[particlethrowerAE_UK]

better but not perfect, thoughts?

[Foom Man]

I'd go wider for your next test- and a big help would be to have some sort of a flash bulb go off for when you start firing.

Here's a tip: next time you prep to fire, have a digital camera with it's flash ready aiming at you. Have a 10 second delay on it, and hit the shutter button. When the flash goes off, react like you're firing. It really pulls the start of the firing together.

[particlethrowerAE_UK]

cheers foom man, that's a simple and brilliant idea . what program do you use on your beams? they look awesome.
im on effectslab pro at the moment. I suppose its mainly trial and error combined with patience and doesn't matter too much on the software or does it?

[Foom Man]

I use After Effects- which is basically the standard effects program to use for this sort of thing. It's pretty versatile- it's used on TV shows such as Smallville, Breaking Bad, and a bunch of others.

If you have the means and patience, I suggest trying to wrap your head around it.

[particlethrowerAE_UK]

Righto sounds good, thanks dude. Shall try and get my self a version of that and have another blast.