Trapcode Particular

2.0

Particular v2 Upgrade Details

This page includes information about

• Who qualifies for the upgrade
• How to upgrade
• What's included in the upgrade

Who qualifies for the Particular 2 upgrade?

Many users want to know the status of version 2 and the upgrade details.

• If you purchased AFTER April 7, 2009. If you purchased the Particular 1.5 product (or any bundle/suite that included Particular) between Apr. 7th, 2009 - July 8th, 2009, you are eligible for a free upgrade. All eligible customers will receive an email by July 14 that provides the free upgrade.
  

• If you purchased BEFORE April 7, 2009.  Users that purchased Particular (or any bundle/suite that included Particular) BEFORE April 7th, 2009, will need to purchase an upgrade to version 2. The upgrade from Particular 1.0 or 1.5 costs $99. Purchase your upgrade here, then click on the Upgrade tab.

How to upgrade?

Upgrading is simple, just follow these steps

• Purchase the upgrade in the store, visit: Upgrade page
• After checkout, you will receive an email with your new serial number and a link to download the software
• For more information on installation or if you experience problems, visit: Support

New Features included with the upgrade

With Particular 2, you no longer need your favorite 3D modeling/animation program to create virtual 3D textures or adjust lighting as text or objects tumble in 3D space. Particular 2 lets you do it all right inside After Effects (CS3 and CS4). 

There are over 30 new features and updates in version 2. Here are just a few.

	Shaded Particles, Beautifully Lit All particle types can be shaded from multiple lights in After Effects. Spot, Point and Ambient lights are all supported with natural light falloff available for spot and point lights. This feature is exclusive to Particular and found in no other After Effects particle plug-in.
	Shadowlets, Enhanced Depth Along with shaded particles, you also get particle volume self-shadowing. This feature creates a shadow from light sources to create a much greater sense of depth in a scene. This exclusive feature is found in no other After Effects particle plug-in.
	New Particle: Streaklet This new particle type is perfect for long exposure-style light effects as seen in the Apple iPod and Sprint commercials. This a Particular-exclusive feature found in no other After Effects particle plug-in.
	Highest Quality 32-bpc Rendering Floating point rendering (32 bits per channel) allows super-bright (luminant) particles. When motion blur is enabled, it will render with optically correct, extra bright results.
	Backward Compatibility Particular 2 can load projects made with Particular version 1.5. The new version will create nearly identical results, while giving you access to enhanced features. You can buy now with full confidence that your settings will work in the new version.

 To see a complete list of features, visit: Features page