ParticleIllusion AlternativesVideo Editors and other similar apps like ParticleIllusion

ParticleIllusion is described as '3.0: award-winning standalone particle effects application that enables you to quickly and easily add a huge variety of particle effects to your images, animation, or video' and is a Video Editor in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ParticleIllusion for Windows, Linux, Mac and Java. The best ParticleIllusion alternative is Adobe After Effects. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Blackmagic Design Fusion or ButtleOFX. Other great apps like ParticleIllusion are NUKE, Effekseer, Liconcomp and Apple Motion.

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ParticleIllusion alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Adobe After Effects icon

    Adobe After Effects

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    Adobe After Effects offers top-tier motion graphics and visual effects capabilities, ideal for film, TV productions, and creative projects. Featuring advanced compositing with keyframe animation and layer techniques, it's geared for professionals seeking powerful solutions via Creative Cloud.

    50 Adobe After Effects alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Top Adobe After Effects Features

    1.  Keyframe Animation
    2.  Motion Capture
    3.  Particle Engine
    4.  Support for 4K
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Colour Grading
    9.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  Node Based
    12.  Support for Layers

    Adobe After Effects VS ParticleIllusion

     

    • Adobe After Effects is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to ParticleIllusion.

    • Adobe After Effects is the most popular commercial alternative to ParticleIllusion.

    • Adobe After Effects is Paid and ProprietaryParticleIllusion is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Blackmagic Design Fusion icon

    Blackmagic Design Fusion

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    Fusion is the world’s most advanced compositing software for visual effects artists, broadcast and motion graphic designers and 3D animators.

    18 Blackmagic Design Fusion alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Top Blackmagic Design Fusion Features

    1.  Camera tracking
    2.  Node Based
    3.  Planar tracking
    4.  Nodal Compositing
    5.  Support for 4K
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    8.  Colour Grading
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Motion Capture
    11.  3D Renderer
    12.  Deep Pixel Compositing

    Blackmagic Design Fusion VS ParticleIllusion

     

    • Blackmagic Design Fusion is the most popular Linux alternative to ParticleIllusion.

    • Blackmagic Design Fusion is the most popular free alternative to ParticleIllusion.

    • Blackmagic Design Fusion is Freemium and ProprietaryParticleIllusion is Paid and Proprietary
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    NUKE

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    NUKE is a powerful compositing application that delivers unparalleled speed, an efficient multi-channel scanline rendering engine, and a first-class feature set that is unrivalled in the desktop market.

    19 NUKE alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    NUKE screenshot 1

    NUKE Features

    1.  Node Based
    2.  Motion Capture
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  File Versioning
    5.  Video Masking
    6.  Nodal Compositing
    7.  MultiTrack
    8.  Color correction

    NUKE VS ParticleIllusion

     
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    Adobe After Effects

    Adobe After Effects offers top-tier motion graphics and visual effects capabilities, ideal for film, TV productions, and creative projects. Featuring advanced compositing with keyframe animation and layer techniques, it's gea...

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    ButtleOFX

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    ButtleOFX is a simple, user-friendly and open source compositing software. It is based on TuttleOFX, an open source, modular and sustainable image processing architecture.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    as evidenced by their github page, the team is no longer developing it any further. They are looking for a maintainer. The last commit is over a year old.

    ButtleOFX Features

    1.  Node Based
    2.  Photo effects

    ButtleOFX VS ParticleIllusion

     

    • ButtleOFX is the most popular Open Source alternative to ParticleIllusion.

    • ButtleOFX is Free and Open SourceParticleIllusion is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Effekseer icon

    Effekseer

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    Effekseer is a tool that allows easy creation of beautiful particle effects for games and movies.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Effekseer screenshot 1

    Effekseer Features

    1.  Particle Engine

    Effekseer VS ParticleIllusion

     
  8. Liconcomp icon

    Liconcomp

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    Liconcomp allows live content compositing to display screens for digital signage, scoreboards, LED installations, ....

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Liconcomp screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 1.2.2, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Liconcomp Features

    1.  Support for scripting

    Liconcomp VS ParticleIllusion

     
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    Apple Motion

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    Motion is a compositing application used to create and edit motion graphics, titling for video and film production, and 2D and 3D compositing for visual effects.

    27 Apple Motion alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Apple Motion screenshot 1

    Apple Motion Features

    1.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    2.  Support for 4K
    3.  Transitions Effects
    4.  Motion Capture

    Apple Motion VS ParticleIllusion

     
  11. TimeLineFX icon

    TimeLineFX

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    Export the particle effects as static animations onto sprite sheets, animation strips or image sequences in PNG format, or if you develop for the iPhone or iPad, you can export using the PVRTC format (Mac only).

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    TimeLineFX Features

    1.  Timeline

    TimeLineFX VS ParticleIllusion

     
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    Synapse Compositor

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    Synapse is a free node based compositor for Linux and Windows.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Synapse Compositor Features

    1.  OPENGL
    2.  Image Processing

    Synapse Compositor VS ParticleIllusion

     
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    Veejay

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    a 'visual' instrument and realtime video sampler.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    The last version is from October 2010.

    Veejay VS ParticleIllusion

     
  14. Solar icon

    Solar

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    Lightstream Solar is a new GPU-accelerated high-end compositor for VFX work.

    The software provides a node and tree-based workflow, and offers the range of tools one would expect in an app of this type, including layer management tools, colour correction and grading, and addition.

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    • Windows
    Solar screenshot 1

    Solar VS ParticleIllusion

     
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    Talos VFX

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    Talos is an open source, node based particle effect editor that can be used in game development. It features a powerful but intuitive, drag-and-drop interface with the ability to import legacy LibGDX files for easy, visual editing.

    5 Talos VFX alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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    Talos VFX Features

    1.  Node Based
    2.  Particle Engine

    Talos VFX VS ParticleIllusion

     
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