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Trapcode Lux
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The Stats
- Developer: Trapcode
- Version: 1.0.3
- Platforms: Mac OSX, Windows
- Compatibility with After Effects and Premiere CS4, Compatibility with After Effects 7, Compatibility with After Effects CS3, Mac Universal Binary, Mac OSX Leopard Compatibility, Microsoft Vista Compatibility
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- Lux
- Trapcode Suite - All Trapcode Plug-ins
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Description
After Effects' 3D lighting feature creates pools of light generated from light sources in 3D space - but you can't see the light itself or the cone it produces. Enter Trapcode Lux: a speedy plug-in that adds volumetric lighting effects to projects that require realistic spotlights, point lights, or stage lighting of all kinds.
Features
- Fast rendering With Lux, you can see the light with less waiting: it's a 3D effect without the long rendering times of 3D.
- Multiprocessor Support Lux takes full advantage of all processors (Mac & PC) and Intel hyperthreading.
- Light Modeling Select a Light Model for different light looks.
- Non-Square Pixels Lux handles non-square pixel aspect ratios correctly, so you'll have no unpleasant surprises.
- Deep Color Works in 16-bit and 8-bit-per-channel color depths.
- Let Lux Do the Math Internal 256-bit (64bpc) calculations for smooth results.
- Reach Comp Layer Option Allows light from spotlights to reach a specified 3D layer in the comp.
Highlights
Ease of use
Simply add a layer, apply the Lux plug-in, and enjoy the enhanced atmosphere, ambiance and drama. Lux automatically creates visible sources for all Point and Spot lights in the scene. You can even choose to have Lux applied only to lights by name, making complex scenes easy to manage.
Sophisticated controls
Lux lets let you specify the look of the light beam, its intensity, falloff and behavior, and how far it travels in the After Effects 3D scene. Multiple controls let you set the style of the lighting from natural to intense with controls that interact with After Effects' built-in light controls.
Integration
Lux offers complete integration with After Effects Light layers. Lux's lights are based on After Effect's built-in light layers, so as you move a light in a 3D scene, Lux automatically updates as its position changes in 3D space. Integrated alpha channel output lets you extend or enhance the visible area to add smoke or dust to further enhance the Lux effect.
Examples
Bulb Reveal
This video shows the impact of visible light sources around a text element. Lux generates the visible points of lights as they dance in front of the text elements.
Lux Concert Reveal
In this example, Lux is used to simulate dramatic rock-concert lighting. The main light casts a visible cone of light while the flickering of the outside lights using the standard After Effects light controls and Lux adds the photorealistic cones pointing into the camera.
System Requirements
Our tests have shown that our products perform best when used with the system configurations listed below. Although many of our products will run on older or less-powerful systems, those listed below are the minimum system requirements which we support.
Apple Macintosh
- Mac OSX 10.4.11 and later*
- Power Mac G5, Mac Intel
- 1 GB of RAM
- 30 MB of Hard Drive space
*Updating from Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.5.2 or later will in most cases solve compatibility issues. Please update your operating system before contacting support.
PC / Windows
- Windows XP SP1 or later
- Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit
- Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or faster (or AMD equivalent)
- 1 GB of RAM
- 30 MB of Hard Drive space
Host Applications
Trapcode Lux runs only in After Effects. Each purchase and serial number allows the owner to use the product on more than one host application but only on a single computer at any one time. Except where noted, the features are the same in all operating systems.
- Adobe After Effects CS4, CS3, 7, 6.5
Please ensure that the host version is compatible with your operating system. Check with application provider for specifics.
