Trapcode Shine is a plugin for After Effects that brings light and life into your motion graphics and VFX.
Give your footage the natural effect of sunshine through clouds, headlights in fog, or underwater light rays.
Trapcode Shine 2 includes a host of new features for creating 3D camera-aware volumetric effects.
Trapcode Shine includes great features for creating 3D light ray effects.
Adobe After Effects CC 2017 and later
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017 and later
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