PowerParticles Pro has many unique features which facilitate set up and give you a wide range of control over the behavior of emitted particles. This section gives you an overview of the features found in PowerParticles Pro.

Plug-in Preview
OpenGL™: Electric Image users have long asked for a better way to view the setup process of particles. To meet the request we’ve implemented an OpenGL preview within the plug-in so parameter changes can be viewed as they’re made. This will easily be the most talked about new feature in PowerParticles Pro.

Electric Image Preview
Previews in Electric Image can be viewed either as emitted objects, tokens, points, or as a direction arrow. Previews can also be set to display a percentage of emitted objects you want to see. For fast previews, try running with 1/10th or less emitted objects than you want to see in Camera.

Tabbed Interface
PowerParticles Pro has a brand new tabbed interface which is set up with workflow in mind. The four tabs are: Emitter, Emitted Objects, Dynamics, and Preferences. The Emitter Tab controls all emission functions. The Emitted Objects Tab controls specific parameters for the objects being emitted.The Dynamics Tab controls forces that act upon the flow of emitted objects. The Preferences Tab controls Electric Image preview and PowerParticles Pro preview settings.

Fans
Want a way to push your emitted objects in any direction? PowerParticles Pro gives you this ability with Fans. Choose between Radial, Spot and Parallel fans. They’re setup just like ElectricImage lights so they’re easy to understand and control.Need to pull the objects toward a point in space instead? Choose a fan and input a negative intensity! Built in Primitive Emission Emit Points, Spheres, Cubes or flat planes without providing a child object.Need them to grow over time? No problem.Need them to stretch as they move (to exaggerate their movement). No problem. You’ll be amazed by the flexibility,ease of setup and simplicity of the controls provided.

New Color and Alpha Channel Controls
Up to 100 colors and 100 alpha channel levels can be specified for the life of an emitted object. Load colors and alpha channel grayscale values from PICT files. We’ve also added new tools to control color selection quickly and easily.

Virtual Slider Technology
PowerParticles has sliders. You can’t see them,but they are there! Select a parameter and slide the mouse in the preview window and the parameter changes (you see the changes as you slide the mouse). Pretty slick!