In nuce: The software developer Maxon has released Trapcode 2023.2 – with a focus on performance improvements and general optimisations. This is according to an announcement published today, 19 January 2023, on 80.lv. Trapcode is a software that is used to realise particle simulations and 3D effects for motion graphics and visual effects. The announcement also states that the release is in tandem with Maxon’s updates to the release of Red Giant 2023.2; Red Giant is a set of Maxon tools.
In toto: Below are the most important improvements associated with the release of Trapcode 2023.2.
- Faster loading times: Should primarily relate to application startup
- Linked zero: As stated in the message from 80.lv, there is said to have been a loss of performance as much as a null (created with Particular) was linked via expressions. By changing the link to a layer sector, the performance problem is said to have been resolved.
- Physics Time Factor (PTF) and turbulence field: As soon as the so-called Physics Time Factor is used together with the turbulence field, performance should be better than before.
- Dynamic form memory: According to The Foundry, memory utilisation for a subset of long-lived particles increased continuously for some users – at the expense of machine memory. This problem has been fixed and memory utilisation has been limited accordingly.
Clicked further: To the announcement on support.maxon.net.
Sources: 80.lv ( message from Theodore McKenzie), support.maxon.net ( official announcement)
