
Users can also create sun rays from clouds or other objects, which are great for animating backgrounds for DVD projects. Shine is used frequently for movie titling effects.

Trapcode Shine version 1.5 is a handy plug-in for simulating a bright spotlight behind text or logos. In 2006, Red Giant Software and Trapcode formed a partnership, where Red Giant Software assumed exclusive publishing rights to all seven Trapcode products worldwide. Reprinted from a Red Giant press release: Red Giant Software Releases Trapcode Products for Editors Shine, Starglow, and 3D Stroke Now Support Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid AVX San Francisco, CA, JRed Giant Software, publisher of a line of professional digital video tools, including Magic Bullet and Knoll Light Factory, today released new versions of the popular Trapcode motion graphics products called Shine, Starglow, and 3D Stroke.
