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We make tools, films, and training to enrich the community of filmmakers, VFX artists, and motion designers.
We are so sorry about yesterday. This one finishes, we swear.
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Ingredients: #TrapcodeParticular, uni.Ecto (for the ink bleed), Mir (for paper texture), uni.Misfire (for dust and overall vibes), and uni.Texturize Motion (for more texture) and to stop-motion-ize it.
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This is how eyes are made.
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Ingredients: #TrapcodeParticular, uni.Chromatown, Optical Glow (with Radiate), Optical Glow (no radiate this time), Renoiser
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Gorgeous work by Hakim Touhami using #TrapcodeParticular and shading the particles with #AfterEffects lights.
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See more from Hakimgraphiks here: https://www.behance.net/hakim2
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Don't miss the bonus tip at the end!
#TipTuesday | Getting fresh looks out of your old favs.
January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
#TipTuesday | Get a ton of NEW looks out of a classic effect.
Today, Michael is refreshing Starglow!
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The FOUNDATION of good motion design is #TrapcodeParticular
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Symbol Mapper is just one of over a hundred GPU-accelerated tools you can add to your NLE with #RedGiantUniverse
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Starglow Things
January 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Neat, right?
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
#TipTuesday | Michael shows you how to get full control over your colors in #TrapcodeParticular
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
#TipTuesday | Get a (very techy-looking) data stream vibe very quickly with this fast #TrapcodeParticular tip
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
What do you want to learn more about this year?

Compositing? Color Grading? Particles? Mograph?
Something else?

Let us know!
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
🤖 DitherBot says, "Let's party!" 🕺💃
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(DitherBot is made of 3D Stroke and #RedGiantUniverse tools Pixel Dither and Analog)
January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Glowy, wavery things?
Ecto from #RedGiantUniverse! (And it works on anything with an alpha; no masks required)
January 8, 2026 at 1:48 PM
❔ Need text animations in your NLE like #DaVinciResolve, #PremierePro, or #AvidMediaComposer without going into After Effects?

💡 #RedGiantUniverse gives you a TON of powerful tools.
Quick overview: https://youtu.be/czjuE3hXA1s
Getting Started with Universe Text
YouTube video by Maxon Red Giant
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
#TipTuesday | With #RealLensFlares you can really change how the reflections look with one little tweak 🤏
➕ Also, a bonus note on obscuration!
January 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
#TipTuesday | easily use #AfterEffects native 3D models with #Supercomp, #RealLensFlares, and more!
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Let's make cool things!

This piece has a bunch of imperfections inspired by the Stranger Things tutorial we posted about recently.

This was made with #AfterEffects using 3D Stroke, Optical Glow, #MagicBulletLooks, and uni.Misfire
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Looks like someone watched Die Hard over the holidays...
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Our New Year's Resolution was to play more with #TrapcodeParticular
January 2, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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🎉 It's our Top #TipTuesday post of 2025 on Bluesky based on your likes, comments, and reposts!

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https://bsky.app/profile/maxonredgiant.bsky.social/post/3lhed2a6hak2e
🤯 New feature in #aftereffects just dropped, and Michael is almost too excited!
You can now tie your effects' positional control points to null layers with a click - no need to write complex expressions.
And you can even make the controlling nulls 3D and parent them to other layers.
More tips in 🧵
January 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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We're counting down your Top 10 #TipTuesday posts on Bluesky in 2025!

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https://bsky.app/profile/maxonredgiant.bsky.social/post/3ljkpzlen4k2q
#TipTuesday | Quickly get the effect from those Severance screens really quickly with Form.
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Do you need fireworks, fast?
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Michael shows you how to make them in less than five minutes with #TrapcodeParticular
Full tutorial: https://youtu.be/K266suxguVE
December 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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We're counting down your Top 10 #TipTuesday posts on Bluesky in 2025!

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https://bsky.app/profile/maxonredgiant.bsky.social/post/3lhw32tj7yk2k
#TipTuesday | You can easily add a subtle, extra layer of realism to your #VFX shots with a bit of grunge on the lens with schmutz in #RealLensFlares - even when you're using #Supercomp!
Apologies to @tvaziri.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM