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title: "01 - Horizon"
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description: "Welcome to the Trapcode Horizon User Guide. This guide has several sections shown the navigation bar on the left, including installation, interface …"
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# 01 - Horizon

Trapcode Horizon

#### INFINITE BACKGROUNDS FOR AFTER EFFECTS

![Horizon](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/TS-Horizon-large_trapcode-horizon.jpg)

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#### USER GUIDE FOR TRAPCODE HORIZON

Welcome to the Trapcode Horizon User Guide. This guide has several sections shown the navigation bar on the left, including installation, interface overview, a gallery, and some general tips and tricks. Click whichever subject you need help with.

Trapcode Horizon is a camera-aware image mapping tool that ties your After Effects camera to a 3D world. By applying images or gradients to the inside of a giant sphere, Horizon creates an infinite background and renders what the camera sees on the inside of the giant sphere. This means no matter where your camera is directed, photo-realistic backgrounds or sky gradients look perfect. Camera zoom (FOV) will affect the output.

Trapcode Horizon is useful when a 3D camera move leaves the viewer confused. Horizon can generate a background that corresponds to the camera move and thus helps the viewer understand what is going on.