Aura

Now with Multi-Frame Rendering (MFR) and SVG Export! A procedural plug-in for After Effects that creates elegant geometric shapes in 3D space. It's akin to a particle system but instead of rendering small particles all over the place, it generates vector like shapes (waves) that change over time much like the classic Radiowaves plug-in. It renders hundreds of thousands of high-frequency waves without sweat and creates mesmerizing animations.

Learn about license types
  $99.00
  • Free Trial
Description

Aura is a procedural plug-in for After Effects that creates elegant geometric shapes in 3D space. It's akin to a particle system but instead of rendering small particles all over the place, it generates vector like shapes (waves) that change over time much like the classic Radiowaves plug-in. It renders hundreds of thousands of high-frequency waves without sweat and creates mesmerizing animations.

Watch this beautiful intro animation created entirely using Aura!

Radiowaves. Turbocharged.

Much like the beloved classic 'Radiowaves' plug-in, Aura is very versatile yet simple. Allows the artist to experiment with many different styles and procedural movements. Some of the special features of Aura are listed below.

GPU Accelerated High Frequency Rendering

Aura High Frequency Render
Aura is designed to render wave systems with really high frequencies effortlessly using the GPU. The more the merrier. A render quality setting gives you complete control to set the tradeoff between quality and performance.

3D Camera & Depth of Field

Depth of Field
Aura is 3D camera aware with in After Effects. You can also create beautiful camera effects like Depth of Field Bokeh with custom Aperture settings.

Turbulent Noise


No plug-in is fun without Turbulent Noise! You can apply noise to waves that evolve over time in Aura. Nuanced noise parameters give you all the controls needed to make subtle animations using noise.

Advanced Wave Params

Advanced Wave Params
All wave controls have a start and end parameters and many controls have graph parameters to affect how they change over time.

Motion Paths

Motion Paths
Make waves follow along a Motion Path. Useful for arbitrary movement of waves and also extrusions.

Multiple Layer Producers

Multiple Layer Producers
Use 3D layers in the composition to create multiple Wave Producers for a single Aura instance.

Custom Shapes using Masks

Custom Shapes using Masks
Use the built-in polygon shape generator or create custom shapes using AE's built-in masks. You can also convert text layers to masks and utilize them to generate waves using Aura.

Band Rendering


Visualize waves using a 'Band' Render Mode. Creates 'bands' between waves to create interesting visualizations.

Surface Rendering

Surface Rendering
Render smooth flowing surfaces that encompass all the waves using the Surface Render Mode. Highly useful to create extruded geometrical animations and surface renderings without having to render high frequency waves in some situations.

Dots Rendering Mode


Render Dots instead of Lines or Surfaces. New in v1.1 due to popular demand!

SVG Export

SVG Export
Export entire Composition or the current Work area to an SVG Sequence. You can choose the right frame to print later or use them all in sequence to play an animated sequence. New in v1.2!

Custom Color Maps

Use AE Layers as Color Maps to drive the colors of the waves. Also useful to animate Color Gradients over time. New in v1.1.

Designed for AE

Aura was designed from the ground up to take advantage of After Effects’ new multi-threaded architecture introduced in recent versions of Creative Cloud. That means better support for persistent caching and better render performance.

Support

If you are having a support issue or have any questions, please contact us for a quick response.

Make sure to checkout the Gallery below for various examples created using Aura. If you want to make yourself familiar with Aura checkout the Documentation on Rowbyte's site.

Render only licenses are available here

Discussions

Want to talk about it?

Head over to r/aescripts to chat with fellow users about this product.

Need Support?

Please open a support ticket to be connected directly with the author of this product

Version History

1.2.7 -

Sep 2, 2025

- Fixed stability & compatibility issues in AE 2025.

- Minor bug fixes.

1.2.6 -

Jun 14, 2024

- Fixed cache issues.

- Minor bug fixes.

1.2.5 -

Dec 15, 2021

- Support for Apple Silicon and M1 Chips.

- Fixed Rendering Issues on Intel GPUs.

1.2.4 -

Nov 23, 2021

- MFR Rendering Fixes

- Floating License Compatibility Update

1.2.3 -

Oct 26, 2021

- Multi Frame Rendering (MFR) Support.

- Updated Installers.

1.2.2b -

Mar 15, 2021

- Updated installer for 2021

1.2.2 -

Jun 2, 2020

- Floating License Compatibility

1.2.0 -

Jan 15, 2020

- Major new feature: SVG Export (Sequences)

1.1.4 -

Dec 9, 2019

- Added Camera Near/Far Visibility Settings.

- Fixed cache invalidation issues.

1.1.3 -

Nov 26, 2019

- Minor bugfixes.

1.1.2 -

Nov 6, 2019

- 2020 Installers

- Minor bugfixes.

1.1.1b -

Sep 19, 2019

- Notarized installer to make it compatible with macOS Catalina

1.1.1 -

Aug 16, 2019

- Fixed bug that caused waves to stutter after the end of lifespan.

1.1.0 -

Jul 10, 2019

New features/changes include:

- Dots Rendering Mode.

- Color Maps for gradients.

- Gradient Position Mode.

- Compatibility update with Floating License Server.

1.0 -

Jun 3, 2019

- Initial Release

Compatibility

After Effects

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017

EULA

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

This software ("the Software Product") and accompanying documentation is licensed and not sold. This Software Product is protected by copyright laws and treaties, as well as laws and treaties related to other forms of intellectual property. The author owns intellectual property rights in the Software Product. The Licensee's ("you" or "your") license to download, use, copy, or change the Software Product is subject to these rights and to all the terms and conditions of this End User License Agreement ("Agreement").

Acceptance
YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY SELECTING THE "ACCEPT" OPTION AND DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR BY INSTALLING, USING, OR COPYING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. YOU MUST AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MUST SELECT "DECLINE" AND YOU MUST NOT INSTALL, USE, OR COPY THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

License Grant
This Agreement entitles you to install and use one copy of the Software Product. In addition, you may make one archival copy of the Software Product. The archival copy must be on a storage medium other than a hard drive, and may only be used for the reinstallation of the Software Product. This Agreement does not permit the installation or use of multiple copies of the Software Product, or the installation of the Software Product on more than one computer at any given time, on a system that allows shared used of applications, on a multi-user network, or on any configuration or system of computers that allows multiple users. Multiple copy use or installation is only allowed if you obtain an appropriate licensing agreement for each user and each copy of the Software Product.

Restrictions on Transfer
Without first obtaining the express written consent of the author, you may not assign your rights and obligations under this Agreement, or redistribute, encumber, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise transfer your rights to the Software Product.

Restrictions on Use
You may not use, copy, or install the Software Product on any system with more than one computer, or permit the use, copying, or installation of the Software Product by more than one user or on more than one computer. If you hold multiple, validly licensed copies, you may not use, copy, or install the Software Product on any system with more than the number of computers permitted by license, or permit the use, copying, or installation by more users, or on more computers than the number permitted by license.

You may not decompile, "reverse-engineer", disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the Software Product.

Restrictions on Alteration
You may not modify the Software Product or create any derivative work of the Software Product or its accompanying documentation. Derivative works include but are not limited to translations. You may not alter any files or libraries in any portion of the Software Product.

Restrictions on Copying
You may not copy any part of the Software Product except to the extent that licensed use inherently demands the creation of a temporary copy stored in computer memory and not permanently affixed on storage medium. You may make one archival copy which must be stored on a medium other than a computer hard drive.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE AUTHOR, THE AUTHOR MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN THE LIMITED WARRANTY DOCUMENTS PROVIDED WITH THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

The author makes no warranty that the Software Product will meet your requirements or operate under your specific conditions of use. The author makes no warranty that operation of the Software Product will be secure, error free, or free from interruption. YOU MUST DETERMINE WHETHER THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT SUFFICIENTLY MEETS YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY AND UNINTERRUPTABILITY. YOU BEAR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS INCURRED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF DATA ON ANY COMPUTER OR INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE AUTHOR, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS) RESULTING FROM THIS AGREEMENT, OR FROM THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, INSTALLATION, OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, WHETHER DUE TO A BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE AUTHOR OR ANY OTHER PARTY, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR IS ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION LIMITS THE AUTHOR'S ABILITY TO DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THIS DISCLAIMER SHALL BE EFFECTIVE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED.

Limitation of Remedies and Damages
Any claim must be made within the applicable warranty period. All warranties cover only defects arising under normal use and do not include malfunctions or failure resulting from misuse, abuse, neglect, alteration, problems with electrical power, acts of nature, unusual temperatures or humidity, improper installation, or damage determined by the author to have been caused by you. All limited warranties on the Software Product are granted only to you and are non-transferable. You agree to indemnify and hold the author harmless from all claims, judgments, liabilities, expenses, or costs arising from your breach of this Agreement and/or acts or omissions.

Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Costs
This Agreement is governed by the laws of New York, without regard to New York's conflict or choice of law provisions.

Severability
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent any express or implied restrictions are not permitted by applicable laws, these express or implied restrictions shall remain in force and effect to the maximum extent permitted by such applicable laws.

Updated: Oct 21, 2025 1:35 AM