Emitter View with custom image

import QuartzCore

class ConfettiView: UIView {
    // main emitter layer
    var emitter: CAEmitterLayer!

    // array of color to emit
    var colors: [UIColor]!

    // intensity of appearance
    var intensity: Float!
    
    private var active :Bool!
    
    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        super.init(coder: aDecoder)
        setup()
    }
    
    override init(frame: CGRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
        setup()
    }
    
    func setup() {
        // initialization
        colors = [UIColor.redColor(),
                  UIColor.greenColor(),
                  UIColor.blueColor()
                  ]
        intensity = 0.2
        
        active = false
    }
    
    func startConfetti() {
        emitter = CAEmitterLayer()
        
        emitter.emitterPosition = CGPoint(x: frame.size.width / 2.0, y: -20)
        emitter.emitterShape = kCAEmitterLayerLine
        emitter.emitterSize = CGSize(width: frame.size.width, height: 1)
        
        var cells = [CAEmitterCell]()
        for color in colors {
            cells.append(confettiWithColor(color))
        }
        
        emitter.emitterCells = cells
        layer.addSublayer(emitter)
        active = true
    }
    
    func stopConfetti() {
        emitter?.birthRate = 0
        active = false
    }
    
    func confettiWithColor(color: UIColor) -> CAEmitterCell {
        let confetti = CAEmitterCell()

        confetti.birthRate = 10.0 * intensity
        confetti.lifetime = 180.0 * intensity
        confetti.lifetimeRange = 0
        confetti.color = color.CGColor
        confetti.velocity = CGFloat(350.0 * intensity)
        confetti.velocityRange = CGFloat(40.0 * intensity)
        confetti.emissionLongitude = CGFloat(M_PI)
        confetti.emissionRange = CGFloat(M_PI_4)
        confetti.spin = CGFloat(3.5 * intensity)
        confetti.spinRange = CGFloat(4.0 * intensity)
        
        // WARNING: A layer can set this property to a CGImageRef to display the image as its contents.
        confetti.contents = UIImage(named: "confetti")?.CGImage
        return confetti
    }
    
    internal func isActive() -> Bool {
        return self.active
    }
}