More than ten years ago Ulead released a plug-in called Particles, for its PhotoImpact package.
Now Ulead is no more on the market (Corel has "absorbed" it), the plug-in is still working under Corel PaintShop.
It is an .8bf plug-in but it seems not to be working under Gimp.
It generates nice overlaying effects on an image, I like one in particular: Bubbles.
Here is an example:

I'm wondering wheter:
A - there is a similar plug-in for Gimp / Gmic, in which case if someone of you knows about it, pls mention it; otherwise...
B - there is some good coder (one among the many excellent around Gimpchat) who takes the challenge to build one....
The filter has many options about the density, the size, the reflection of the particle etc.

Wow that is a really nice effect dinasset,
Yes it would be nice to get that plug-in.
Yoo-hoo coders, Can't name y'all, too many of you now.

glad you like the effect too..
the many we are the greater the chance to "excite" a coder!!!

Dinasset - Thanks for sharing!
Ulead Particle.Plugin 1.0 (http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Ulead-Particle-Plugin-Download-109765.html) and Gimp 2.8.10 (Vista 32 bit) for me - still works.
(but I had to move all *.dll from C:\Program Files\Ulead Particle Plugin to C:\Windows\system32).

WONDERFUL!!!
MareroQ, thank you very much, I followed your suggestion (moving the .dll) and the plug-in now works also in my Win 7 32bits.
Thanks, thanks, thanks...

using Particles on Incendia BG (Ironcity 4 of July!!)

Too cool:

Will this work in windows 7 on 64 bit?

I couldn't get it to install in Win7 64-bit. Tried to copy the dlls (installed fine in my XP VM) per this thread but get could not run particles.dll. Guess it's a no-go for 64-bit OS. Fortunately, I have an XP VM; don't have GIMP installed in my XP VM though; only Irfanview so used it to run the plugin.

I got it to work on 64bit. I had to run the installer in XP compatibility first though, then copy the DLLs to system32. EDIT: copy them to: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2.8\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins

Ran th installer in windows xp service pack 3 compatibility mode. when asked for adobe plugin file location, installed under gimp plugins folder. moved .dll and Dll from ulead folder to system 32. cant find it in gimp or infanview. where did i mess up or how do i run it.

Pirate, you have to have PSPI installed first. It's a plugin that let's Gimp use Photoshop filters. http://tml.pp.fi/gimp/pspi.html

David,
Thank You for Your reply, pspi loads with errors, but the photoshop plug ins do show along with the particle dll, howvr when i try to run it, it gives me an error

Oops, my bad. I had you copy them to the wrong place. Place them here: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2.8\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins

It's impossible to download the plug-in from the above site http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/U ... 09765.html

Does it work in Linux-Fedora?

@Carlos Diniz
downloaded for you
put inside an envelope (it is an .exe file)
compressed
attached

you have to unzip the envelope
extract the .exe
run it
enjoy

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^^^ LOL. @Carlos All you have to do is click on External Mirror 1

David Wood, I installed the plugin in my folder (C:\Documents and Settings\Master\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins). I openned Gimp. When I call the plugin, I have an error message: Insufficient memory.

Sadly I don't know why it would give you that.