"Using particleIllusion as our core particle emission tool allows us to go beyond what is available in any other desktop toolset. For our latest project for Birkenstock USA particleIllusion's proven effectiveness allowed us to create additional and ultimately controllable rain where on-set physical effects fell short of the desired result. We also rely on particleIllusion's capabilities for project previsualization. In many cases, we've built previs effects for wisps of smoke or rain and even snow to find that the final effect was only mildly modified from our previsualization. And when changes are necessary, particleIllusion uses full OpenGL to rip through even the most dense compilations in minutes, not hours like other solutions.

Michael Munkittrick, Managing Creative Director, Evolve Media Solutions, Inc.

"particleIllusion is my secret weapon. When I'm under tight deadlines, which is almost always, particleIllusion allows me to quickly and easily create unique animated elements and effects for my work. It's extremely customizable, easy to use, and renders super-fast, allowing me to get my projects done on time and under budget. It's nice hearing your clients say things like "This is great! I can't believe how fast you got this done! Are you available for another project?"

Aharon Rabinowitz, All Bets Are Off Productions

"Graphical particles are a hot topic today in motion graphics design, and wondertouch's particleIllusion provides a number of great looks - with over a thousand emitter presets available for download from wondertouch's web site as starting points. We're quite excited about adding the upcoming particleIllusion plug-in to our toolbox, and we expect many other After Effects users are as well."

Chris Meyer, CyberMotion

"Now that even conservative 2D Mac artists are quickly gaining ground on the 3D world, many designers are looking for a tool that will set them apart from the rest of the crowd. The additional features provided in wondertouch's recently released particleIllusion 3.0 for Mac OS X may prove to be an affordable way for artists to quickly introduce complex particle animations into any composition."

Ko Maruyama, animator and effects compositor

"At any given moment I might be called on to create out-of-this-world effects as well as those that match, look and move in a realistic way. With particleIllusion I can do both. Its power, versatility and compatibility with leading compositing applications have made it a staple tool in our production arsenal."

Stuart Roholt, digital effects supervisor, NBC Studios

"Being able to browse particleIllusion's formidable preset library of effects allows us to quickly conceptualize the effect we're looking for. Sometimes we use a preset out-of-the-box, at other times we replace them with our own images but maintain the original motion tracking. In a "Biscuit Brothers" scene called "Crazy Classics," we took a particleIllusion preset of a fountain spray and imported it to one of our 3D packages to create a series of musical notes. The net result looked like it took hours to create, when in reality we were able to achieve 3D quality results quickly and without effort."

Greg Omelchuck, art director, The Animation Farm.

"As in any complex CG television production, 'Flipper and Lopaka III' challenges us to marry different source materials into one scene. Typically many of our special effects - twisters, blizzards, storms and secondary scene fillers such as blowing leaves, floating debris, plant life, mist and clouds - are created in post or are previously animated effects created in 2D that need 'polish'. Deploying particleIllusion together with Adobe After Effects, we are able to quickly customize the existing particleIllusion libraries with our own artwork and seamlessly match the effects design to our characters and background painting style to give viewers the impression that all the effects were generated from the same source."

Douglas Njegovan, 3D SFX Animator, Yoram Gross

"We are always looking for ways to wring the next level of performance out of our toolkits. wondertouch's particleIllusion is one such solution that delivers. A large part of our work for science fiction television involves the creation of various nebulae, spatial distortions, and exotic weaponry. However, during production on a recent Nokia commercial we used it to quickly develop several different looks for a flashing, psychedelic disco dance floor. I had become used to seeing particleIllusion used for organic effects and volumetric renderings, but it was great to see it used successfully for something so completely different from my expectations."

Stephen Pugh, visual effects producer, Eden FX

"particleIllusion's speed, its extensive library of presets and its overall versatility initially attracted me to the software. Using particleIllusion exclusively on the Jumbotron presentation allowed me to select from a wide variety of emitters so that I could create approximately 70 effects - over 40 of them, including rendering time, in one day.

"As an After Effects user group member I was always envious when I'd hear the PC users talk about particleIllusion as being the best particle generation system available. With the latest version of the software now on OS X, I am finally able to 'keep up with the Joneses'!"

Jack Tunnicliffe, visual effects artist, Java Post Production

"Our client base is extremely varied since we support all of the Turner Entertainment Networks domestically and in Latin America. particleIllusion gives our editors an added toolset that none of our editing platforms provide, including Avid, Autodesk Media and Entertainment, and Quantel. The software is very easy-to-use and quickly delivers CG quality particle effects that we could not previously have taken advantage of without stepping into a CG suite. In our world, speed equates to high value and particleIllusion is the answer."

Ken Brady, director of technical operations, Turner Studios

"Integrating particleIllusion into the pipeline as our primary particle effects tool has been critical to the creative process. Having worked with the software on several film projects, its ease-of-use, reliability and access to real-time viewing and lightning fast renders allow us to deliver stunning imagery and successfully improve the turnaround time of our shots."

Deak Ferrand, lead visual effects designer/matte painter, Hatch FX

"The wondertouch collection is overflowing with every conceivable effect. They are simply amazing! All the particle effects perform brilliantly within Motion and just as importantly, they look great. You could easily spend hours just going through every effect included in this package. For anyone working with particles, consider this a 'must-have' Motion addition!"

Noah Kadner, principal, High Road Productions

"Using particleIllusion allows us to consistently deliver incredible gaming graphics and interactive experiences on many of our most popular entertainment products. particleIllusion's graphical user interface is so user friendly, that we made its workflow the basis for creating our in-house runtime particle tool. It is one tool that I can't do without when developing the art direction for a game."

Fernando Medrano, art director, Radical Entertainment

"particleIllusion offers unparalleled visual flexibility and is an ideal tool for fast-paced production environments. One of particleIllusion's main workflow benefits is that it permits various production team members such as vfx artists, art directors or production leads to track the visual progression of a shot to gain immediate feedback about how the finished effect will look, not only in terms of aesthetics, but with regards to motion flow, etc. With this information we can decide on-the-fly what areas need more work, or at least have an indication about how we will need to solve an effect."

Tom Granberg, senior artist, Rainbow Studios

"After a brief evaluation period, we were up-and-running with particleIllusion in just one day. We ultimately chose particleIllusion for the Beastie Boys video as our first foray using the software because its power, speed, and huge preset library allowed us to produce high-quality, realistic effects and textures to our shots quickly without going to a 3D package. Additionally, having the software on the same workstation as our HD graphics/finishing station allowed us to quickly pre-visualize effects and speed up our workflow. particleIllusion fills a gap that our other software packages do not provide."

Ross Shain, HD editor/effects artist, Northern Lights Post