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Using the Foam effect to create a snow effect

The Foam effect is a versatile tool that can be used to create a variety of different effects. It is a particle effect, which means that it creates a simulation of individual particles that interact with each other and with the environment.

We will be using the Foam effect to create a snowflake effect in video footage.

Follow these steps to use the Foam effect:

  1. Locate the Snow Effect composition in the Project panel, and double-click to open it in the timeline.

    The Snow Effect composition contains two layers: Snow city.mp4 and snowflake.png. The snowflake.png image will be used as a texture for the particles in the Foam effect to create falling snowflakes from top to bottom.

  2. Right-click in the Snow Effect composition, and then go to the New | Solid... option.
  3. In the Solid Settings dialog box, change Name to Snow Foam and Color to black (#00000) and click OK:
Figure 10.2: New settings for the Snow Effect composition

Figure 10.2: New settings for...

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Vishu Aggarwal is a Passionate, Professional & Multi Vendor Certified Trainer. He's an enthusiastic learner, creative designer, and an individual always eager to explore more in the fields of Graphic & Web Designing, Digital Video-Sound Editing, Instructional Design, Digital Marketing, UX/UI, 3D Animation, Virtual Reality, and Game Design. Being a career focused professional, he supports businesses across industries with extensive media and digital marketing services. His all-around experience and expertise in delivering niche multimedia and graphic design training, video editing, and many such media-related areas enable him to contribute towards accelerated organizational branding and performance with unparalleled creative outcomes.
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