pIllusion can be supported by OpenGL to accelerate the rendering speed which allows an accurate real-time preview with a proper video display card. particleIllusion 3.
The program works solely in two-dimensional space, but the random motion of particles may provide a virtually three-dimensional animation. The distortion emitters need to be used on images or movies, as the particles 'distort' the footage in some way. The more I used it the more I enjoyed its flexibility, ease of use and the editing possibilities that came with it. The upgraded version of Illusion has been rebranded and released as particleIllusion 3.0, which features new functions such as super emitter and force field. Last December I had the fortunate opportunity to review and utilize wondertouchs particleIllusion 3.0.1 for OS-X. Over time, scenes simulated and rendered with much older versions could change, as adding new stuff sometimes requires breaking compatibility, but it Phoenix 4.0 definitely won’t differ from 3.14 as much as 3.0 differed from 2.2, because there were more than 2 years of development in Phoenix 3.0, while Phoenix 4.0 is now just the first. You can understand why particleIllusion is used in the sci-fi shows - they are loaded with explosions, smoke, and other traditional particle effects.
The chief programmer, Alan Lorence, was in disagreement with Impulse Inc and formed another company namely Wondertouch. Type: Applications > Windows Files: 1 Size: 146.7 MiB (153827010 Bytes) Uploaded: 20:14 GMT By: gurgel Seeders: 4 Leechers: 1. The predecessor of pIllusion is Illusion 2 (1999~2001) which is licensed to Impulse Inc.
fire, explosions, smoke, fireworks, and various abstract visual effects. ParticleIllusion ( pIllusion for short) is a stand-alone computer graphics application based on the particle system technique which allows users to create graphical animations, e.g. Featuring the super emitter which is usually applied in emitters of firework and explosion effects.
The upper left displays the used particle shapes ( textures). 1 frame of an explosion animation done in pIllusion 3 with motion blur enabled.