First two CS5-compatible tools from the plug-in maker add new features, power

After Effects can do so much, but you couldn’t do reflections or path extrusions easily. Until now. Use Reflector to quickly enhance your scene with reflective surfaces. It’s as easy as picking a surface (a floor, a wall, a ceiling) and applying the Reflector effect. One additional click will update your scene for reflections. Use 3D Serpentine to bring big-time 3D effects to your work. Creating 3D noodles, also called path extrusions, is no longer difficult nor time consuming. Now you can do them live, right inside of Adobe After Effects.

3D Reflector

Reflector will work with 3D text, pictures, and movies. Most effects in your scene will be reflected as well. Need a mirror? Use Reflector. Want to simulate a hard wood floor? Use Reflector.

Now compatible with After Effects CS5, this plug-in also now supports 16- and 32-bit rendering. Additional features include the ability to choose the composite mode for reflections, a great benefit when creating reflections in bright surfaces. New online documentation, which users can access from inside of After Effects, includes movies, tips and explanations of the controls right when users need them. The online docs are continually updated, so if there is a new development, bug or technique, users can find it with the click the button.

3D Serpentine

Like 3D Reflector, 3D Serpentine has also been upgraded for 16- or 32-bit rendering. It also has its own improved online documentation system.

These two plug-ins are available now via the Zaxwerks website. If you bought either software after April 2010 you qualify for a free upgrade. Standard upgrades are $25. To take advantage of our new release pricing and save 25% off of a new copy, add the software to your cart and enter NEWS25 in the Discount Code field of the order form.