Red Giant & Trapcode Legacy Products

What you’ll find on this page

  1. Can I still update my Legacy Red Giant Products?

    Learn about what has been discontinuued and how to upgrade your legacy products.

  2. PluralEyes to Enter Limited Maintenance Mode

    As of February 1, 2023, PluralEyes will be entering limited maintenance mode.


Can I still update my legacy perpetual Red Giant products?

Trapcode Suite, VFX Suite, Magic Bullet Suite, and the other products are no longer available as perpetual licenses as of September 2021.

To clarify, Maxon is not offering new perpetual licenses, however, the previous versions are still available as perpetual at Toolfarm. These will not be updated and are now 2-3 versions old. They will not likely run in the latest releases of After Effects or on M1 or M2 Macs.

PluralEyes is no longer available as a perpetual license as of November 2021 and will be discontinued completely February 1, 2024. Read more: PluralEyes to Enter Limited Maintenance Mode

Upgrade to Red Giant Complete or Maxon One

The only way to get the newest releases of Trapcode Suite, Magic Bullet Suite, PluralEyes, etc. is to subscribe to Red Giant Complete or Maxon One. If you own a previous version of Trapcode Suite, Magic Bullet Suite, etc., there is upgrade pricing available.

If you own a previous version of Trapcode Suite, Magic Bullet Suite, etc., there is upgrade pricing available.


PluralEyes to Enter Limited Maintenance Mode

As of February 1, 2023, PluralEyes will be entering limited maintenance mode. Existing users may continue to use the application, however, Maxon will no longer be releasing new enhancements. Maxon will continue to provide technical support and critical bug fixes for PluralEyes 2023.0.0 for one year after this announcement. Maxon understands PluralEyes has been a valuable tool and would like to thank users for over a decade of syncing audio and video together with them.

Why is PluralEyes no longer being developed?

PluralEyes pioneered automatically syncing sound, providing video editors with fast and accurate capabilities when limited other options were available. These capabilities are now standard in most modern video editing tools.

What can I use instead of PluralEyes?

Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve, and Avid Media Composer all natively include syncing sound by waveform.

Can I still use PluralEyes?

Yes, PluralEyes will still work with the version of host applications at the time of this announcement, and critical bug fixes will continue for one year.

Can I still download PluralEyes?

Downloads of PluralEyes will continue to be available for at least one year.

Will I still have technical support?

Maxon will continue to provide technical support for one year after this announcement.