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Trapcode Particular 4

Create organic 3D particle effects and complex motion graphics elements in After Effects. Now with Fluid Dynamics.

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Motion Graphics

Trapcode Particular is a plugin for After Effects that lets you add particles to your compositions to bring your motion graphics work to life. Use 3D objects for even more beauty and complexity.

Trapcode Particular - Motion Graphics
ARTIST: JEAN-MARIE MARBACH | | JM-MARBACH.NET

Visual Effects

Create fire, water, smoke, snow and other organic effects. Combine multiple particle systems into one unified 3D space for visually stunning results.

Trapcode Particular - Visual Effects
CONCEPT ART: TERRITORY STUDIO | TERRITORYSTUDIO.COM

Physics

For the first time ever, run realistic fluid simulations with the new Dynamic Fluids™ physics engine, or emulate particles moving through the air and bouncing off surfaces.

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Designer

Trapcode Particular gives you the ability to build particle effects visually, with a powerful designer that makes generating effects more creative and intuitive than ever before.

Presets

Choose from over 355 Trapcode Particular presets, designed to give you a head start. Every preset is fully-customizable.

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Features

Trapcode Particular has been redesigned to include lots of new features and enhancements.

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Trapcode Particular 4 - Designer

Designer (NEW)

Creating particle effects is easier than ever before, in the updated Designer. Add adjustable blocks with preset behaviors and styles for emitters, particles, physics and aux particles. Or add complete, customizable particle effects with a single click.

Trapcode Particular - Fluid Dynamics

Fluid Dynamics (NEW)

Create dynamic, swirling effects with the new Dynamic Fluids physics engine, which allows particles to behave as if they are moving through real fluids. Choose from 4 customizable fluidic behaviors.

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GPU-Accelerated

Get fast feedback with Trapcode Particular’s new GPU Acceleration through OpenGL. Depending on your system and setup, you could see speed boosts of up to 4X or more over previous versions.

Trapcode Particular - Uses After Effects' 3D Camera and Lights

3D Camera and Lights

Particular uses After Effects’ 3D Camera and Lights so you can fully integrate your particle Effects with your motion graphics and live-action vfx shots.

Trapcode Particular - Instant Feedback

Instant Feedback

The designer gives instant visual feedback, making the building and previewing of effects an intuitive and creative experience. New in Particular 3, the Designer respects the AE comp size, bringing in the composition and camera info. Preview your particle layout with camera and emitter position controls

Trapcode Particular - Multiple Systems

Multiple Systems

For the first time ever, explore endless creative possibilities when you combine multiple particle systems in the same 3D space. Create beautiful, complex effects through the interaction of different systems, all within one instance of Particular. Emitters in Multi-system setups can share parameter settings (such as turbulence, gravity and more), and can be saved as a single preset.

Text Emitter (NEW)

For the first time ever, use text as an emitter, speeding up the creation process dramatically from previous versions. No precomping required. Create write-on effects by controlling the reveal of particles along text paths.

Mask Emitters (NEW)

For the first time ever, use masks as an emitter, making it simple to create uniquely shaped emitters or to use parts of an image as the source of particle emissions. No precomping required. Create write-on effects by controlling the reveal of particles along mask paths.

Trapcode Particular - OBJ Emitter

OBJs as Emitters

Give your particle systems a new dimension by using 3D models and animated OBJ sequences as particle emitters. For added flexibility, you can choose to emit particles from the vertices, edges, faces or volume of your OBJ file. Choose from Particular’s library of over 60 OBJs, or easily load your own models using the new OBJ Loading Panel directly in After Effects or within the Designer.

Trapcode Particular - Sprites & Polygons

Sprites and Polygons

Use any image in your composition as a particle by assigning it to a 2D sprite or textured polygon. Particular 3 now includes over 270 still and animated sprite images, easily loaded directly within After Effects or in the Designer via the new Sprite Loading Panel.

Trapcode Particular - Lighting & Shadows

Lighting and Shadows

Shade all particle types from lights in After Effects. Shading can emulate light falloff, and Shadowlet rendering can cast shadows on both main and aux particles.

Trapcode Particular - Bounce & Physics

Bounce and Physics

Move particles organically through the air, or bounce off of other layers, with Particular’s physics engine. Includes wind, gravity, turbulence controls and more for simulating complex, realistic motion.

Trapcode Particular - Aux Systems

Aux System

Spawn new child particles through Particular’s Aux system. Create organic trails and branching, or build splashes after a bounce. Particular 3’s updated Aux system now includes the ability to add custom particles for even more variation, as well as keyframable parameters for more control.

Trapcode Particular Presets

355 Plus Presets (NEW)

Hit the ground running with over 355 fully-customizable Designer presets. Particular 4 includes over 55 new presets that show off powerful features like fluid dynamics and more. Explore the library to find beautifully designed effects for creating fluids, text, fire, spaceflight, fireworks, muzzle flashes, explosions, smoke and more. Save your own presets, and share them across your facility.

Trapcode Particular - Reflection Maps

Reflection Maps

Create dynamic color changes in your textured polygon particles by using layer as a reflection map. Add glints to particles as they rotate in 3D.

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Cinema 4D File Import - Red Giant Complete Only (NEW)

Thanks to Cineware, use .c4d file 3D geometry as emitters. Supported Geometry properties include: animation and transformations (rotation, position/translation and scaling). Visit our Red Giant Complete page to learn more.

Trapcode Particular 4 - Designer

Designer (NEW)

Creating particle effects is easier than ever before, in the updated Designer. Add adjustable blocks with preset behaviors and styles for emitters, particles, physics and aux particles. Or add complete, customizable particle effects with a single click.

Trapcode Particular - Fluid Dynamics

Fluid Dynamics (NEW)

Create dynamic, swirling effects with the new Dynamic Fluids physics engine, which allows particles to behave as if they are moving through real fluids. Choose from 4 customizable fluidic behaviors.

Text Emitter (NEW)

For the first time ever, use text as an emitter, speeding up the creation process dramatically from previous versions. No precomping required. Create write-on effects by controlling the reveal of particles along text paths.

Mask Emitters (NEW)

For the first time ever, use masks as an emitter, making it simple to create uniquely shaped emitters or to use parts of an image as the source of particle emissions. No precomping required. Create write-on effects by controlling the reveal of particles along mask paths.

Trapcode Particular Presets

355 Plus Presets (NEW)

Hit the ground running with over 355 fully-customizable Designer presets. Particular 4 includes over 55 new presets that show off powerful features like fluid dynamics and more. Explore the library to find beautifully designed effects for creating fluids, text, fire, spaceflight, fireworks, muzzle flashes, explosions, smoke and more. Save your own presets, and share them across your facility.

play buttonTrapcode Particular - C4D Import

Cinema 4D File Import - Red Giant Complete Only (NEW)

Thanks to Cineware, use .c4d file 3D geometry as emitters. Supported Geometry properties include: animation and transformations (rotation, position/translation and scaling). Visit our Red Giant Complete page to learn more.

Compatibility

Host Applications

Adobe After Effects CC 2017 and later

Installers

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Operating Systems
Apple Macintosh
  • Mac OS X 10.11 and later
  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 800 MB of Hard Drive space
PC/Windows
  • Windows 10 and later
  • 4 GB of RAM
  • 800 MB of Hard Drive space
Additional Requirements

The minimum GPU required is an Intel HD 5000 integrated graphics chip. Of course, newer and faster discrete GPU components from AMD and Nvidia will yield faster performance.

- For Nvidia, we recommend 9xx series graphics cards or newer; mobile GPUs; or the professional series Quadro cards.

- For AMD, we recommend 200 series graphics cards or newer; mobile GPUs; or the professional series FireGL cards.

VRAM size requirements: For HD resolution output, we recommend that your GPU have at least 2 GB of memory. If you are planning on doing high-resolution project in 4K or more, we recommend a GPU with at least 4 GB of memory.

Any CPU from Intel or AMD is supported.

Resources

Get up to speed with the following resources.

Trapcode Particular Tutorials

Tutorials

Watch our getting started videos to get up to speed with Trapcode Particular or browse our other tutorials.

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Trapcode Particular User Guide

User Guide

This user guide has been designed to help you get comfortable with all of the tools and features of Trapcode Particular.

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Trapcode Particular Support

Support

Browse our FAQ section for Trapcode Particular to find quick answers to the most common questions.

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