ShapeShifter AE
Organic Text & Logo Plug-in for After Effects.
Version 1.8 Mac / WIN
Product Description
Design and animate 3D logos directly in After Effects. Create organic backgrounds, 3D morphing shapes, and much more. Lots of new features in Version 1.75!
Samples Clips Made with Version 1.75
ShapeShifter AE: The Ultimate Guide by Chris Lavelle
Mettle Logo Animation
Made with New features for Version 1.75: Spherical Displacement, Xray render Mode and SkyDome feature we introduce into the Environment section. We used Mettle’s SkyBox with Trapcode Particular to generate the outer space background.
denial.of.service Experimental Work
Sequence created in Ae with ShapeShifter. Thanks to Harry Martis (denial.of.service), whose clients include David Bowie and Banks.
Praschan Requiem Title Sequence
The long typographical morphing sequences are all made with ShapeShifter AE. Great work by Sonia Rechaux for Praschan Requiem, a French Policier, or Crime film.
Model a 3D Aquaman Logo In After Effects
Use your 2D skills and knowledge to quickly create a 3D logo in Ae, with a level of complexity that would be much more time-consuming in a 3D app.
Amazing Spider-man Sequence Tutorial
You loved the Amazing Spider-man title sequence. So here’s the tutorial that shows you exactly how to recreate it in After Effects with our ShapeShifter AE plug-in. Nancy from mettle hosts this fun tut.
Expandables Title Sequences
Awesome After Effects tutorial by Chris Bobotis. Learn how easy it is to get amazing results with ShapeShifter AE.
Superman by Jerzy Drozda
Jerzy Drozda Jr. aka Maltaannon created this impressive 3D morphing Superman Logo.
New Features for Version 1.75
OPTIMIZED FOR AFTER EFFECTS 2015
DEFAULT LIGHTING
Built in lighting at launch to get you up and running
DISPLACEMENT MAPPING
LINEAR AND SPHERICAL DISPLACEMENT MODE
DISPLACEMENT BIAS
SMOOTH NORMALS
PRE-BLUR
Choice of blurring; Texture Map, Displacement Map or Both.
ENHANCED SUPPORT OF ALPHA CHANNELS
Use Texture Layer’s Alpha, Displacement Layers Alpha or combine Both
NEW RENDER OPTIONS
Including, Normals, UV, Shadows, Xray & Points
You can also have Shadows cast on Normals and UV
NEW GENERATOR CONTROLS
Mirroring, including Mirror on X, Mirror on Y Mirror on X.Y
NEW GRID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Including; Grid Z X,Y,Z + Grid Offset X,Y,Z
Mist is cast on to SkyDome Background
Fog is cast on to SkyDome Background
SKYDOME
You can now display and render your reflection Maps in the background as well.
You can use the same image as a Reflection map as you do in the background or choose to use a custom layer for your background
ADJUST FIELD OF VIEW CONTROL
SCREEN SPACE REFRACTION
Original features
DISPLACEMENT MAP CHANNELS
Isolate different regions on your 3D model, and give them different reflections and finishes.
DISPLACEMENT MAP NOISE
Easier to create natural-looking organic surfaces and animations using mathematical algorithms instead of additional geometry. Is a great complement to displacement maps.
ANIMATEABLE SUBDIVISIONS
Control the amount of geometry in your 3D model. Add more geometry for extreme close-ups in your animation, and diminish the geometry for long-shots of the same model.
ENVIRONMENT SECTION
Create natural phenomena like fog and mist with no additional rendering time.
3D BLENDING MODES
GENERATE AND ANIMATE TRUE 3D TEXT in the comp window, quickly and easily.
EASY 3D DEFORMATIONS
Bend, Bulge & Twist controls.
3D DISPLACEMENT MAPPING
Use a grayscale image to deform your layer in 3D space.
THE GENERATOR
Replicate your 3D object multiple times on a single layer. Control and animate the replications with one set of controls.
FRESNEL
Add the fresnel lens phenomenon to your work. Create additional 3D materials, like water and glass.
True 3D blending (transfer) modes built-in at many levels.
RENDER DEPTH MAPS
for use with lens blurs + products like Trapcode Particular etc.
REFLECTION MAPPING
Spherical and Cubic.
WORK ON
After Effects Shape Layers + Layer Masks
SHADOW CASTING.
HIGH SPEED RENDERING