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Particle Illusion

Check out the changes to the VFX plugins for compositing and video editing apps, including AI masking tools and revamped chromakeying.

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

Effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps get new AI tools for generating masks and depth maps, and fixing glitches. Prices up.

Thursday, May 22nd, 2025

Set of effects plugins for video editing and compositing apps gets new AI-based motion blur filter and updates to Particle Illusion.

Friday, November 1st, 2024

Particle generation tool for motion graphics and VFX gets support for particle blending modes, new set of Position Path Presets.

Friday, July 19th, 2024

Check out the new AI-based video retiming and face detection tools in the set of effects plugins for compositing and video editing apps.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

Paid standalone edition of the 3D particle generator supersedes the old free edition, but can be run indefinitely in trial mode.

Wednesday, March 6th, 2024

Photoshop plugin and standalone app for applying cinematic effects to still images gets new filters from Sapphire and Continuum.

Monday, September 18th, 2023

Check up the new features in the popular suite of effects plugins, including a sizeable update to particle generator Particle Illusion.

Tuesday, June 13th, 2023

Free standalone edition of the GPU accelerated particle generator gets new 3D and fluid dynamics options.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023

Sizeable update to the rotoscoping app also adds new film grain nodes and the Primatte chroma keyer.

Thursday, April 27th, 2023

Roto and paint tool gets support for industry-standard ID matte generation system Cryptomatte.

Saturday, December 10th, 2022

Cinematic effects plugin for Photoshop can now render particle animations over still images to create looping cinemagraphs.

Monday, October 10th, 2022

Free standalone edition of the particle generator can now emit particles from imported 3D models.

Friday, August 19th, 2022