In Trapcode Suite 18.0, Form’s Layer Maps system, which enables other After Effects layers to control the properties of particles, has been implemented inside Particular. Initial support for Layer Maps inside ParticularĪs with last year’s Trapcode Suite 17.0, the latest update makes functionality previously only available in Form available inside its sibling plugin Particular.īoth plugins create 3D particle systems, but whereas Particular creates organic-looking clouds of emitted particles, Form creates regular arrays. It was released alongside updates to three of the other products in Maxon’s Red Giant Complete subscription bundle: Magic Bullet Suite 16.0, Universe 6.0 and VFX Suite 3.0. The update introduces support for Apple’s new M1 processors in all of the suite’s component tools, and initial support for Layer Maps inside 3D particle plugin Particular.

Maxon has released Trapcode Suite 18.0, the latest version of its set of motion graphics and VFX plugins for After Effects, which it acquired following its merger with original developer Red Giant. Scroll down for news of the Trapcode Suite 18.1 update.

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