Hi guys: 

I'm working on a scene from Ari 3 and I've run into a problem. As you can see Ari is deflecting a weapon thrown at her. 
I want a flash when her sword deflects the weapon and I got it to do that except I can't get the bleedin' thing to turn off
when I want it to. I set the emitter to off at the correct moment on the timeline, but it stays on anyway. I haven't worked
with them for a bit so I probably just forgot to do something.
What am I missing?



Here's the timeline so you can see I cut the emitter but "the little light stays on!"



pete



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Do particles have 'Visibility' toggle?  If so, you could just disable 'Visibility' at that frame...

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You can't shut it off by using the opacity slider, I tried that. It should go off merely by switching the emit off.
Thanks man, I appreciate the input. 

That crazy sound came from the video I'm using on his eyes. It'll be gone in the final render.

pete




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Peter,
It's the particle not you. I experimented and it continues to emit way after you turn it off (almost 10 seconds).
Try using Legacy Particle Blaze 01 under Misc. I was able to turn it off quickly. That might help with the effect you want.
Hope this helps.
Walt

Hello, Peter, I don't know if you're using legacy particles or popcornfx but here our some suggestion that may help, the particle may stay visible for few more seconds based on the particle life and the number of particles emitted at that time. try these steps it may resolve your issue I hope this helps.
1 Deactivate the emitter.
2. Set the particle life to zero.
3. Set the emitter amount also to zero.
4. If the particle gives you access to the alpha channel set this value to zero also, in the particle, not the material section.
5. You may need to adjust the keyframes also to get the timing correct.



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