Trapcode Shine, 3D Stroke and Sound Keys
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This plug-in, like the two others, gives you a great range of control. You can even apply multiple instances of the effect to the same audio track, selecting a specific audio frequency range for each one. Each instance of the effect can have three output ranges, which may consist of different audio frequency ranges, different types of falloff and different output ranges. Keyframe rates for the effect can be the same as the composition framerate or custom ones. Calculation is very fast, so there's really no need to decrease the keyframe rate unless you wish to do so for creative reasons.

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Sound Keys can be an extremely addictive plug-in to play with. The possibilities it offers are amazing, especially when you start applying its generated keyframes to esoteric plug-in values and use the multiple ranges with different frequencies. The results are very hard to describe, so check out the movie example to get an idea of the possibilities. In this case a very simple After Effects mask was rendered with 3D Stroke and Shine was applied to it. Then the 3D Stroke object rotation parameters were driven individually by three Sound Keys output ranges. The ray length in Shine is also driven by the low frequency audio range.

Sound Keys is perfect for music videos, specially when the songs have very distinctive beats. It's also great to add dynamism to any type of presentation that is accompanied by music. Program opens and TV commercials can benefit considerably from this plug-in, too.
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Shine, 3D Stroke and Sound Keys are great plug-ins that produce very unique effects. They are a blast to use and, for a very small investment, can add that extra touch to your productions that may give you an edge over the competition.

For more information on any of these plug-ins, or to purchase and download them directly, visit Trapcode's web site at www.trapcode.com.


Source: Digital Media Online

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