TRAPCODE | What's New in Trapcode Particular 6

[@banzai316]

The Dynamic Form behavior is really powerful. Well done, Red Giant!

[@Blake-gh8xl]

Sooo much new stuff!!! don't even know where to start:)

[@WeeMoDesign]

Very useful. I'm pretty new to Particular. That helps a lot! thank Red Giant

[@Muzly]

An excellent overview that has inspired me again! Thanks.

[@zinemaproduction]

Thanks for sharing Frank - very nice update! One little issue I found so far with the renaming of the systems: would be nice to reflect the changed name also when you reference it from other systems, still shows the original and not changed name - maybe next time? ;)

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Maybe next time. 😊

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Forgot to mention it, but this has come in a recent update.

[@mikesolomon5584]

@Red Giant, I like the idea of turning down the particles as you work. Being we are constantly doing this, it would be nice to have custom settings for when new systems are added that it doesn't start with such a high number. So... something where we can set a default number, or in a future version, reduce the number by nature, when adding additional systems.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

You can actually do this yourself! You can create a preset using the dropdown menu next to any system and save it as a preset. Then, when you go into the preset system, you can alt-click your preset to add the system to an existing setup. Note: if you're creating trails, there are presets for that (and one that replicates the old aux system) in the Basics folder of the built-in presets.

[@healthexpeience]

Can I use several different paths of the 100-500 mask to direct the movement of particles along them?

[@chadwickerman]

Where can I learn how to use Trapcode Particular? Not just tips and tricks but a methodical breakdown of how to use it's whole functionality?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

You can read through our user guide here: help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/ If you prefer videos, we have a series on KZbin that goes through the basics from Particular 3. Then, if you go through all the detailed "What's new" videos since then, you'll be caught up!

[@KevinThomTheOriginal]

I find Red Giant's tutorial videos are the best way to learn. Harry Frank is a great teacher.

[@css2a]

I like TC particular, and i can make firework with any shape, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmbVoXxmjdGFmK8

[@ruok-l5t]

There’s this thing called KZbin. Oh wait you’re already on it. Smh 🤦‍♂️

[@takshiljain86]

You guys would made after effect a real 3d animation software one day!!!! 😳😆

[@tienthuy853]

Why from Trapcode suite 16 and above, it's slow to response your manipulations (0:20 & 0:30)? I thought that's my specs problem, but today I saw your video, it's slow too.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

With the more realistic physics system, sometimes it runs a bit slower (because it's doing a lot more realistic particle movement). If you turn the air resistance down to 0, that can make things move more quickly as it turns off some of the new physics. We are looking at ways to improve performance in future versions.

[@devolio5152]

I picked a good time to pick up a subscription i guess

[@bristolbeatsbass5658]

Hi thanks for this great tutorial, now ive gotten to the flack feature with predator and prey and its all working great. except i want to use this effect on a standard image or picture not just a partical text, so obviously i would select layer then down toolayer emmiter and select my layer but how do i create the same affect as with in the videohow would i go about doing this would it be possible with masking ? many regards luke

[@MaxonRedgiant]

What part of the video are you struggling with?

[@UTDMAN4EVA]

Now that's all great and dandy but can you please figure out how to migrate from one version to another in one go. Last time I upgraded I cried :-). Every single project I had, had to go thru every single layer and manually migrate them. Now I want this version too but I don't wanna go thru same pain.

[@АндрейЕлфимов-о3з]

Hi everyone! You choose any text layer you've created as the emitter layer. I also have a question about replacing the text layer. I agree with SirSirupy it seems to be a bug. The text layer labeled "Trapcode" does not change. I read that three guys also had problems with replacing the text layer. Maybe you can show it in a separate lesson?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

It should just work as long as your text layer is set to be a 3d layer before you pick it.

[@lees_l822]

25:34 target

[@its.kiseki]

Does this mean, all you can do in form, can be achievable in particular?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

With the latest version of Particular, you should have all of the capabilities - including layer maps - that are present in Form. So, you can do all your normal Form things and then emit Particular particles from it with Flocking, for example. It really opens up a TON of doors for creativity.

[@its.kiseki]

@MaxonRedgiant Does version 18.1 have these capabilities?

[@vernardfields7044]

Whatever happened to the Textured Polygon option feature?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

It's part of the regular sprites now. If you untick the Face Camera option under Sprite Controls, you'll get that feature.

[@АнтонСавичев-й3р]

I like Red Giant but ... i love Davinci too! :) Can you tell, if there's Davinci versions of plugins'n'stuff?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Some of our plugins (like Magic Bullet Looks) work in Resolve, but none of the Trapcode plugins do at this time. We will pass that request on to the team. You can check what host software each plugin works with here: www.maxon.net/requirements

[@muajin]

Now i've never used Trapcode for Ae *I just started using Ae a few months ago, when i decided to change my boring channel to something more interesting* Can you add these to a 3d object?

[@apollogt5506]

why is your Search Help not showing us where settings such as shadowlet is? it only telling us what it does. for example: if i don't see where to get certain effect or setting, i should be able to type it in the Search Help to see where it is located.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Which documentation are you referring to? We're trying to get things updated to avoid issues like this.

[@apollogt5506]

@@MaxonRedgiant in any of your program, cinema 4D, or particular...when we can't find where things are, we should be able to type it in the search field and be able to see where it is since you moved them around in each update version

[@jubeisanmo]

Hello I'm looking to recreate an orb animation like the one displayed in minute 0:54 of this video. Is there a tutorial on this animation in your library?

[@vladan.Poison]

too bad previous RedGiant user for many years CAN't purchase trapcode suite ALONE.. did you guys think of this ?

[@BobKirksey]

Did you say Trapcode Form is being phased out, or did I imagine that?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

More like phased IN. But we did add some new features to Form this go around too. :)

[@spider853]

Quick question about the editor interface, seems like multiple plugins have similar UI, is it something publical available, or QT, or just common design ideas?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

We use the interface for several of our tools. Are there other tools that use this interface that aren't ours?

[@spider853]

@@MaxonRedgiant Optical Flares, Element 3D

[@NicoCagnini]

Trapcode in particular is fantastic! However, I'm encountering this issue: when I try to use a new sprite, nothing changes. I went into Sprite Control and attached it to the correct layer, but nothing happened. Could someone please help me?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Sorry to hear you're having some trouble. Sprite behavior should be working. Please try uninstalling and reinstalling Trapcode. If that doesn't help, please create a support ticket at support.maxon.net

[@askaihda5031]

Can someone help me to find where is "opacity boost" in latest version of Particular?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

That control was needed because of the old way of doing motion blur. It shouldn't be as necessary with the new motion blur system. Is there something you need it for?

[@pfuispinne]

@@MaxonRedgiant May I ask WHY is isn't neccessary anymore and how to achieve a similar effect? I used it A LOT for something like sparks, stilized raint etc. Now I need to downgrade, since I can't open a ton of files properly.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@pfuispinne we use a more realistic rendering system now. Boosting particle color over 1 in 32-bit projects should make it work more realistically for sparks, etc.

[@ItsJustMeStevie]

I'm new to Particular and really wished there was an updated training program. It's a beast of a software. Question: Is there a way to attach the preset under Fluid called Blue Smoke on to a layer and change it's color? I really love this effect and want to apply it to a layer. If anyone can assist, that would be so helpful.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

What do you mean by wanting to attach it to a layer?

[@ItsJustMeStevie]

@@MaxonRedgiant so I have text and want to add the Blue Smoke effect to it. When I add the text layer to this effect, I still see the effect but it's not attached to the text but rather it's on its own position. It does not opportune similar to the standard particles.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@ItsJustMeStevie You would need to adjust the position of System 1's emitter to be where you wanted it to be. The other systems' emitters are tied to that one's position.

[@PeregrinexHQ]

Hey guys! After Effects keeps crashing on me every time I change the layer of my Text/Mask Emitter. I have a MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019): 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 4 GB All applications are up-to-date I've tried using both Mercury Software Only & Mercury GPU Acceleration (Metal) as my AE video & rendering settings, both to no avail. Any known solutions out there?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Sorry for the trouble. Please contact our support team for assistance at support.maxon.net

[@amirzand-fv3nc]

im using trapcode 18 and i have a problem! when i making key on effects position from 0 to a number it works but when i want to change it back to zero it dosnt work

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Hello! Which parameter are you trying to animate? And, when you say, it "doesn't work", can you clarify what you mean?

[@fReezStyleMedia1]

what graphics card used in this demo video ? thank you !

[@pierdylll]

6x RTX 3090 xD Everything would be nice if it wasn't so SLOW ... Now programs are created that calculate molecules in real time, why can't a trapcode particular do that?

[@apollogt5506]

is there a newer tutorial than this one? i don't see the same layout and options in the trapcode i have. Like, where is Physics? where is air Environment?

[@pierdylll]

Everything would be nice if it wasn't so SLOW ... Now programs are created that calculate molecules in real time, why can't a trapcode particular do that?

[@jonass-j2949]

This update is too slow - and this version also broke some features...

[@charlesjeanboucher]

@@jonass-j2949 What features in particular? (pardon the pun) would be good to know so we can avoid potential headaches.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@jonass-j2949 We are also curious about what features this new version broke.

[@pfuispinne]

@@MaxonRedgiant Opacity boost is gone, as far as I know. Which is not only a shame, but currently a reason to downgrade for me. All my old projects migrate, but they don't even look close.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@pfuispinne They should look close - especially with the latest updates. If not, please contact our support team so they can look into things. It may be that making the particles color values higher than 1 in 32-bit solves the problem for you. (Bonus: more realistic results)

[@Camarillian]

I know I'm a bit late to party here, but for me, whenever I use the Text/Mask emitter type and set the layer to my text, it keeps changing to say "Trapcode" every so often. This seems to be a bug.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Has this been happening with the latest update to Trapcode? If so, pleaes contact our support team so they can look into it more.

[@przemekzieba_]

Hey, when I use any plugin from Trapcode I got red cross all over my composision. Whats wrong?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

That sounds like a licensing issue. Please make sure you're trying to license the version of Trapcode tools that you have a license for (often folks accidentally install a newer version than they have a license for) and, if you're still having trouble, please contact our support team at support.maxon.net

[@peterheitmann2844]

Hi there, I´ve just bought particular. Now I have a big problem: I´ve tracked an aerial drone shot in AE and I want to include a nice light streak in it. The 3D space is too large for the particular visibility "Far Vanish" setting with max. 100.000. I need 180.000 that the particles are visible! What can I do now? Is there a work around? Can´t switch of this setting....?!?! HELP pls

[@MaxonRedgiant]

We've found that 3d tracks of a scene can often come in with crazy scales. Thankfully, there's a free tool to help! Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH_JeJqAbtBmf6c

[@peterheitmann2844]

@@MaxonRedgiant WOW, great! Thank you so much for this tip!!

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@peterheitmann2844 It's so helpful for so many things!

[@cickmiss5077]

Can projects made by PARTICULAR 6 be opened with PARTICULAR 5？

[@acidvideothomas8383]

These Trapcode plugins seem very buggy. Particular for instance keeps crashing on me when all i have in my 30 sec comp is a solid with a particular preset and i try to render it to png sequence

[@noobless6412]

how can I change the particle preset to change trapcode to something else and use it with the same effect

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Once you apply the preset in the designer, come out to AE's effect control panel and pick your text layer to emit from there.

[@noobless6412]

@@MaxonRedgiant can you explain more sorry for bothering you and thanks for your reply

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@noobless6412 Under Emitter>Layer Emitter, choose a 3d text layer or other 3d layer in your comp.

[@Lolodosis-Abge]

Hey, cant find Gravity anymore in the Physics

[@MaxonRedgiant]

It's in the Environment. We now have a more realistic physics environment, so quite a few things have shifted around.

[@Lolodosis-Abge]

@@MaxonRedgiant Thx that was helpfull, and where can i find Air Resistance?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@Lolodosis-Abge It's in Particle Physics which is under the Particle settings now. You can have particles from different systems have different air resistance now. AND, you can have particle size affect the air resistance (and the mass).

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@Lolodosis-Abge The particle phyisics section of the particle settings

[@toushin4403]

新たな機能がたくさんついて 解読から始めなきゃだね💧

[@lucaseduardocamposribeiro4208]

How do I aquire it? My AE says Particular is Missing

[@MaxonRedgiant]

You can install the latest version of Trapcode Particular with the Maxon App. You can get the Maxon App here: www.maxon.net/try

[@apollogt5506]

where is SHADOWLET for CLOUDLET?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Shadowlets are under the Lighting section.

[@apollogt5506]

@@MaxonRedgiant thanks, took me 3 days to find it myself. Now i can't seem to find Motion Blur option for my 2nd system in particular, things/options seem to go missing, like physics for example. Can't do turbulence if i cannot find air physics...

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@apollogt5506 The environment section has the all new wind and turbulence functionality. Much more realistic than the old one. (This is covered in the "What's New in Trapcode Particular 5" video.) The old turbulence and wind (now called Drift) are located in the Displace section.

[@apollogt5506]

@@MaxonRedgiant Don't see Environment. all i got was Emitter, Particle and Physics Simulations. Don't know where Motion Blur would be eiher

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@apollogt5506 You're looking at one of the sub-systems. You need to show all systems (top section of the effect) or, at least, the Primary system to see some of those options.

[@defwishfx4400]

I wonder what happens if you let AI analyse the code of your products, optimize it and combine functionalities where possible. I guess we will never know, will we?

[@snap-n-shoot]

Why does my version say Trapcode Particular 18?

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Because we were trying to bring all the version numbers to be the same so it was easier to tell what was up to date across the whole Trapcode Suite.

[@yadnex1912]

Where is AIR RESISTANCE ROTATIONAL BOX ???

[@MaxonRedgiant]

It's under Particle>Particle Physics now.

[@GregPlatt]

Unfortunately as beautiful as it is, none of this is useful if it's prohibitively slow to get particles running. Why is there such an incredible speed drop after Trapcode 15 and why hasn't it been addressed? It feels crazy to have to go that many versions back in order to get any work done.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Please get in contact with our support team and provide them with as many specifics as you can with how it ran in earlier versions vs. now. Our Trapcode team is looking into reports of speed issues like this so we can address them.

[@giaitritiktokhottrend]

Emitter behavior don't have dynamic form to i chose.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

What version of Particular are you running? What type of emitter are you using?

[@giaitritiktokhottrend]

@@MaxonRedgiant thanks, i updated version

[@adegbengaojoyido550]

Thank sir please i just want to ask please my i school whit you guys on line sir ? Because i know i need more than KZbin tutorial in this field to be professional .

[@DJ_JSTREAM]

I hate when companies want you to subscribe to their program instead of just buying it.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

We still offer perpetual licenses of some of our software: bit.ly/3gqMQdh

[@purityisbliss]

Can anyone please fix my Trapcode installation error , i was just trying to install trapcode 15 but when i open trapcode suit installer it showed me this error " some products require host application which are not installed in this computer . I have searched through whole internet and many pages but didn't find anything . Also i have tried other versions as well but all of them shows the same error . If you guys know how can it be fixed , please help this poor guy . I edit videos and it's my hobby . It would be a great help guys 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MaxonRedgiant]

You can contact our support team at support.maxon.net

[@purityisbliss]

@@MaxonRedgiant ty for responding 😀 , actually later i installed AE 2020 and problem fixed . I had some issue with 2018 version .

[@jonass-j2949]

This update is a complte FAIL regarding particles interaction with any type of floor. Particles NEVER stop completely - they always end up floating :(

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Sorry for this frustration. This is a bug we were made aware of relatively recently and we are looking into getting it fixed in a future update.

[@boogssanjuan5676]

that taskbar is a mess omg

[@RobBrulinski]

Maxon has dropped the ball on the quality and speed of Trapcode! Even in your tutorial you cannot run it at full speed like it once did before. When will you address these issues? Right now it is unusable.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

We have made several updates since this video - some of which addressed performance. We are still working on improving performance further in future updates. That said, there are some ways to speed things up. Turning Air Density to 0 will turn off the new air physics simulations which can help some.

[@emelio6928]

Agreed. Every new version of Trapcode is lagging more the the previous one. It's not worth of updating at all. I've never had any issue of speed performance with other major plugins, but with new versions of RG Trapcode. It's absolutely unusable now.

[@MaxonRedgiant]

@@emelio6928 We're sorry to hear you've experienced some unexpected slowness. Our Trapcode team is focused on performance right now and we hope you'll see the fruits of their labor in future updates.

[@rudybertazzo]

Trapcode has become EXTREMELY slow and almost unusable now. Just look at how long it took just to load!

[@MaxonRedgiant]

Hello! Thank you for your note. We just released a new version of Trapcode Particular today that includes some performance improvements including up to 3x faster performance when working with light emitters. The issue with the initial application of the effect is that After Effects has to index every parameter of a plugin when it's first applied and Particular has a very large number of parameters in just one system and then you have to multiplyy that number by 16 for the all the different systems you could have. Our Trapcode team has been in contact with the After Effects team at Adobe to discuss the issue. Performance is a big focus for us this year.

[@rudybertazzo]

@@MaxonRedgiant Thanks for the answer. Hope a fix will come for faster loading time.

[@PeterFurstenberg]

Particular is starting to look remarkably dated.

[@jonass-j2949]

What would you suggest instead? :)