Learn how to create a Laser Security Sweeper like this one. CS6 not required!
Red Giant TV latest tutorial comes from Seth Worley (of Plot Device fame). Inspired by an effect in Ridley Scott‘s upcoming Prometheus, Seth shows you how to build your own Laser Security Sweeper in After Effects. He uses the Foundry‘s Camera Tracker, Particular and more.
Ryan Connolly gives a quick walkthrough on how a few extra steps will help sell an evening aerial shot using stock photos and Trapcode Particular in After Effects.
Yowza! Nick Campbell just added a new preset for Trapcode Particular over at RedGiantPeople. Sign up and download it for free!
Harry Frank has a new quick tip for Trapcode Particular over at Red Giant Software.
“Motion paths in Particular can be tricky. Harry Frank brings you this overview of how to set them up, and a foolproof way to align the spline in 3D space with a simple expression.”
Click Here to get the expression.
Nice to see Nick Campbell taking a break from Cinema 4D and getting back to After Effects. This tutorial will show you how use AE’s built-in effect Motion Sketch to write your name using Trapcode Particular. Nick also made a Particular Preset which he uses in the tut; and you can get that for free at RedGiantPeople.com.
Peder Norrby, creator of all that is Trapcode, posted a free project yesterday called Starlings Study 01. The project uses Trapcode Particular and simulates the flocking pattern of birds using only turbulence. This isn’t a typical use of Particular and it might make you wonder what else you could accomplish by fiddling with the settings in unusual ways. Read Peder’s explanation and download the project file here.
Roman Komurka has released a new After Effects tutorial in Aetuts+. With this step by step tutorial you’ll learn a cool way to make 3D text with a nice transition using Trapcode particular 2.
I hope you enjoy it as much I did!
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In case you missed it, Harry Frank recently showed how to make Trapcode Particular‘s particles dance using Trapcode Soundkeys. Check out the tutorial at Harry’s site or over at Red Giant TV.
If you just gotta have more you can download Video Copilot’s free “Particle Animation to Music” project file. You’ll need After Effects CS4 and Trapcode Particular 2. The music is not included but you’ll be able to get a closer look at Andrew Kramer’s keyframes and amazing Particular settings.
Toolfarm is proud to sponsor a free online seminar featuring Adobe After Effects CS4 and its powerful integration with Adobe CS4 Production Premium. Harry Frank will be presenting a project using Trapcode Particular and Michele Yamazaki of Toolfarm will be showing the newest plug-in from Red Giant, Magic Bullet Mojo.
In this eSeminar you’ll learn how:
The title says it all. This is a couple explosion projects that I made with Trapcode Particular. Each version is available with and without the Death Star Explosion Plasma Ring.
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