# Magic dust effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magic-dust-effect/204927>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 24, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magic-dust-effect/204927 "2006-10-24T17:41:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![polecats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@polecats](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/polecats)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magic-dust-effect/204927/1 "2006-10-24T17:41:26Z")

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Is anyone aware of a method or a tutorial to generate in flash a “magic dust” - “stardust” effect.  
I’d like to use it to change one object progressively to an other one but I really don’t know where to start.  
Does someone know tutorials examples about this?

Thank you very much.  
Simone

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**Author:** ![hetlicht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@hetlicht](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hetlicht)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magic-dust-effect/204927/2 "2006-10-24T19:29:31Z")

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[http://www.levitated.net/daily/index.html](http://www.levitated.net/daily/index.html)  
[http://www.levitated.net/bones/mxComponents/indexParticleComponent.html](http://www.levitated.net/bones/mxComponents/indexParticleComponent.html)  
[http://www.friendsofed.com/book.html?isbn=159059178x](http://www.friendsofed.com/book.html?isbn=159059178x)

now whether levitated’s method can be used as a mask to reveal an image, would be based on the amount of particles dispersed over the given area of the image.

If I understand your question correctly, I would use a program from wondertouch called Particle Illusions or Adobe After Effects, which would give very specific control over the “dust effect” and allow you to use it as a mask. Only draw back is file size can get a little heavy if not properly optimized.

Cheers,

Hetlicht.