For example, if i wanted to export a looped sequence of the nvidia flow animation would it be possible?
From what i can tell when observing the nvidia flow particles is that there does appear to be some sort of pattern, as in it cycles back to the same starting phase every few seconds, not sure if anyone else has noticed this?
Being able to loop these simulations makes using this feature more cheaper on hardware resources as you could bake to a video.
Any help is appreciated.
I am new here, so not sure if there is another way. The way I usually loop simulations is:
Start with a blank screen > particles or smoke or whatever appears gradually or enters frame from outside > a chunk of time where the simulation plays - just let it run for whatever time you want > particles dissolve or fade or smoke dissolves, or just have whatever exit the screen frame.
I export that to video, then composit in After effects.This works best with an alpha channel - if not you can set the particles to Screen mode or whatever mode works for you. Duplicate the video in 2 layers > move the frames on the timeline so that you align the entrance of the particles from one layer with the exit of the particles from the other layer. Then it is just a matter of finding the same frame in the middle of the video on both layers and set the range to those 2 frames.
Hope this helps