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Chapter 12 AFX PlugIns
Particles
This section covers three particle effects.
Fractal Clouds page 710
Fractal Fire page 713
Fractal Tunnel page 717
Fractal Clouds
Fractal Clouds gives you quick control over one of the most powerful tools: fractal noise. With Fractal
Clouds, you can create clouds, oceans, water ripples, and planet surfaces, and much more.
Transfer Mode
controls how the cloud image is applied to the layer.
Replace -
replaces the layer with clouds.
Over -
places clouds over the layer, combining the alpha channels from the layer and the clouds. You can
use Over to enlarge the layer’s alpha channel to include the cloud effect.
Under -
puts the clouds under the layer, so that they are visible only where pixels in the alpha channel have
a value of 127 or lower (where they’re more black than white).
On -
masks the cloud image with the layer's alpha channel.
Mask -
uses the cloud layer’s alpha channel to mask the layer.
Stencil -
uses the cloud layer’s alpha channel to exclude areas of the layer. Stencil is the inverse of Mask.