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dissolve effect

srieschsriesch Posts: 4,243
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What are my options for various dissolve effects (figures/objects dissolving into smoke, liquid, particles, pixels, etc.?)

I wasn't really sure if I should post this here, or the DAZ Studio and Bryce forums, or as a product suggestion post.  I'm assuming there are 2D options availble, although I only have gimp and not photoshop.  I don't have any specific effect or desired outcome in mind at the moment, I'm just curious as to what products and/or techniques might be available.  I could see this being handy for a wide variety of magic and sci-fi effects, among other things.  2D could work in some cases, 3D particle clouds might be necessary in other cases.

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  • barbultbarbult Posts: 26,223
    edited May 2016

    If you are rendering in 3Delight, the Atmospheric Cameras have a depth mask option.

    Edit:spelling.

    Post edited by barbult on
  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,243
    edited May 2016
    barbult said:

    If you are rendering in 3Delight, the Atomspheric Cameras have a depth mask option.

    How would one use depth masks to create this effect? (Or perhaps you meant an object dissapearing due to quantity of haze, I may have been unclear so here are a few random screenshot examples.  Not necessarily exactly what I'm looking for, but just to illustrate the general concept I'm thinking of.)

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  • XtraDimensionalXtraDimensional Posts: 509

    Would this help? It's a Photoshop tutorial.

    http://wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/how-to-create-an-easy-dispersion-effect-in-photoshop/

  • icprncssicprncss Posts: 3,694

    The only similar effect I know of is an exploder script.  I don't know if anyone has written one (or can write one for you) in DS scripting language.  There are a couple of python scripts for Poser so it should be possible.  I'm not familiar with DS scripting language (QT, I think but I could be wrong) but I don't believe it is all that dissimilar from Python.

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited May 2016

    Personally, I wouldn't bother trying to do it in render...a short animation...even a few frames and compositing software would be MUCH quicker and easier to get similar effects in.

    Free, OpenSource compositing software...

    http://natron.fr/

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  • ScavengerScavenger Posts: 2,674
    mjc1016 said:

    Personally, I wouldn't bother trying to do it in render...a short animation...even a few frames and compositing software would be MUCH quicker and easier to get similar effects in.

    But how would you get the end point of the animation?

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    Scavenger said:
    mjc1016 said:

    Personally, I wouldn't bother trying to do it in render...a short animation...even a few frames and compositing software would be MUCH quicker and easier to get similar effects in.

    But how would you get the end point of the animation?

    Special effects filters for the compositing software...

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 26,223
    sriesch said:
    barbult said:

    If you are rendering in 3Delight, the Atmospheric Cameras have a depth mask option.

    How would one use depth masks to create this effect? (Or perhaps you meant an object dissapearing due to quantity of haze, I may have been unclear so here are a few random screenshot examples.  Not necessarily exactly what I'm looking for, but just to illustrate the general concept I'm thinking of.)

    No, sorry, I did misunderstand. I thought you were talking about visually dissolving into the haze.

  • ScavengerScavenger Posts: 2,674
    mjc1016 said:
    Scavenger said:
    mjc1016 said:

    Personally, I wouldn't bother trying to do it in render...a short animation...even a few frames and compositing software would be MUCH quicker and easier to get similar effects in.

    But how would you get the end point of the animation?

    Special effects filters for the compositing software...

    OOOOH. I see how you mean.

    I was imagining rending two steps in Daz, a whole and an exploded, then using photoshop (for example) to composite.

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001

    Natron/Nuke...something used in the film industry (yes both of them are...especially Nuke) specifically to add such effects...it's A LOT eaisier using something that's set up to do it.

  • KA1KA1 Posts: 1,012
    mjc1016 said:

    Personally, I wouldn't bother trying to do it in render...a short animation...even a few frames and compositing software would be MUCH quicker and easier to get similar effects in.

    Free, OpenSource compositing software...

    http://natron.fr/

    Perfect timing! I'm currently working on my first (attempt..) at animation with Daz and was wondering about compositing! Looks ideal, although it does mean I now have a new piece of software to learn in the process.... swings and roundabouts I guess!!!
  • mindsongmindsong Posts: 1,725
    look at the carrara show-reels for similar. can be rendered for compositing if you just want to use it for that effect. the pycloid add-on can take it further, but not necessary. ms
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