Trapcode 3D Stroke



Create glowing, swirling shapes and lines, then fly the camera through them!
With 3D Stroke, paths, logos or lines can take on lives of their own: glowing, tapering, and moving in complex ways through 3D space, while a built-in camera lets you capture the action from any angle. It's broadcast TV's secret weapon for animated logos and sophisticated write-on effects.


Preset shapes such as stars, grids, and more than ten kinds of squiggles give you pre-drawn starting points for compelling animations.


3D Stroke's UI gives you pinpoint control over shapes, colors, thickness, feathering, start and end points, and offset. More controls are available for looping and repeating movement, motion blur, and opacity.


You get controls for setting clipping planes, controlling camera position, rotation and zoom, and even an auto-orient feature to make sure your objects are always in the center of the camera's view.

Trapcode 3D Stroke

3D Stroke uses paths from one or more masks to render volumetric strokes that can be rotated and moved freely in 3D space. It even has a built-in camera to create dynamic 3D environments. Path reveals are easy to make with keyframeable start and end sliders.

• Getting Started tutorial - Watch (Flash) - Download (5.5 MB)
• Motion Graphics in Final Cut Pro - Volume 1 - Final Result - Watch (QuickTime) - Download (4.9 MB)
• Motion Graphics in Final Cut Pro - Volume 1 - Tutorial - Watch (QuickTime) - Download (66.3 MB)

RGTV episodes featuring this product:

• Episode 31: Creating an Old-School Sci-Fi TV Opening - Watch (Flash)