Introducing Trapcode Suite 14
By Jim Bask
Hi Folks – we are proud to announce Trapcode Suite 14, a major update to our industry standard tools for creating Motion Graphics and Visual Effects in Adobe After Effects.
Trapcode Suite 14 includes 11 tools:
- Trapcode Particular 3 (NEW)
- Trapcode Form 3 (NEW)
- Trapcode Tao (UPDATED)
- Trapcode Mir 2
- Trapcode Shine 2
- Trapcode Lux
- Trapcode 3D Stroke
- Trapcode Echospace
- Trapcode Starglow
- Trapcode Sound Keys
- Trapcode Horizon
PRICE
COMPATIBILITY:
- Host-App: All of the tools work in Adobe After Effects. Trapcode Shine, Starglow, and 3D Stroke also work in Premiere Pro.
- OS: All tools work on both Windows and Mac.
- Check the individual product pages for specific host-app and OS compatibility.
OK… So now on the real details. This update includes Major updates to Trapcode Particular and Form, and well as new features in Trapcode Tao.
Trapcade Particular 3 – What’s New
- GPU-Accelerated – Get fast feedback with Trapcode Particular’s new GPU Acceleration through OpenGL. Depending on your system and setup, you could see speed boosts of up to 4X or more over previous versions.
- Designer – Creating particle effects is easier than ever before, in the newly overhauled Designer. Add adjustable blocks with preset behaviors and styles for emitters, particles, physics and aux particles. Or add complete, customizable particle effects with a single click. The designer gives instant visual feedback, making the building and previewing of effects an intuitive and creative experience. New in Particular 3, the Designer respects the AE comp size, bringing in the composition and camera info. Preview your particle layout with camera and emitter position controls.
- Multiple Systems – For the first time ever, explore endless creative possibilities when you combine multiple particle systems in the same 3D space. Create beautiful, complex effects through the interaction of different systems, all within one instance of Particular. Emitters in Multi-system setups can share parameter settings (such as turbulence, gravity and more), and can be saved as a single preset.
- OBJs as Emitters – Give your particle systems a new dimension by using 3D models and animated OBJ sequences as particle emitters. For added flexibility, you can choose to emit particles from the vertices, edges, faces or volume of your OBJ file. Choose from Particular’s library of over 60 OBJs, or easily load your own models using the new OBJ Loading Panel directly in After Effects or within the Designer.
- Sprites and Polygons – Use any image in your composition as a particle by assigning it to a 2D sprite or textured polygon. Particular 3 now includes over 270 still and animated sprite images, easily loaded directly within After Effects or in the Designer via the new Sprite Loading Panel.
- Aux System – Spawn new child particles through Particular’s Aux system. Create organic trails and branching, or build splashes after a bounce. Particular 3’s updated Aux system now includes the ability to add custom particles for even more variation, as well as keyframable parameters for more control.
- 300+ Presets – Hit the ground running with over 300 fully-customizable Designer presets. Particular 3 includes over 210 new presets that show off powerful features like multiple systems, OBJ emitters and more. Explore the library to find beautifully designed effects for creating fire, spaceflight, fireworks, muzzle flashes, explosions, smoke and more. Save your own presets, and share them across your facility.
PRICE
- Full: $399
- Upgrade: $149
- Academic: $199
Buy alone or as part of the Suite.
Trapcode Form 3 – What’s New
- Designer – Creating particle grids is easier than ever before in the new Designer. Add adjustable blocks with preset settings and styles for emitters, particles and more. Or add complete, customizable particle effects with a single click.The designer gives instant visual feedback, making the building and previewing of effects an intuitive and creative experience.
- 3D Models – Bring your motion graphics into a new dimension by using 3D models and animated OBJ sequences as particle grids. Choose from Form’s newly-expanded library of over 60 OBJs, or easily load your own models using the new OBJ Loading Panel directly in After Effects or within the Designer.
- Sprites and Polygons – Use any image in your composition as a particle by assigning it to a 2D sprite or textured polygon. Form 3 now includes over 270 still and animated sprite images, easily loaded directly within After Effects or in the Designer via the new Sprite Loading Panel.
- More Control – Get more control over your particle parameters with the new graphing system, updated for Form 3. Animate controls over time for the color, size, opacity, and dispersion of your particles, as well as their fractal and audio reactivity. Draw your curves from scratch, or start with presets and adjust.
- 70+ Presets – Form 3 Includes over 70 new fully-customizable Designer presets for creating backgrounds and motion design elements.
PRICE
- Full: $199
- Upgrade: $99
- Academic: $99
Buy alone or as part of the Suite.
Trapcode Tao
- This release also includes a free update to Trapcode Tao, which gives the tool depth Of field effects, which allow you to create camera-realistic blurs for your Tao objects, based on their distance from the After Effects 3D camera. The new Depth of Field effect makes it easy to integrate Tao into your live action shots and motion graphics.
HOW TO GET YOUR FREE UPDATE FOR TAO:
The Free updates can be installed by downloading the latest Trapcode Suite installer from our downloads page. Please note that with this update, Tao will now be found in After Effects under Effect > RG Trapcode > Tao.
IMPORTANT: Make sure to only select Tao for installation. Otherwise you may install new Trapcode products over your older plug-in versions.