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So let's start.
First, we have to import our footage into
After Effects. You can download this project
from the link in the description. The folder
will include a 30 seconds snow overlay, rendered
with alpha channel, which can be used very
easy as you will see.
Create a new composition and name it: realistic
snow. I'm using the FULL HD 1080 pixels preset
with 30 frames per second and 5 seconds long.
Bring your footage into the new composition.
Then, place above it the snow overlay, and
there you go. It's snowing like the Dickens.
But, we are here today to learn how to create
realistic snow in After Effects from the scratch,
so, follow my steps.
Create a new solid, and name it: snow.
Go to effects and presets panel and search
for: particular.
As you already know, this is a paid plugin,
but if you don't have it yet, you can go to
the Red Giant website, and download the trial
version of it.
Let's adjust its settings.
Change the number of particles to 400.
Set the emitter type to: box.
Set emitter size to individual axes.
Size x: 2250.
Size y: 0.
Size z: 1850.
Click here, and move this anchor point above
your footage.
Change position subframe to: 10 times smooth.
Direction to bi-directional.
Change velocity random and velocity distribution
to 0.
Then open the emission extras.
And set pre-run to 10. This way you will have
snow from the first frame.
Now, let's make some changes on particle.
Set life to 100.
Change the particle type to cloudlet.
Set the size to 3.5.
The opacity: 15.
And change the color with the color of the
snow from your footage.
Great, now, let's open the physics.
Set gravity to 50.
Open air, and change air resistance to 0.2.
Spin amplitude: 200.
Wind y and wind z: 50.
Click on turbulence field.
And set the affect position value to 50.
Our snow effect looks great already. Don't
forget that you can always play with this
values, to get a better result for your project.
Let's give some depth of field to our snow
project.
Create a new camera.
I'm using the 24 millimeters preset.
Click P, to open the position settings,
And change the z value to -150.
Now, go to effects and presets panel, and
search for: cc force motion blur.
Apply it to your snow layer.
Then, change motion blur samples to 20.
And shutter angle to 300.
Our snow effect is ready, let's see how it
looks.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on how to
create realistic snow in After Effects.
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