an exciting development, Boris FX has announced a significant update to its standalone application, Particle Illusion, as part of the Boris FX Continuum 2024 release. This update brings a game-changing integration with Stability AI, enabling users to create custom sprites using AI-generated imagery directly inside Particle Illusion.
This new feature expands creative possibilities, allowing users to personalize particle effects beyond the preset libraries. The integration with Stability AI opens up a world of possibilities, making Particle Illusion a more powerful and creative tool.
The Boris FX Continuum 2024 release also includes general performance and workflow improvements. The suite, which houses many advanced visual effects tools and AI-powered features like DeNoise ML and UpRes ML, aims to enhance overall video quality management. These improvements indirectly benefit particle work by improving project visuals and output.
For those interested in upgrading, Boris FX offers several options. The latest Boris FX Continuum Annual Subscription provides access to Particle Illusion alongside 300+ effects, transitions, and thousands of presets. Subscription plans include monthly, annual, or perpetual licenses, offering flexibility depending on your needs. Maintenance or subscription is required to access the full collection and the newest updates, including the AI sprite generation feature.
The standalone version of Particle Illusion boasts a fast, user-friendly workflow. Users can drag and drop presets as-is or create complex custom animations with intuitive node-based navigation. The Emitter Library in the standalone includes photorealistic effects such as fire, smoke, dust, snow, fireworks, and abstract organic elements.
The new Fluid Dynamics feature in the Particle Illusion standalone brings particle animations to life with the beauty of photorealistic organic movement. This feature includes 20+ new professionally designed presets.
For those seeking a more streamlined workflow, the plugin version of Particle Illusion offers the ability to composite particle animations directly over source footage inside preferred host applications. This version also includes the ability to track and mask with integrated Mocha, drive animations to music with the built-in Beat Reactor, and more.
The Particle Illusion multihost plugin can be purchased for an annual subscription of $95, a monthly subscription of $15, or a permanent license for $295. The Continuum Particles Unit can be purchased for a permanent license at $399, or as an upgrade from a previous version for $99.
The pricing for the Continuum (full suite) varies per host, with options for monthly/annual subscription, permanent, and upgrades. For more information, users can contact Jessie Electa Petrov, Director of Marketing for Boris FX, at jessiep@pur socials.com or 617-451-9900.
The Particle Illusion application is also available as a plugin inside Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Blackmagic Resolve, Foundry Nuke, and VEGAS Pro. Notably, users on Apple M1-supported Macs will experience significant performance speed increases with the Particle Illusion standalone due to native M1 support.
A comprehensive tutorial series for the Particle Illusion standalone is available, featuring 25 bite-size videos covering installation, preset usage, and an introduction to the newly added Fluid Dynamics feature.
The new update to Boris FX's Particle Illusion standalone application is now available for download on pur socials.com. With these updates, Particle Illusion is poised to be a more powerful and creative tool in its standalone form and as part of the wider Boris FX Continuum ecosystem.
Technology integration has been introduced in the new update of Particle Illusion, allowing users to create custom sprites using AI-generated imagery within the application. The Particle Illusion standalone, with its native M1 support on Apple M1-supported Macs, delivers significant performance speed increases.
