Trapcode Form comes with 61 customizable presets, as well as the ability to tweak them. The 61 presets are divided into five categories, including animation set to audio, flight presets that generate 3D terrain flyovers, and animations suited for lower third titles. Integration with After Effects’ 3D environment allows users to fly cameras through and around the animated forms.
Form offers built-in audio reactors where the bass beat, a tambourine hit, or a voice track can drive the motion, color, opacity, displacement, and other variables to generate visuals. The software also offers the ability to drive color, displacement, size, and more with images sourced from any layer in After Effects.
Trapcode Form costs US$199and works with After Effects 7.0/CS3 on Mac OS X and Windows. Trapcode Form is one of the plug-ins in the Trapcode Suite 2008 collection, which sells for $799. Current Trapcode Particular customers qualify for a $50 discount on Trapcode Form from now through Dec. 15.
