This software is a 2D plug-in that allows for the creation of 3D volumetric light effects directly in your editor, adding depth to your videos.
With Trapcode Shine, you can create various light effects with ease. You can create a gleaming and radiant sunshine through clouds or eerie headlights in fog or even horror movie titles with ease. Additionally, this software comes with 22 powerful presets that you can use or utilize to create your very own light ray effects from scratch. The 16-bit and 32-bit supports ensure that you achieve high-quality light effects for any project.
Trapcode Shine's intuitive interface makes it easy to create custom light effects. You can precisely fine-tune source points, adjust ray lengths, change the appearance of the shimmer, customize colorization, opacity, and a whole range of compositing modes. You can also utilize multi-color presets such as simple fire, Radioaktiv, or green X-Ray to create eye-catching movie titles. For more subtle effects, you can even extract colors from an existing logo or title, or make use of the alpha edges feature to create beveled effects.
With the flexible shimmer settings, you can create automatic, loopable variations that add a visually appealing touch to light effects without incurring the rendering overhead of complex compositing. You can also utilize the shimmer controls to make seamless loops for attractive DVD backgrounds.
Trapcode Shine is optimized to work with several host applications including Adobe After Effects CS3, 7, 6.5, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Apple Final Cut Pro 6, 5.1.4, Apple Motion 3.02, Avid Xpress Pro/Media Composer 5.5, 5.6/2.6, 2.7. Overall, Trapcode Shine is a powerful and impressive light ray software that is perfect for professionals in the TV and movie industry or anyone looking to spice up their footage with stunning lighting effects.
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