Looping bubbles so it loops forever - Particle system

Hi guys,
Is it possible to loop bubbles, using the foam particle ? I want a glass of champagne and want the bubbles to loop, and never stop.
Let's say you want to loop this over and over, so it seems seemless ?
I don't see a way to accomplish this, as the bubbles are never the same on any frame. If you just cut out a portion of a rendered video, you will see it has been snipped. The bubbles will never match up.
How would one go about this ?
Thanks for any information,
Dave.
P.S. - there are so many AE forums, which one is the best to post in ? - where the most chat is going on ? It may be where I posted, but I'm not sure.

[email protected] wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Is it possible to loop bubbles, using the foam particle ? I want a glass of champagne and want the bubbles to loop, and never stop.
>
> Let's say you want to loop this over and over, so it seems seemless ?
>
> I don't see a way to accomplish this, as the bubbles are never the same on any frame. If you just cut out a portion of a rendered video, you will see it has been snipped. The bubbles will never match up.
>
> How would one go about this ?
>
> Thanks for any information,
>
> Dave.
>
> P.S. - there are so many AE forums, which one is the best to post in ? - where the most chat is going on ? It may be where I posted, but I'm not sure.
I have not watched the podcast, but the title sounds promising.
http://cowcast.creativecow.net/podcast/creating-a-looping-particle-system--250

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