I had notice that the time line was used a lot from zero
It is highly imaginative but the important thing is there should be preview button to concentrate on just the effects
A preview button would be helpful
How it works automatic disabled the others things temporary in the time line to show popcorn effects this should save a lot of time, while looking at a small segment of your production.
For example your small segment could start from 500 to 600 (any number of your choice)
Just showing 100 flames, I shall give it a name lets call it (segment previewing) This should speed the process up when changing your values