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Here is one of my tests using the 11.5 Render Instances. Two lights with area shadows and global illumination.

1098001 objects
490380300 polygons
505851300 vertices

Yes that’s 490 million polygons… You may ask why? Well, just because we can!

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Uploaded a short test animation I created using Cinema4D Thinking Particles and Tracer.  Visit Vimeo for the HD version, although the compression destroys it some what!

HYPA Strings from Tim Clapham on Vimeo.

I recently completed a short tutorial that shows you how to create some stylized 3D text within Adobe After Effects using Trapcode Form.

Trapcode make awesome plugins for After Effects, with Particular and Form being two of my favourites. This tutorial is an introduction to using Form and controlling the particles with layer maps.

To watch the tutorial you need to head on over to Red Giant TV.