Quickly turn spheres into ovals, squares into rectangles and much more.

With the new Aspect Ratio Control, users can change the aspect ratio of particles, enabling them to stretch or compress the shape or Sprite image.

The new explode behavior automates the process of creating explosion effects by removing the need to set keyframes.

Draw from scratch, or start with presets and adjust.

The new graphing system lets users draw curves and adjust points easily. New “Over Life” Graphs provide more control over the size and opacity of particles over life.New Sprite Library: Particular 2.5 includes more than 100 still and animated Sprite images, easily loaded through the new Effects Builder.130+ New Presets: Particular 2.5 includes more than 130 new Effects Builder presets, meaning over 180 fully customizable presets for creating flames, spaceflight, fireworks, explosions, smoke and more.The Effects Builder gives instant visual feedback, making the building and previewing of effects an intuitive and creative experience. Add adjustable blocks with preset behaviors and styles or add complete, customizable particle effects instantly. Brand new Effects Builder for visually creating particle effects.The complete list of new features and enhancements in Trapcode Particular 2.5: “The interactive preview is very useful for getting a sense of how Particles react when the emitter is moved, while the new presets and Sprite gallery provide so many creative options.”

“ The new Particular 2.5 Effects Builder will help demystify the plug-in and provide an easy way to create complex effects,” states Norrby. For existing users who prefer to work with particle effects the old-school way, Trapcode Particular 2.5 includes its standard After Effects user interface. Instantly create flames, spaceflight, fireworks, explosions, smoke and more with tools to customize just about every detail. In addition to the massive library of Sprites, users can choose from more than 130 new presets to help kick off any project. Offering a more creative and intuitive way to build and customize particle effects, Trapcode Particular’s new Effects Builder lets artists drag and drop blocks of particle behaviors and styles, and includes a built-in instant preview window for immediate feedback. Trapcode Particular 2.5: New Effects Builder and More Than 130 New Presets Watch Red Giant Trapcode Particular 2.5 Video Loop animations for motion graphics and backgrounds with Trapcode Tao’s powerful offset and looping system.Create photo-realistic motion graphics with textures and included reflection/environment maps.Take simple paths and transform them into complex geometric animations using two levels of repeaters.Create beautiful, complex motion graphics with animated ribbons, geometric shapes and more.Generate procedural 3D geometries using built-in auto paths, mask shapes and the motion from 3D lights.With Trapcode Tao, motion graphics artists can: Thanks to GPU acceleration, process-intensive graphics and effects, like image-based lighting, reflection maps and ambient occlusion, all render at incredible speeds. With tools to generate complex procedural 3D geometries using built-in auto paths, mask shapes and the motion from 3D lights, Trapcode Tao brings new depth to motion graphics projects. “I feel proud of what we have accomplished with this release, and I can't wait to see all the hard work pay off in terms of users creating new cool stuff with these tools.” “I’m very excited about this release, and I'm especially thrilled to see what all the amazing Trapcode users will create with the new Trapcode Tao plug-in,” says Peder Norrby, creator of Red Giant’s Trapcode Suite. With Trapcode Tao, we’re bringing the ability to generate amazing, procedurally-generated 3D ribbons and geometric shapes to After Effects, something every motion graphics artist will discover they can’t live without.” For the first time ever, particle systems can be built visually, light rays can react to the 3D camera, and 3D surfaces and wireframes can be looped for dynamic motion graphics. “We’re proud of how passionate our customers are about tools like Particular, Mir and Shine, and we are thrilled to bring users new and more creative ways to use them in their work. “Trapcode plug-ins are a standard in post houses across the world, and are voted the most essential tools for After Effects users every year,” comments Aharon Rabinowitz, Red Giant’s head of marketing.

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