L_MotionTrail is a procedural motion trail gizmo designed for artists who want to create dynamic streaks, glowing energy trails, and motion echo effects directly inside Nuke.
Using directional sampling and frame history, it generates customizable trails with adjustable length, direction, fading, color, glow, and animated wave distortion.
Key Features
8 Built-in Presets: The Cosmic, Golden Speed, Long Gold Streaks, Gold Ribbons, Ice Blue Energy, Source Colour Ribbons, Motion Echoes, and Hybrid Energy.
Customizable Trails: Control length, direction, intensity, fade, and smoothing.
Frame History: Create motion echoes using up to 48 frames of temporal sampling.
Three Source Modes: Highlights, Full Image, and Blend.
Animated Energy Trails: Adjust wave amplitude, cycles, and speed.
Color and Glow: Custom RGB tinting with adjustable glow size and intensity.
Flexible Output: Switch between trails-only output and the original image with added trails.
Artist-Friendly Controls: Create different looks using presets or customize every parameter manually.
Ideal for sci-fi energy effects, speed streaks, glowing objects, motion echoes, and stylized compositing.
How to Use
Connect your footage or rendered element to L_MotionTrail, select a preset, and adjust the trail length and direction. Fine-tune the appearance using the fade, glow, color, and wave controls.
Version: 0.1 Created by: Leo D George
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