Create Lens Flare in After Effects and Trapcode Shine
Harry Frank has a nice tutorial up at Studio Daily about making a lens flare in AE CS3 and Trapcode Shine. Of course, Harry will use some expressions.
- Download a free demo of Trapcode Shine
- Buy Trapcode Shine and save 5% with Toolfarm’s everyday 5% discount.
- Learn more about Trapcode Shine in our Plug-in Finder
Plug-ins for $99 and under for After Effects/Premiere Pro & Final Cut Pro/Motion
I’m sure most of you are starting to feel the economic crunch, so we’ve put together a section for plug-ins that are $99 and under. These are useful plug-ins by well known plug-in developers like Red Giant, Trapcode, Digieffects, Noise Industries, Nattress and others.
If you’d like to take the plug-in for a test drive before you buy it, most of the plug-ins are available for download on our demos/trial page: http://www.toolfarm.com/demo/demo.php
One Day Sale at Toolfarm: Trapcode Suite 50% Off!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Only – 12am PST – 11:59pm PST
Trapcode Suite 2008.5 
Regular price: $799.00
One Day Sale Price: $399.50
Trapcode Suite 2008.5 includes:
- Trapcode Shine
- Trapcode 3D Stroke
- Trapcode Starglow
- Trapcode Particular
- Trapcode Lux
- Trapdcode Echospace
- Trapcode Soundkeys
- Trapcode Form
- Trapcode Horizon
When you order Trapcode Suite 2008, you will receive a serial number that will work with multiple hosts, including Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Premiere Pro and Avid**.
In addition to the Red Giant and Trapcode Bundles, we’re offering Complete training for Trapcode Particular from Class on Demand. (DVD | Download).
Although not included in the sale, here are some great items to extend the Trapcode Suite. Trapcode Form Training with Harry J. Frank is a MUST HAVE, as well as TONS of Trapcode Presets from LME that are highly affordable and completely reverse engineerable (I coined a new word!)
Toolfarm Announces Giant Red Giant/Trapcode Sale
50% Discount for a Limited Time
Toolfarm, Inc., the leading source for professional visual effects and motion graphics plug-ins, today announced a colossal Red Giant Software/Trapcode sale from November 17th to November 21st, 2008.
Toolfarm.com will feature one Red Giant/Trapcode Bundle product each day over the course of the week at 50% off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. During this week each promotion will last for 24 hours via the Toolfarm online store. Orders before or after the daily-advertised sales period will not qualify for the discount – no exceptions will be accepted.
Check Toolfarm.com each day during the week of November 17th through November 21st, 2008 to see what product is discounted that day.
About Toolfarm Inc.
Founded in 1999, Toolfarm is the world’s leading source for professional visual effects and motion graphics plug-ins. In the past ten years Toolfarm has served hundreds of thousands of professionals from all around the world who make a living working with digital video. Toolfarm continues to provide objective, timely information for users of Adobe, Apple, Avid, Autodesk and Sony applications and related third-party plug-ins.
Plug-In Post Q+A: Tradcode’s Peder Norrby
Michele Yamazaki, Peder Norrby and Ko Maruyama (and Jim G. hiding in the back)
Studio Daily interviews Peder Norrby, Trapcode’s founder and developer. Read the interview here.
Peder says, “There is also a business-perspective: our goal is for our customers to wow their clients and make more money using the products than the cost of the products themselves, so it is turns out to be a very good investment for them. Good investments are always popular, and news of them tend to spread.” So, that’s his secret!
LME Freebies
LME makes awesome templates for Adobe After Effects, Trapcode plug-ins and even one for Motion. Try out some free samples!
For After Effects 6.5 or higher, Mac and Win. Zipped file works with both platforms.
- AMAZING_TEXT_SAMPLE_1.zip
- FANTASTIC_AE_LIGHT_SAMPLE.zip
- AE_TRANSITION_PRESET_1.zip
- GRUNGE_SAMPLES.zip
- AMAZING_VIDEO_DISPLAYS_SAMPLE.zip
- AE_TRANSITION_PRESET_2.zip
- AMAZING_TEXT_SAMPLE_2.zip
- LME_PARTICULAR_PROJECT.zip
- LME_STARGLOW_PROJECT.zip
- LME_ECHOSPACE_PROJECT.zip
If you don’t have the Trapcode plug-ins, you can download a free demo here.
HUGE Sales at Toolfarm
I try not to put to many sales related items at AE Freemart but I don’t want you to miss out. Because we distribute the plug-ins, we can give you better deals than the others.
- All Red Giant and Trapcode are 50% off today only. This includes full versions and bundles but not upgrades, crossgrades or academic. Use coupon code rg50.
- All Digieffects products are 50% off through Friday. This includes upgrades, all Buena and all Walker Effects. It does not include Digieffects Damage, which was released at midnight.
- Fear not… there’s a special offer for Digieffects Damage too. Buy Damage and get Digieffects Delirium for free through Friday.
- All Class on Demand training is 50% off through Sunday.
Visit Toolfarm.com for the sales!
Free LME Trapcode Shine Presets
These five free LME Shine comps are extra bonus files from LME. They work in After Effects 6.5 and higher and you need Trapcode Shine to use them. If you don’t have Shine, you can download a free demo.
Create Animated Titles with Trapcode in Final Cut Pro
Sean Safreed, co-founder of Red Giant Software, has a tutorial up at Studio Daily, Create Animated Titles with Trapcode in Final Cut Pro. It’s similar to the demo that Sean gave me to show at NAB at the Apple booth where I was demoing FxPlug Plug-ins. It’s purdy.
New Free Trapcode Tutorial from John Dickinson
John Dickinson shows you how to use Trapcode Starglow and Shine in Final Cut Pro. He shows you some tricks about managing presets in Final Cut Pro.
Learn more about Trapcode Starglow and Trapcode Shine in our Plug-in Finder. These are multi-installer plug-ins meaning that you get the AE, Premiere Pro, FCP, Motion and Avid installers and your serial number works in all of them. How cool is that!
