The 2D sprites, inspired by the graphic design style of 1960s TV series like The Jetsons, can be assigned to particle systems generated by Trapcode tools Form and Particular. Trapcode, Maxon’s motion graphics and VFX plugins for After Effects, gets a set of 68 ‘Atomic Age’ sprites. Read a full list of changes in Magic Bullet 2023.2 in the online release notes Magic Bullet, Maxon’s set of colour correction and looks plugins, gets a strength slider for the Looks plugin, intended to make it easier to dial in looks, by setting strength globally, then adjusting on a tool-by-tool basis. Read a full list of changes in Universe 2023.1 in the online release notes The update also adds 42 new presets for the existing Electrify, Line, Long Shadow, Prism Displacement and RGB Separation effects, plus the option to search for presets by name in the dashboard and presets browser. Universe 2023.1 introduces a new effect, Symbol Mapper, for generating animated ASCII art, converting video footage to a matrix of typographic symbols, based on source brightness values. Universe, Maxon’s online library of plugins for motion graphics artists and editors, gets its first update this year. Key changes include Symbol Mapper, a new animated ASCII art effect, in Universe 2023.1, and support for anamorphic lenses inside VFX 2023.3’s Real Lens Flares tool. Maxon has released its Spring 2023 updates to its Red Giant collection of effects plugins, with new versions of four of the individual products: Universe 2023.1, Magic Bullet 2023.2, Trapcode 2023.3 and VFX 2023.3. The section on the Red Giant plugins starts at 03:20.

Maxon’s promo video for its Spring 2023 release.

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