"Final Render" QuicktimeMovie (160 KB) Example.22: Light Burst Logo (AE5.5 PRO & Trapcode Shine) AE-TIPS 22 : Adobe After Effects CS5 (10.0.2.4) Resolution: 640x480 Third-Party AE Plugins: - Trapcode Shine Third-Party Footages: - No Use Creating the Character Material Create a New Solid in a New Composition. Apply Effect > Text > Basic Text. You may use "Logo Material" Blur of a Character Material Put the Material of STEP1 into a New Composition. Apply Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Adjust the parameter. (about 10 pixel) "Light Burst" QuicktimeMovie (96 KB) Light Burst Use The third party plug-in "Trapcode Shine". Put The Material of STEP2 into a New Composition. Apply Effect > Trapcode > Shine. Set up the key frame to move to the Right from the Left. * The detail information about "Shine". Trapcode http://www.trapcode.com/ View Effect Controls Window "Shine" "Fractal Material" QuicktimeMovie (388 KB) Creating the Fractal Material Express the "Smoke". Create a New Solid in a New Composition. Apply Effect > Render > Fractal Noise. Adjust a parameter to look like a "Smoke". View Effect Controls Window "Fractal Noise" "Final Render" QuicktimeMovie (160 KB) Completion It will complete if you composite all Materials. Apply "Lumminance Matte" to the smoke Material. More information about "Trapcode Shine" http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/