Aescripts Shadow Studio 3 v1.0.0 (WIN)

Aescripts Shadow Studio 3 v1.0.0 (WIN) revolutionizes your After Effects projects with powerful raytraced shadows and light. This advanced plugin offers a comprehensive set of tools to elevate your motion graphics and visual effects, providing a new level of realism and creativity.

Key Features:

• Raytraced Shadows and Light: Utilize turbocharged raytracing to create realistic shadows and light effects, simulating 3D phenomena like global illumination, ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering, and glossy reflections.

• Enhanced Compositing Controls: Access all 37 After Effects blending modes, alpha biasing, and matte gamma control for precise looks. Adjust settings to achieve the perfect blend and style for your project.

• Soft Shadows and Global Illumination: Elevate your design with soft shadows and global illumination effects, adding depth and realism to your compositions.

• Inbuilt Extrusion and Bevel: Add extrusion and bevel effects directly within the plugin, simplifying your workflow and enhancing the visual impact of your graphics.

• RGBA Pipeline: Cast colorful light based on your layer source, generating glossy reflections or stylized results. This feature provides flexibility and creativity in your lighting setups.

• Volumetric Lighting: Create voluminous results with directional and point lights, mastering the art of light and shadow in your projects.

How to Use Aescripts Shadow Studio 3: Harness the power of the RGBA pipeline to cast colorful light and create shiny reflections with Aescripts Shadow Studio 3. Follow these steps to integrate the plugin into your workflow:

1. Download and Install: Subscribe and download Aescripts Shadow Studio 3 from GFXVault. Ensure compatibility with After Effects CC 2021 and above.

2. Apply Presets: Kickstart your creativity with over 36 included presets and project files. Use the intuitive gradient editor for animated, offset, and looped gradients.

3. Customize Shadows and Light: Utilize the plugin’s enhanced compositing controls to adjust blending modes, alpha biasing, and matte gamma. Experiment with the Linear Gamma checkbox for perfect blending and the No Interpolation option for stylistic results.

4. Create Inner Shadows: Generate inner shadows with various light types using the Inner Shadow mode checkbox, compatible with all other modes.

5. Utilize Utility Presets: Explore powerful utility presets like Directional Point Rig for a 360° orbiting light rig and Utility Bevel for subtle, stylish bevels in any composition.

6. Combine Multiple Modes: Enhance flexibility by combining multiple modes to achieve unique and complex lighting effects.

Versatility Beyond Realism: Aescripts Shadow Studio 3 offers a range of styles from LoFi and retro to pixelated and cartoonish, providing versatility for various creative projects. Whether you aim for hyper-realistic shadows or stylistic effects, this plugin adapts to your needs.