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Installers & Manuals

All Trapcode software is distributed as free unlockable demos. If you like the products, you can purchase license keys that will unlock the demo to a full version. The demos are fully functional, but will render a cross over the output (the Sound Keys demo is limited by only generating 300 keyframes).

Updated for AE6 and Combustion 3!

Mac OS
.sit Windows .zip

Shine 1.0.6 installer
manual
installer manual

3D Stroke 2.0.3 installer manual installer manual

Sound Keys 1.1.1 installer manual
installer
manual

Starglow 1.0.3 installer manual installer manual

Lux 1.0.0 installer PDF manual installer PDF manual

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Plugs & docs installers&docs

The documentation (except for Lux) is in html-format. We are in the process of converting all docs to PDF format. It is highly recommended to spend a few extra minutes to download the documentation.

Hands-on Training

These are flash clips that show how to use the plug-ins in After Effects. The in-action clips are also linked from the individual product pages.

Clip Describtion on-line download

Shine in action Introduction view download :: 5.0M

Shine cutoff rays Avoid having rays cut off view download :: 4.8M

Shine in motion Setting Shine in motion view download :: 11.5M

Shine gobo Create a 3D gobo, advanced view download :: 10.4M

Starglow in action Introduction and basic use view download :: 5.2M

3D Stroke in action Introduction and basic use view download :: 5.4M

Sound Keys in action Introduction and basic use view download :: 3.2M

Lux in action Introduction and basic use view download :: 6.8M

Lux in depth More thorough view download :: 7.0M

Tutorials

Here you can find step-by-step tutorials that explain how to use the various Trapcode plug-ins. Each tutorial can be downloaded for Mac (.sit file) or Win (.zip file).

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Shine Tutorials

Planet Shine Tutorial
Shows how to make a planet shine.
Requires Trapcode Shine and AE41 or higher.
Download Tutorial: Mac :: Win (529K)

Electric Tutorial
Shows how to use Shine to reveal a logotype like it was cut out of an object using a weld. Requires Trapcode Shine and AE41 or higher.
Download Tutorial: Mac :: Win (240K)

Batlight Tutorial
How to use Shine with After Effects 5's built-in 3D capabilities. Uses expressions and a null to create a sweeping "volumetric" light source shaped like the batman logo. Requires Shine and AE50.
Download Tutorial: Mac :: Win (100K)

3D Stroke Tutorials

Lightcycle Tutorial
Shows how to use Illustrator vectors with 3D Stroke to make TRON inspired animation. Requires Illustrator, 3D Stroke 2.0 and AE50 or higher. Starglow is used in an optional step.
Download Tutorial: Mac :: Win (222K)

Organic Tutorial
Shows how to make fluid organic lines.
Requires Trapcode 3D Stroke 2.0 and AE41 or higher.
Download Tutorial: Mac :: Win (36K)

Style Tutorial
Shows usage of the repeater and start and end sliders.
Requires Trapcode 3D Stroke and AE41 or higher.
Download Tutorial: Mac :: Win (46K)

Sound Keys Tutorial

Beatsync Tutorial
Goes through the basics on how to use Sound Keys.
Requires Trapcode Sound Keys and AE50 or higher.
Download Tutorial: Mac :: Win (400K)

External Tutorials

Line Wrap
Bending 3D Stroke in Adobe After Effects by Stephen Schleicher.
Check this out! Deep and well written tutorial.
Go here.

Ayato's example #44
The incredibly skilled Ayato use Trapcode Starglow in this example.
Go here.

Ayato's example #45
Trapcode 3D Stroke and Starglow.
Go here.

Driving Opacity with Sound Keys
by Stephen Schleicher
Go here.

Light Sweep
Organic 3D strokes of light in Adobe After Effects
by Ko Maruyama and Mason Yi.
Go here.

Jayse's Shine Video Wall Tutorial
Check out Jayse's cool tutorial on the Creative Cow site.

Go here.

Mark Simpson's Write it with light Tutorial
Mark Simpson combines Trapcode Shine with Cult Effects filters to write with light.

Go here.


	Render farm registration tool In order to use Shine/3D Stroke/Starglow on the machines in a render farm the plug-ins need to be registered. Since the normal user interface does not exist on render engine installs, here is a stand alone application that will allow registration of the plug-ins. Install Shine/3D Stroke/Starglow the normal way on the machines in the render farm, then run this program on each machine and enter your name and key. Do not forget to press "Register". Mac: TrapcodeRegisterApp2.sit (4K) Windows: TrapcodeRegisterApp2.zip (56K)