Aescripts Mettle FreeForm Pro v1.99.4 [Win/Mac] Plugin for After Effects

Turn your After Effects layer into so much more: terrain, morphing organic shapes, an array of primitives, water simulation, character animation. Pro-Level 3D Mesh Warp Plug-in for After Effects. Create and animate terrains, water, billowing fabric, backgrounds in After Effects. Great for character animation, shape morphing, and much more!

Complex layer deformations in 3D space using Mesh Warp, Displacement Mapping and many Render options. Great for transforming your footage into 3D shapes (incl. Points, Planes, Primitives-cubes-terahedrons, Wireframe). Intuitive Character animation. Shape morphing. Terrain creation. Water simulation. Organic backgrounds. And much more.

Three main tool sets: Mesh Warp, Displacement Mapping and Render Primitives.

FreeFrom Pro Features

3D MESH WARP
Move and rotate your 3D layer in 3D space with FreeForm's Mesh Controls. Position X,Y,Z; Rotation X,Y, Z; and Anchor Point X,Y,Z controls. Add up to 400 control points and corresponding tangents, each of which can be controlled with bezier handles.

DISPLACEMENT MAPPING
Gives you the ability to create detailed organic shapes quickly and easily. Use grayscale "maps" to define the height of displacement on your mesh. A black & white cloud pattern can quickly become a mountain range. A simple gradient makes a curved ramp. Displacement maps can also be animated, giving you rippling water, flowing curtains and blowing flags.

TANGENT ALIGNMENT
A very intuitive, easy to use method for aligning or breaking your tangent handles. Create smooth curves or sharp angles easily with FreeForm's Tangent Alignment. You can choose to turn alignment on or off.

3D MESH CONTROLS
Move and rotate your 3D layer in 3D space with FreeForm's Mesh Controls. Position X,Y,Z; Rotation X,Y, Z; and Anchor Point X,Y,Z controls.

MANAGE CPU USAGE
The 3D Mesh Controls are also great way to work fast. Choose your rendering level: Full, shade or wireframe, adjust Mesh Subdivision and anti aliasing to lower settings and work fast. Then pump them up for the final preview and render.

MANIPULATION ON THE X, Y AND Z AXIS
A much needed feature missing from most mesh warp tools. You select on which axis your vertex points move by choosing X ,Y or Z. If you want to "Freeform" it, you can select the fourth option and move in all 3 axes freely.

3D MESH QUALITY
Get perfectly smooth final renders. The 3D Mesh Quality property gives you full control over the final quality of your warped layer. Mesh subdivision raises and lowers the density or smoothness of your mesh. As if that's not enough, refine the detail further with 3 levels of anti-aliasing and Image Filtering.

SURFACE CONTROLS

DYNAMIC LIGHTING PROPERTIES
Adjust the Diffuse, Specular and Roughness properties to create a wide variety of "textures". From a highly reflective surface like water to a totally diffused surface like cloth. FreeForm V2 even has controls that can map a different image to the Backside of your 3D layer. Perfect for "signs" or "maps" that fold, roll, or crumple and reveal the back side.

FASTER PREVIEWS AND RENDERS
With a highly optimized 3D rendering engine, renders and previews with FreeForm Version 2.0 are up to 8 times faster than FreeForm that was bundled with CS5.