Trapcode Suite 2008.5 upgrades

The
Trapcode Suite 2008.5 Upgrade for Trapcode Suite 2005 & Trapcode Suite 2007 customers is now available.
Price: 1 @ $249
2 or more @ $224.10 each
5 or more @ $211.65 each
10 or more @ $199.20 each
Upgrade Includes - Shine 1.5 upgrade (retail $49)
- Starglow 1.5 upgrade (retail $49)
- 3D Stroke 2.5 upgrade (retail $49)
- Form 1.0 (retail $199)
- Horizon 1.0 (retail $99)
Eligibility- Trapcode Suite 2005 (contained 7 TC plugins: old Shine 1.0, old Starglow 1.0, old 3D Stroke 1.0, Particular, Lux, EchoSpace, and Soundkeys)
- Trapcode Suite 2007 (contained 7 TC plugins: new Shine 1.5, new Starglow 1.5, new 3D Stroke 2.5, Particular, Lux, EchoSpace, and Soundkeys)
Labels: 3D Stroke, Echospace, Lux, Particular, Shine, Starglow, Trapcode, Trapcode Form, Trapcode Horizon
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Michele Yamazaki
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.
If you don't have the Trapcode plug-ins, you can download a free demo here.
Labels: After Effects, Echospace, Free, LME, Lux, Particular, Starglow, Trapcode
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Michele Yamazaki
Trapcode Upgrades and Downloads
Hopefully this will clear some of the confusion up about upgrades. I'll have an FAQ posted shortly.
Labels: 3D Stroke, Echospace, Lux, Particular, Red Giant, Shine, Sound Keys, Starglow, Trapcode
Posted by
Michele Yamazaki
Red Giant Software Releases Trapcode Products for Editors
Shine, Starglow, and 3D Stroke Now Support Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid AVXSan Francisco, CA, July 23, 2007 – Red Giant Software, publisher of a line of professional digital video tools, including
Magic Bullet and
Knoll Light Factory, today released new versions of the popular
Trapcode motion graphics products, Shine, Starglow, and 3D Stroke. In 2006, Red Giant Software and Trapcode formed a partnership, where Red Giant Software assumed exclusive publishing rights to all seven Trapcode products worldwide.
Trapcode Shine version 1.5 is a handy plug-in for simulating a bright spotlight behind text or logos. Shine is used frequently for movie titling effects. Users can also create sun rays from clouds or other objects, which are great for animating backgrounds for DVD projects.
Trapcode Starglow version 1.5 brings text and titles to life with glows and glints. The filters are based on a star shape that consists of eight directions, and each direction can be assigned an individual color map and streak length. Many users like to use Shine and Starglow together.
Trapcode 3D Stroke version 2.5 lets users dynamically write on a logo in 3D space; plus create organic and fluid lines. This effect is used commonly on TV, for example with the Food Network and ABC IDs.
What’s New?- Shine, Starglow, and 3D Stroke now work for the first time in Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Avid AVX.
- Support has been added for full 32-bit floating-point rendering for generating light rays, glows, and animated lines with the highest quality output.
- 3D Stroke now features a series of 40 preset shapes for generating outlines or swirling strokes to captivate your audience.
Pricing and Availability- Trapcode Shine, Starglow, and 3D Stroke are now available for $99 USD each. Each product order includes support for Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Avid AVX.
- Current Trapcode After Effects users can upgrade for $49 USD per product or $99 for all three. All upgrades include support for all platforms – Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Avid AVX.
About Trapcode
Trapcode makes software for visual effects and motion graphics. The focus is on creating robust, user friendly, affordable, and versatile products. Trapcode has seven products: Shine, 3D Stroke, Sound Keys, Starglow, Lux, Particular, and Echospace. All plug-ins support After Effects.
Trapcode is a privately held Aktiebolag (AB) based in Sweden. Founded and operated by Peder Norrby.
About Red Giant Software
Red Giant Software LLC (www.redgiantsoftware.com) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.
Labels: 3D Stroke, After Effects, Avid, Echospace, Final Cut Pro, Lux, Motion, Particular, Premiere Pro, Red Giant, Shine, Starglow, Trapcode
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Michele Yamazaki
Trapcode updates Lux, Particular, Sound Keys and Echospace

Red Giant Software has the Universal Binary (MacTel/CS3) updates for Lux, Particular, Sound Keys and Echospace.
Download the updates hereAlso, get
get the Trapcode upgrades for Shine, Starglow and 3D Stroke here!. If you haven't heard, they can be used in AE CS3, Premiere Pro CS3, Final Cut Pro/Motion (it's FxPlug!), and Avid. It's all Universal too. Yahoooo!
I'll have demo versions of the new Trapcode products up very soon.
Labels: 3D Stroke, After Effects, Avid, Echospace, Final Cut Pro, FxPlug, Lux, Motion, Particular, Red Giant, Shine, Starglow, Trapcode, Universal
Posted by
Michele Yamazaki
LME Fantastic Light Configurations Price Drop
LME Fantiastic AE Light Configuratons and
Fantastic Lux Light Configurations have been lowered from $139 to $99 (Toolfarm sells them for $94!). These are really cool and useful collections of compositions for After Effects (one uses Trapcode Lux and the other does not). I've been working on a review of the products and it's partway finished. I'm such a slacker ;-). If you're new to After Effects, these products are wonderful to help you learn because you can reverse-engineer them. If you're a seasoned veteran of After Effects, but in a time crunch, LME's products will help you work faster with preconfigured comps and effects. These are not at all simple and would take a person quite a while to build. They do the hard work for you and you get the glory.
Well, that is the jist of my review! Expect a longer more detailed review soon, but in the meantime, check out some LME freebies that we've posted recently.
Labels: Echospace, LME, Lux, Particular, Starglow, Trapcode
Posted by
Michele Yamazaki
Free Comp from LME! Trapcode Starglow

LME has graciously provided a freebie that is an extra bonus file from
each of their sets of gorgeous comp files. These are Toolfarm exclusives and we'll be posting one per week until they're gone. Here is the second in the series. This sample is not included in the
Trapcode Starglow Presets and Comps.

If you didn't catch last weeks freebie, Free Comp from LME! Trapcode Echospace Preset, and previuosly LME Preset for Trapcode Particular, or the one from the week before, LME Amazing Video Walls and Displays, check em out now!
Labels: Starglow, Trapcode
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Michele Yamazaki