Answers.Body: <p>With FCE I think your best option would be a plugin or something. I know you can make them with Apple Motion and After Effects though, or a really simple one with good ol' iMovie HD. </p>
  
  <p>Good luck in your search for the force.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: How can you make them with Motion and After Effects? Could you elaborate a bit?
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Answers.Text: After Effects has built in lightning effects. Tutorials are all over the place... for example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puN_qxndOoI. As for Motion, I don't think it has a built in plugin, but according to this post you should be able to find loops you might then edit. http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/170/862970
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Body: <p>How do you create a sith lightning effect? I am getting into special effects, and was wondering how you do this. I have FCE 4 &amp; 3.5. I'd rather not have to use a different program, but...</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Is that "sith" as in Star Wars?
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Comments.Text: Yeah, I am starting to get into SPFX. I am getting familiar with how to create SPFX and was curious about sith lightning.
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Title: Creating a sith lightning effect
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ThreadText: # Creating a sith lightning effect
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2011-08-22)
  
  How do you create a sith lightning effect? I am getting into special effects, and was wondering how you do this. I have FCE 4 & 3.5. I'd rather not have to use a different program, but...
  
  **Tags:** effects, final-cut-express, special-effects
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Is that "sith" as in Star Wars?  
  > **username_0**: Yeah, I am starting to get into SPFX. I am getting familiar with how to create SPFX and was curious about sith lightning.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2011-08-22. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  With FCE I think your best option would be a plugin or something. I know you can make them with Apple Motion and After Effects though, or a really simple one with good ol' iMovie HD.
  
  Good luck in your search for the force.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: How can you make them with Motion and After Effects? Could you elaborate a bit?  
  > **username_2**: After Effects has built in lightning effects. Tutorials are all over the place... for example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puN_qxndOoI. As for Motion, I don't think it has a built in plugin, but according to this post you should be able to find loops you might then edit. http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/170/862970  
  > **username_2**: No problem :) I'm glad it did!  
  
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