So successful are the preset Pro emitter libraries that studios are using them in episodic television and elsewhere in preference to working from scratch in a program such as Maya. Plus many stock libraries are standard definition or simply not high enough resolution for the specific shot at hand.
Prior to this style of particle work, the only good option for a single user or small studio was to use something from Artbeats Stock library, but the problem with any stock footage library, no matter how good, is its lack of customizable control. In terms of technical approaches, having both graphical point-based particles and sprite-based particles makes Wondertouch so significant. Wondertouch have lifted this to a level where the results look almost like volumetric effects. For a sprite-based particle system, the quality of the sprites is the key. Notably the Fire and Pryo effects (Pyro 1 and 2) are extremely realistic but also well documented to allow users to modify the ‘presets’ for their own custom needs. Pro Emitters are a collection of 360 particleIllusion 3.0 emitters arranged into 12 themed libraries.
The Pro Emitter library is a library of advanced emitter presets made by users. “It will be business as usual for purchasing products, asking support questions, licensing questions, etc., it will still go through and particleIllusion will stay as a product and a brand in the market,” confirmed Hays. According to GenArts CEO Katherine Hays, “There is surprisingly little to no overlap with GenArts customer base, it is quite different, so we can continue to innovate for them and expand our reach to that broader market.”įor the time being the move will not affect Wondertouch’s customers. Wondertouch has a customer base of over 10,000 users. In the deal, Alan Lorence, founder, as well as all of Wondertouch’s technology will be a part of GenArts. In a completed, undisclosed financial deal, GenArts has completely acquired Wondertouch, makers of particleIllusion software and its extensive library of preset effects. We spoke to both Wondertouch and GenArts about what this means to their over 10,000 users. Not only does this perfectly balance with GenArts current product line with almost no overlap, but Wondertouch is about to release particleIllusion for After Effects, the result of several years of work by founder and Wondertouch cornerstone, Alan Lorence. In a key strategic move, GenArts have bought Wondertouch, makers of the particleIllusion software.
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