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About this Tutorial
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Why Would You Want to Read this Guide?
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The goal of this tutorial is to introduce you to some of the features of Qt Quick 2 for implementing animations and graphic effects. Mainly, this tutorial provides an overview of how to use the `Particles` module in Qt Quick 2 as well as `ShaderEffects` for advanced graphic effects.

The tutorial is split into three main chapters. In the first chapter, you will be introduced to the `Particles` module. We will provide some basic setup code illustrating the use of the main types. The second chapter provides a quick overview of how to use `Shader` programs within QML through a simple example. The last chapter will focus on implementing a demo application step-by-step using `Animations`, `Particles`, and `Shaders`.


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Get the Source Code and the Tutorial in Different Formats
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A .zip file that contains the full code source of the tutorial's examples is provided:

     :download:`Source code <qteffects/particles_src.zip>`

The guide is available in the following formats:

    * :download:`PDF <qteffects/ParticlesTutorial.pdf>`

    * :download:`ePub <qteffects/ParticlesTutorial.epub>` for ebook readers.

    * :download:`Qt Help <qteffects/ParticlesTutorial.qch>` for Qt Assistant and Qt Creator.


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Copyright (C) 2012 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
All rights reserved.

This work, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5.

The full license document is available from http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/legalcode .

Qt and the Qt logo is a registered trade mark of Digia plc and/or its subsidiaries and is used pursuant to a license from Digia plc and/or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

.. rubric:: What's Next?

Next chapter provides an overview of the `Particles` module in Qt Quick 2 with simple examples that will cover the most basic types.