Answers.Body: <p>One option without using any 3rd party plugins is to track the motion of the object you want to leave a trail, apply that motion to a shape layer, then apply an echo effect to it. Additional effects like glow, and motion blur (all native effects), and playing with transfer modes and opacity will help sell it.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Ok Im trying to emulate light path effects in aftereffects like this at this point (the weapon swing): <a href="https://youtu.be/6gX-dCaLCo0?t=66" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://youtu.be/6gX-dCaLCo0?t=66</a></p>
  
  <p>I saw this tutorial, however it only works on windows: <a href="https://youtu.be/HxyGDekCGEs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://youtu.be/HxyGDekCGEs</a></p>
  
  <p>How can I create the light glow/trail effect here in AE?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Trapcode particular is available for Mac, too. What about that tutorial was windows specific? One of my biggest gripes with after effects is that 99% of the time you see something cool done with it, it’s always a third-party plug-in doing the heavy lifting.
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Title: How to get light swish/trail effect in aftereffects?
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ThreadText: # How to get light swish/trail effect in aftereffects?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-16)
  
  Ok Im trying to emulate light path effects in aftereffects like this at this point (the weapon swing): <https://youtu.be/6gX-dCaLCo0?t=66>
  
  I saw this tutorial, however it only works on windows: <https://youtu.be/HxyGDekCGEs>
  
  How can I create the light glow/trail effect here in AE?
  
  **Tags:** after-effects
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Trapcode particular is available for Mac, too. What about that tutorial was windows specific? One of my biggest gripes with after effects is that 99% of the time you see something cool done with it, it’s always a third-party plug-in doing the heavy lifting.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-05-18. Score: 2
  
  One option without using any 3rd party plugins is to track the motion of the object you want to leave a trail, apply that motion to a shape layer, then apply an echo effect to it. Additional effects like glow, and motion blur (all native effects), and playing with transfer modes and opacity will help sell it.
  
  
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