BLEACHBYPASS The Bleach Bypass process (also called 'skip-bleach' or 'ENR') was developed by Miyazawa Kazuo in the late 1950's to reduce saturation and latitude of film. The process has been used as a dramatic effect in many notable films such as; 'Seven', 'Fight Club', 'Saving Private Ryan', '300', 'Stealing Beauty', etc.. This processor faithfully simulates the laboratory technique.
GLOWDARK Use to diffuse darker areas of 3d generated imagery to make renders look 'more real'. This processor may also be used with film or video originated material to add unique diffusion to dark areas. Glow Dark can also be used to remove the edginess from digital video.
SELECTIVE SATURATION Precisely sample a color and control its saturation. Selective Saturation differs from Shift/Suppress in its color sampling method, and is perfect for precisely isolating and controlling single colors.
SHIFT/SUPPRESS Powerfully shift or suppress any color in an any image. Amount of shift and suppression is controllable. Create your own 'color gels', and suppress garish hues instantly.
TECHNI2STRIP This processor simulates the Technicolor 2-strip process first introduced as the Technicolor System 1 Additive Color Projection in 1917, Technicolor processes were made extremely popular through films such as; 'Gone With the Wind', 'Ben-Hur', 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'The Wizard of Oz', etc.. Techni2Strip authentically simulates the vintage process.
3D is the new in vogue buzzword for film & television. Avatar and Alice in Wonderland have helped bring this old technique back into fashion. So can you use Apple's Motion and Final Cut Pro to make true 3D graphics? We find out with a bit of an experiment, get your red & blue glasses out!! Check Out the Full Tutorial
This is a very simple tutorial, well maybe more of an adventure with Final Cut Studio to see if it is possible to make graphics in true 3D. Actually the type of 3D that you will need glasses for to see the effect.
Create amazing slideshows with PulpFx Abstract, a new set of generators that lets you easily animate stills. The unlockable, trial version of PulpFx Abstract is available by installing FxFactory.
Storek Studio nVeil 1.0.2 is a free upgrade for existing customers which adds 30 new veils to the built-in library.
PHYX Keyer 1.0.1 is a free upgrade for existing customers which allows the plug-ins to get better results when mixing media of different types.
FxFactory Pro 2.1.3 includes new and improved versions of the Perspective Reflection filter and Videoconference transition. A new parameter called “Distance From Surface” allows for positioning of the original media above the reflective surface.
FxFactory filters are now previewed inside Motion’s “Add Filter” menu (in previous versions of FxFactory, effect previews were only available in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express and Adobe After Effects).
PHYX Keyer is a new set of keying plug-ins developed by visual effects specialist PHYX, Inc. The trial, unlockable version of PHYX Keyer is included with the FxFactory 2.1.2 installer.
The Pan and Zoom plug-ins let you create the photo animation style made popular by Ken Burns with intuitive controls and automatic motion control that achieves stunning results without a single keyframe. It works in After Effects, Final Cut Pro/Express & Motion.
Pan and Zoom is absolutely free! Simply download and enjoy: Download it here
LiveToon will convert any media to its cartoon-look equivalent. Built-in presets let you quickly explore the wide range of looks possible with this effect. The unlockable, trial version of LiveToon is available by installing FxFactory 2.1. To try the demo, download the FxFactory update.
Noise Industries Dashwood Stereo3D Toolbox FxPack is a plug-in designed to work with Adobe After Effects CS3/CS4, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion and Apple Final Cut Express applications. With Stereo3D Toolbox, artists can easily output their media to a wide range of Stereoscopic 3D formats (side by side, over/under, checkerboard, interlace, anaglyph) as well as manage the demuxing of side by side, interlace and over/under formatting. Comprehensive compositing features and capabilities include keyframeable x, y, z axis convergence, individual left/right eye scale, color correction, selective flip/flop, reframing and "auto scale" compensation.
Stereo3D Toolbox works in all hosts currently supported by FxFactory: Final Cut Pro 6 and 7, Motion 3 and 4, Final Cut Express 4, Adobe After Effects CS3 and CS4. Requires FxFactory v2.0.9 or later (free download).
Final Cut 7 and Motion 4 releases now compatible with entire FxFactory product line; over 200 plug-ins qualified for the new Apple pro video application release
Boston, MA - August 11, 2009 - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced FxFactory compatibility for new Apple Final Cut Studio release. The FxFactory product line includes over 200 award-winning visual effects plug-ins optimized for real-time performance on the Mac platform. "We were anticipating the next major release of Final Cut and were adamant in providing immediate support for all FxFactory powered plug-ins," comments Niclas Bahn, director of business development, Noise Industries. "The winning-combination of Final Cut and Motion’s innovative new features, coupled with the visual effects power of FxFactory products, will undoubtedly yield even more creative content. We are looking forward to our upcoming releases, which will compliment this Final Cut Studio release."
High-Performance Visual Effects Tools
Developed for Adobe After Effects and Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion, FxFactory leverages a high precision, hardware-accelerated rendering engine that enables users to push the limits of effects creation; producing radically unique and realistically organic looks with stunning image quality. FxFactory plug-ins span a wide range of categories that include: blurs, color correction, distortions, glows, half-tones and stylization filters, as well as generators and transitions. Each plug-in is complimented with a forward-thinking approach to design and development:
Hardware Acceleration: Plug-ins developed to take advantage of the systems graphics card providing unbeatable previewing and rendering performance.
Highly Customizable, Contextual UI: FxFactory presents users with minimal parameters and intuitively reacts and displays additional parameters based on user action. Parameters can be fully expanded allowing any effect element to be manipulated.
Plug-in Development Engine: Unique in the industry, the FxFactory plug-in management interface provides broadcast designers a user-friendly development tool to design additional visual effects for Apple and Adobe video solutions.
Integrated Help Desk: Plug-in documentation, support resources and tutorials are accessible in one click from the parameter inspector.
Hundreds of Presets: Built-in presets are a timesaving feature, which allows users to explore new looks with minimal effort. Users can easily create their own presets and subsequently replicate the look.
Compatibility of FxFactory Powered Plug-ins All Noise Industries plug-ins qualify for the new Final Cut Studio release, in conjunction with plug-ins from FxPack development partners that include:
Boinx
FxTiles - 3D filters and transitions with flexible animation controls and many built-in presets to achieve great results with minimal effort
DV Shade
EasyLooks - Color grading plug-in that gives complete control over the final look of the completed video
CoverFlux - Scrolling still-image generator plug-in displaying up to 25 images in a dazzling 3D stack effect
Decimal Counter - An easy to use counter that works with mono-spaced as well as proportional fonts without jitter
ParticleMetrix - Easy-to-use particle explosions, shatters, builds, reveals and transitions
SupaWipe - Object transition plug-in for Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express, designed by Peter Wiggins
Volumetrix - Stunning light effects and transitions with glows, glints and distortions
SUGARfx
CineFest - Film festival look with 12 theme elements, customizable colors, background media and titles
Design Tools - Plug-ins that help constrain a project to specific layouts or color palettes; examples include client branding
Drop In Studio - A highly configurable 3D theme with multiple animating title and media elements
Folding Cards - A dynamic, uncluttered 3D theme with 8 elements and a customizable color palette
Heads Up Display (H.U.D.) - A unique set of plug-ins to make your video look like it's being seen through binoculars, weapon sights, old cameras and a wide range of high-tech gadgetry
Light Pack - Fun and useful filters including Marquee, Paparazzi and Lens Flare
Mondrianesque Complete - Includes 8 plug-ins with powerful customization and animation options to enhance the look of an edited piece
Perf Motif - 7 elegantly animated generators with a full set of parameters to quickly adapt the theme to your project.
Portfolio - Showcase up to seven photos and videos at once with this elegant theme sporting vintage and modern looks.
RadialWave - Hypnotic wave filter with numerous options to customize images, animation and secondary effects. Explore various looks with the 14 built-in presets.
Slate Tools - Slate Tools plug-ins assist in creating slates and copyright notices commonly used in the broadcast industry.
Urban Studio - Media composition options within urban environments.
Video Wall - Video wall construction with 3D space effects.
World Cup - Stunning 3D animator that adds a configurable newscast finish to any project
Yanobox
Motype - Text animation capabilities complete with integrated motion mixers, character randomizations, motion blurs, letter particles, 3D cameras and background assortments
Users must install the Noise Industries FxFactory engine to operate FxPacks. FxFactory is free and can be downloaded from http://www.noiseindustries.com/products/fxfactory/index.html.
Availability and Pricing FxFactory Pro is available today for $399.00 USD. Additional plug-in packages are available for free or commercially starting at a price point of $29.00 USD. FxFactory plug-ins vary in price and can be purchased via the Noise Industries website (http://www.noiseindustries.com) or through select resellers. Adobe® After Effects CS3, Apple Final Cut Studio and Apple Final Cut Express 4 users can test drive hundreds of FxFactory plug-ins by downloading the free 15-day trial version.
About Noise Industries, LLC Established in 2004, Boston, Massachusetts-based Noise Industries is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple, Adobe and Avid. For more information about Noise Industries, please visit: http://www.noiseindustries.com.
Learn more about the glow filters that come with FxFactory Pro, from the second Episode of the Glow Stravaganza. Plug-ins work in Final Cut Pro, Motion and After Effects.
Noise Industries SUGARfx HUD FxPack comes in a nice package of three different filters to add some interesting eye candy to your graphics. Noise Industries SUGARfx HUD is compatible with Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express and After Effects.
Use the Binoculars plug-in to simulate interesting and unusual binocular viewfinders.
UseTarget the filter that was made to promote the focus of your message to the next level.
Or the OSD [On Screen Display] filter to simulate a familiar video or still camera viewfinder right on your canvas.
All these effects achieved with the sweet touch of SUGARfx filters, with expandable capabilities that go far beyond the usual masks or still image overlays we see all the time on TV.
SUGARfx RadialWave may be the closest thing to a hypnotic effect that you can get inside FCP or AE!
Use it to focus attention, or for matte creation, or designing cool backgrounds, or to enhance the message of your footage, or just to add that extra "humph" that you are always looking for, is simply and totally addictive.
Back in January I presented the "Top 10 Must-Have Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects" at MGFest in Chicago. The presentation was only 22 minutes so that really didn't give me much of a chance to show off the capabilities of the plug-ins and I wanted to do a feature on this for Toolfarm with lots of movie samples.
Several people have asked me about the list and wanting to republish it, so here it is. (If you want to republish the list, go for it, just please link back to Toolfarm). First, a bit about the criteria and some notes.
The plug-in should be a single plug-in and so I tried to avoid big plug-in packages when possible. There will be notes included about the product when needed. The plug-in had to be unique, fast, powerful or something I've used a lot and it fits into my workflow. If it hit 3 of the criteria, I would consider it for the list.
This is MY opinion, not because I was paid to say this or because the plug-ins come from a manufacturer that gives us higher margins. It's very tough to seem unbiased, but I want you to know, it is all my opinion here.
These are in no particular order (but I do have a clear favorite).
The list was created in January 2009 and a few new plug-ins that I really like were not included in the list. I guess they'll have to wait for 2010.
Without further ado.....
1 Red Giant Primatte Keyer
Description: A Perfect Key the First Time! The simplest, fastest green-screen tool available that even extracts keys from challenging DV and low lit sources by sampling the background color and clicking.
Why I Like It: With my book about keying (Greenscreen Made Easy) out on the market, I've been doing quite a few seminars on keying. People always ask which keyer I like the best. I've been showing Primatte quite a bit and did two presentations at NAB at the Red Giant booth. I find that Primatte is easy to show because of how it works. It's not a matter of fiddling with a bunch of numbers to get the right settings, but dragging around your mouse and clicking big buttons. It works in a very visual manner, which is perfect for artists (who aren't engineers). Also, Primatte has everything I need in one tool.
Easy to use and very fast
Built in DV Deartifactor, Spill Suppression, Color Matching and Light Wrap
Description: ReelSmart Motion Blur Pro automatically tracks every pixel in a sequence and blurs based on calculated motion.
Why I like it: Again, with the greenscreen book, I've realized how incredible this tool really is! Have you ever tried to key footage with motion blur? Not too easy and the results aren't usually very good. You can shoot with a high shutter speed but then you lose all of that natural looking motion blur. This is where RSMB steps in and adds that natural looking footage back into your shot, without blurring the whole frame, just the movement in the video.
Also great for compositing 3D, which I have in the example below.
RSMB has adjustable tracking points for problematic footage
Description: Telcine-style color correction within After Effects, Premiere Pro & Final Cut Pro, giving you full creative control over the color and look of your images.
Why I like it: Color Finesse gives you total control of image, much more than just curves, levels, hue/saturation. You can make adjustments in HSL, RGB, CMY, and YCbCr color spaces, and have individual control over shadows, midtones, and highlights, as well as overall correction.
Has 32 Bit Float support... so why is this important? It allows you to have much more flexibility and allows AE to be used in higher end productions and more cinematic work. You will have more contrast between your blacks and whites. For details on working in 32-bit Float, check out Stu Maschwicz's article on 32-bit float workflow in AE on fxguide.
It ships with After Effects so it won't cost any extra.
Cost: $595 (Buy | No demo at Toolfarm, but you probably already have it if you have AE)
Sample: Just a couple of screenshots...
4 Red Giant Knoll Light Factory
Description: Light effects from John Knoll for photo-realistic sunsets and motion graphics.
Why I like it: Maybe this is just the kid in me, but plug-ins get bonus points for being fun to play with and easy to use and KLF is both. With KLF, you get natural looking lens flares and loads of great presets that are customizable. I really like the fact that you can set up an obscuration layer so that when an object moves in front of the flare, it dims or turns off.
Tons of variety for one type of effect (not a one trick pony)
Use presets or the Lens Editor to build your own flares.
Auto tracking
As with all of the Red Giant products, one license works in multiple host applications on one machine, so you don't need to buy multiple copies.
Description: Create 3D text and primitives without having to learn a 3D program.
Why I like it: I've attempted to learn a true 3D program and give up after about 30 minutes. I have bad depth perception (that's why I used to hit so many things with the car). ProAnimator makes it so easy to create slick looking 3D elements directly in AE and with a short learning curve. I picked up the plug-in quickly without using the manual (that is how I roll).
Nice presets
Track the After Effects camera and lights
Export wireframe versions for that techie, futuristic computer environment look
Description: 3D Particle system that produces various natural effects like smoke, fire and sparks and also organic and techie-style graphical effects that are very useful for motion graphics design.
Why I like it: I love how it looks and all of the presets. I'm a sucker for presets. I don't read manuals so presets help me get going. I just modify them until I get something I like. Particular has loads of fantastic presets, plus you can preview them and what you've created realtime in the Effect Controls window.
Particular is tightly integration with AE's Camera & lights - oh, wait until you see version 2!
Particular has a complex physics engine, allowing you to fully control your particles, again, new improvements in v2.
Inexpensive, especially considering all it can do. Particular is one of those tools you can use on a multitude of jobs and it will never get old.
Description: Damage creates an extensive variety of digital and/or analog defects/errors in your footage.
Why I like it: It's another plug-in that is fun to play with! I've used the plugin for many creative purposes - interference with a hologram popping on, a luma matte for a gradient wipe, and grungy moving backgrounds and grungy text. My favorite part is the little blue button that randomizes the effects. The effects do have a TON of sliders so it's not always clear on what needs to be adjusted to get the effect needed, and that little blue button is just what I need to get started. The plug-in is very fast for previews and renders and is CHEAP at just $99. Also, one license works in multiple hosts on a single computer (AE, FCP, PPRO, Combustion).
Description: Remove an object from your shot quickly without much work.
Why I like it: I showed Motion Key as part of BCC5 at NAB08 and found that this plug-in absolutely blew people away. If you've ever had to rotoscope something out of a clip of video, you know how tedious and un-fun it can be. Motion Key takes all the work out of it by using Optical Flow technology. It's now sold by it self as a single unit and is also included with Boris Continuum Complete 6.
Description: Academy Award winning keyer. It is simple to use and is particularly good at tackling reflections, semi-transparent areas and hair.
Why I like it: I know, two keyers on the list! What gives? You know I recently worked on a book, right? I have used a lot of keying tools in the past 2 years! Keylight is a very powerful keyer and when others can't do the job, Keylight can usually handle it. It is easy to use, fast and has built-in spill suppression. Keylight gives several ways to view the matte/key, and it's included with After Effects, so most of you already own Keylight. Also, Toolfarm also put out some great training for Keylight called Professional Keying with Keylight, that I highly recommend picking up.
Samples: I thought I'd just put the trailer for the Keylight training up. It will give you a good idea about what the plug-in does.
10 Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks
Description: Define the style of your video or film, regardless of on-set conditions, with powerful imaging tools.
Why I like it: This is my favorite plug-in of the lot. It is extremely easy to use, as the interface was designed for artists, not engineers. It comes with a huge library of Looks that are fully customizable and savable. It's lightning fast because of GPU acceleration. It can make video with flat lighting look amazing and it's also great for matching your foreground and background when compositing greenscreen. I use this on pretty much everything, including photos.
Cost: $399 (Buy | Try) Quick Looks now available for $99 (presets only).
Samples: Here's one from our German friend at MyToolfarm.
And here's a promo for a greenscreen contest that I used Looks on the webcam shots to spice them up.
Late Entry: Boris Continuum Complete 6.0 3D Object Filters
Description: 5 new plug-ins in BCC6 that extrude text, paths and eps/Illustrator files.
Why I like it: Easy to use and very fast (hardware accelerated). It works with the native AE camera and lights and everything except the text type window is in the native AE Effect control window. There are loads of options and loads of presets. All bevels can be customized with paths and did I mention the real-time previews? This will certainly make the 2010 top 10 list (but who will I bump?!)
Samples:Here's the finished video shown at the Boris FX Booth at NAB09.
Here's a tutorial I put out a couple of weeks ago.
And here's a tutorial I did for Boris FX. I plan to do a few more tutorials on these fan-diddly-tastic plug-ins.
Honorable Mention: Noise Industries FxFactory Pro
Description: Revolutionary VFX package with over 300 hardware accelerated plug-ins
Why I like it: I really was going for no big packages but just individual plug-ins in this list however, this one is a little different. Why is it different? With FxFactory, you can create your own FxPlug effects for Final Cut Studio without writing any code. Okay, I know this is for FCP and not AE, but, it's still an excellent package of plugins that are VERY fast and have unlimited expandability (you can download more plug-ins at the FxMarket).
That's right - Noise Industries NAB Specials end at midnight! Save 20% on all Noise Industries products (new licenses) through Sunday, April 26!
If you need to pick up FxFactory or some SUGARfx transitions, or maybe even some of the awesome idustrial revolution effects, this is a great time to save.
Just because you may not be going to NAB doesn't mean you can't reap the benefits! Save 20% on Noise Industries plug-ins for After Effects, Final Cut Studio and Avid through April 26, 2009!
You can download a free trial of the Noise Industries plug-ins here: Free Demos.
This free update to FxFactory adds thumbnail previews inside host application menus, better performance and two new plug-ins for FxFactory Pro users.
Current FxFactory Pro customers get two new plug-ins in this release: the "Blocks Dissolve" transition in the 'NI Transitions' category and the "Banding-free" generator in the 'NI Generators' category.
Please note that this version of FxFactory requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. If you are still running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Final Cut Pro 5.1 and/or Motion 2.1.2 please continue using FxFactory version 2.0.3 instead.
FxFactory Awards 2008 contest entries will be judged according to their creative use of FxFactory plug-ins and overall impact of the video material. Submissions will be accepted starting December 15, 2008. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2009. Winners will be announced January 21, 2009.
What's that? You don't have FxFactory? Try a free demo today!. It runs in After Effects CS3/CS4, Final Cut Pro and Motion. It requires Mac OS 10.5 and an Intel processor.
FxFactory 2.0.5 is a free update for existing FxFactory Pro and FxPack customers; Special Pan and Zoom plug-in made available free of charge to all supported Adobe and Apple users.
(Boston, Massachusetts--November 6, 2008) Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, announced that FxFactory has expanded host integration support to include the newly released Adobe After Effects CS4(AE CS4) application.
In addition to the expanded host support, there are 4 new plug-ins for FxFactory Pro users. The new plug-ins are packaged in the FxFactory Pro 2.0.5 update and include Random Close Up, Whoosh, Cube and Upscale.
The Noise Industries team is also offering a brand new Pan and Zoom plug-in FxPack. Released as part of the special Noise Industries Free FxPack Collection, free FxPacks such as Pan and Zoom can be used by any FxFactory supported Adobe or Apple user. A look made popular by Ken Burns, the new Pan and Zoom plug-in enables users to create the stunning Pan and Zoom motion effects without using a single keyframe.
"Our recent release for Adobe After Effects has been a huge success all around. Many of the Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion users also have the AE package and are very appreciative of the ability to bring their existing FxFactory workflow seamlessly into AE; making their effects production pipe much more efficient," comments Niclas Bahn, director of business development, Noise Industries. "Also exciting is the new Pan and Zoom freebie. This is available to anyone who has a supported Adobe or Apple host. Many clever features and controls are built-in- I am confident that users will be hooked on the effects after the first try."
About FxFactory Products and New Updates The FxFactory product line offers over 300 award-winning visual effects plug-ins optimized for real-time performance on the Mac platform. FxFactory products support native integration for Adobe After Effects CS3 and CS4, Apple Final Cut Studio and Apple Final Cut Express applications- all within a single package.
New FxFactory Pro plug-in highlights offered in version 2.0.5:
NEW Random Close-Up This new plug-in will pick random regions of source media and scale them up to cover the entire frame. Random Close-Up allows users to transition from one randomly selected region to the next via one of many built-in transitions.
NEW Whoosh The new Whoosh transition improves the look of a basic "push" effect with directional blurring and exposure shift.
NEW Cube The new Cube plug-in simulates a 3D transition effect made popular by many Mac programs.
NEW Upscale The Upscale filter, new in the "NI Video" category, lets users select a region of the source media and scale it up to cover the entire frame. The filter is extremely easy to set up and allows users to fine-tune the quality of the upscaled image.
NEW Pan and Zoom Free FxFactory FxPack The new Pan and Zoom generator plug-in automatically creates a smooth animation between any two regions of a still image or clip. Users can also animate a single region with keyframes to handle more complex scenarios. Pan and Zoom can be used by any Adobe AE CS 3 and CS 4 or Apple Final Cut Studio 2 user free of charge. The free FxFactory plug-in manager must be installed to operate plug-ins.
Adobe After Effects CS3, CS4, Apple Final Cut Studio 2 and Apple Final Cut Express 4 users can test drive hundreds of FxFactory plug-ins by downloading the free 15-day trial version.
About Noise Industries, LLC Established in 2004, Boston Massachusetts based Noise Industries is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple, Adobe and Avid. For more information about Noise Industries, please visit: http://www.noiseindustries.com
Noise Industries releases FxFactory for Adobe After Effects plug-in architecture; bringing hundreds of award-winning visual effects plug-ins to the Adobe Production Premium CS3 Workflow
Boston MA - August 8, 2008 - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets announced the availability of FxFactory 2.0.4; offering native integration with Adobe® After Effects® CS3 software. FxFactory includes 300 plus award-winning visual effects plug-ins optimized for real-time performance on the Mac platform. With the release of FxFactory 2.0.4, Noise Industries is taking a new path for packaging the multi-host plug-ins. FxFactory 2.0.4 will offer support for Adobe After Effects CS3, Apple® Final Cut Studio® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications in a single package. The new single product - multi-host support allows customers to use the highly popular FxFactory plug-ins with their favorite Mac-based editing and compositing applications. The move to provide multiple host support in a single product also provides a significant cost savings as customers will not be charged for every host separately.
"This is an important step for our company. The Adobe After Effects crowd is well known for the use of visual effects plug-ins in their workflows and the tight relationships they form with developers to evolve the various plug-in tools," comments Niclas Bahn, director of business development, Noise Industries. "This release also makes many of our existing Final Cut customers happy as they have been asking for FxFactory to be made available for Adobe After Effects."
"Adobe has a phenomenal partner network that draws top notch developers like Noise Industries," comments Michael Coleman, product manager for Adobe After Effects. "We're thrilled to have Noise Industries bring their innovative and clever plug-ins to After Effects CS3. Innovation is at the core of our customer's work and I'm sure the FxFactory plug-ins will become an indispensible part of their creative toolkit.
High-Performance Visual Effects Tools FxFactory leverages a high-precision, hardware-accelerated rendering engine that enables users to push the limits of effects creation; producing that radically unique or realistically organic look with stunning image quality.
FxFactory plug-ins span a wide range of categories that include; blurs, color correction, distortions, glows, half-tones, and stylization filters, as well as generators and transitions. Each plug-in is complimented with a forward-thinking approach to design and development;
Hardware Acceleration: plug-ins are developed to take advantage of the systems graphics card providing unbeatable previewing and rendering performance.
Highly Customizable, Contextual UI: FxFactory presents users with minimal parameters and intutively reacts and displays additional parameters based on the user's actions. Parameters can be fully expanded; allowing any effect element to be manipulated.
Plug-in Development Engine: Unique in the industry, the FxFactory plug-in management interface provides broadcast designers a user-friendly development tool to design additional visual effects for Apple and Adobe video solutions.
Integrated Help Desk: Plug-in documentation, support resources and tutorials are accessible in one click from the parameter inspector
Hundreds of Presets: Built-in presets are a time-saving feature that lets users explore new looks with minimal effort. Users can easily create their own presets to recreate the same look later. New with FxFactory 2.0.4, presets created on one host can be used inside all supported video applications by Apple and Adobe.
Availability and Pricing FxFactory Pro is available today for 399.00 USD. Additional plug-in packages are available for free or commercially starting at a price point of 29.00 USD. FxFactory products can be purchased via the Noise Industries website (www.noiseindustries.com) or through select resellers.
Adobe® After Effects CS3, Apple Final Cut Studio 2 and Apple Final Cut Express 4 users can test drive hundreds of FxFactory plug-ins by downloading the free 15-day trial version from; http://www.toolfarm.com/demo/demo.php
About Noise Industries, LLC Established in 2004, Boston, Massachusetts-based Noise Industries is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple, Adobe and Avid. For more information about Noise Industries, please visit: http://www.noiseindustries.com.
FxFactory is a revolutionary visual effects package for Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express and now Adobe After Effects CS3, powering over 300 hardware-accelerated plug-ins.
FxPlug: the next-generation of film-quality effects FxFactory is based on FxPlug, Apple's new plug-in architecture which guarantees the best integration with Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express.
It's faster FxFactory uses the graphics card in your system to provide hardware-accelerated previews and rendering. It's free FxFactory is a free plug-in management system that lets you install and try a vast collection of plug-ins. Some plug-ins are absolutely free. Others are available in trial mode and may be purchased as needed.
This free update to FxFactory adds support for Adobe After Effects CS3. The new version allows users to run their existing FxFactory plug-ins inside the new host. No product activations or separate purchases are needed.
FxFactory Pro 2 customers may also enjoy two plug-ins newly added in this release: the “Blur Two Axes” filter and the “Blur Dissolve” transition. Please note that this new version requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and it will only work with Final Cut Pro 6 and Motion 3. If you are still running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Final Cut Pro 5.1 and/or Motion 2.1.2 please continue using the previous version instead.
FxFactory installed on the "Studio on Wheels" educational tour bus, crossing the States offering students free hands-on production experience Boston MA - July 31, 2008 - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, is sponsoring the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a 501(c)(3)non-profit venture dedicated to introducing visitors to the latest audio and video technology. Established more than a decade ago, the Lennon Bus is a mobile state-of-the-art recording and HD video production studio. Covering some 60,000 miles per year, there are 3-4 on-board engineers that travel with the Bus, hosting one day workshops for students from all walks of life at hundreds of schools and other locations across the US. Students spend the day composing an original song, recording it and creating and producing a broadcast quality video using the latest in video and audio solutions such as Apple® Final Cut Studio® and Noise Industries FxFactory Pro.
Brian Rothschild, co-founder and Executive Director of the Bus venture, said of the new alliance, "We are pleased to have Noise Industries on board as a sponsor. Jeff Sobel, our Chief Engineer, was anxious to bring the products into our studio and maintain the highest quality available in the production and post production worlds.
The Lennon Bus staff invited Noise Industries to participate in the tour and put their visual effects package - FxFactory Pro - in the video production suite. An ideal fit for the Apple Final Cut Studio workflow and a fan favorite among Final Cut editors, Noise Industries became a proud sponsor of the Bus. "This is definitely one of these moments when you step back and realize how fortunate you are to be a part of such an amazing industry - one that has so many talented members who give back in such invaluable ways," comments Niclas Bahn, Noise Industries. "We want to express our deep gratitude to the team at the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus and thank them for letting us be part of such an amazing project."
For more information on the John Lennon Bus, please visit lennonbus.org.
About FxFactory FxFactory is a visual effects package which powers the largest collection of plug-ins for Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express editors and Motion compositors. FxFactory offers over 300 GPU accelerated filters, generators and transitions that work natively within the Final Cut Studio user interface. FxFactory is based entirely on FxPlug, Apple's new plug-in architecture which supports high bit-depths and guarantees the best integration with Final Cut Studio. FxFactory is also the first expandable effects package for Final Cut Studio, thanks to the elegant plug-in management system that lets users find new visual effects in one click, try them out in projects- paying for only the plug-ins they need.
Apple Final Cut Studio 2 and Apple Final Cut Express 4 users can test drive hundreds of FxFactory plug-ins by downloading the free 15-day trial version from the Noise Industries website. About Noise Industries, LLC Established in 2004, Boston Massachusetts based Noise Industries is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple and Avid.
With over 30 preset looks DVShade EasyLooks 2.0 makes it simple to get the look you want. The EasyLooks interface is broken down into seven easy to use effect categories.
Effects:
Basic- This will handle brightness, contrast and saturation changes to an image.
Black/White Diffusions- These will simulate diffusion camera filters.
Tint- This will tint an image. It is split up into two tint effects, a standard tint and a tint black effect.
Gradient- This will simulate a gradient camera filter.
Techni- This will simulate older film shooting and processing techniques.
Color Temperature - An intuitive control to change an image's color temperature to warm or cool.
DVShade EasyLooks 2.0 is fully GPU accelerated and renders in floating point.
Noise Industries Development Partner SUGARfx introduces clever workflow plug-ins for managing slates, layout, and design elements in video projects.
Boston MA – June 18, 2008 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, today announced that development partner SUGARfx (www.sugarqc.com) has released the FxFactory powered FxPacks Design Tools and Slate Tools; time saving workflow plug-ins for Apple Final Cut Studio® 2.0 and Apple Final Cut Express 4.0 applications. The new Design Tools and Slate Tools FxPacks can be used daily to ensure time-consuming tasks such as slate generation, color management, and precise object placement can be done quickly and with exact precision. SUGARfx created the Design Tools and Slate Tools FxPacks using the Noise Industries FxFactory Pro Plug-in Manager.
"These two releases come as part of the SUGARfx Design Tools series, plug-ins purpose-built for easing the pain points across the editing workflow. Daily tasks such as managing the position of elements, maintaining color accuracy and video slates are easily facilitated through Design Tools and Slate Tools FxPacks," said Niclas Bahn, director of business development, Noise Industries. "The new SUGARfx plug-ins are something that all designers can appreciate the moment they load them and more importantly benefit every day they open their editing application." Noise Industries SUGARfx Toolbox: Design Tools FxPack The Design Tools FxPack provides users color perfect layouts and a wide range of guides to position elements accurately for every project. Plug-in highlights include:
Design Checker Guides automatically tell editors whether or not their projects will work with 35mm film, iPod formats, HD, SD and the other standards. Close-up previews visually show editors how their work may need to be cropped or changed in order to fit the final format.
Design Color Palette ensures colors remain true to specifications throughout entire projects. Users can create their own color palette presets and share them with other editors; maintaining color consistency throughout the production process.
Design Proportional Guides is an assistant type feature used for creating well-balanced layouts. The Design Custom Guides helps editors position everything and anything on the screen accurately over time. This plug-in is ideal for logo placement or titling, or menu layouts that need to be done more than once. Editors can save and share presets. The Preview Player plug-in previews media in mobile media formats. The preview allows editors to view elements as they would be displayed in final format – enabling them to make the necessary adjustments for optimum viewing prior to finishing. Noise Industries SUGARfx Toolbox: Slate Tools FxPack The Slate Tools FxPack automates slate production. Plug-in highlights include: The Slate Master plug-in automates the building of commonly used slates. The feature includes 4 styles with comprehensive controls for adjusting slate parameters and 21 pre-set slate templates. Editors can increase productivity and creativity by focusing on more creative aspects of the production, as opposed to slate production.
The Slate Warning plug-in provides a simple solution for automating the creation of copyright warnings and disclaimer notices. Users can animate scrolling, add custom logos, and adjust color and other slate effects elements. Editors can save their presets and share with other users increasing overall collaboration About Noise Industries Partners and FxFactory Powered FxPacks FxPacks are developed by Noise Industries and its partners using the Noise Industries FxFactory Pro plug-in manager. The FxFactory Pro plug-in manager provides broadcast designers a user-friendly development tool to create additional effects plug-in packages for the Apple Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Express products. Users must install the Noise Industries FxFactory engine to operate FxPacks. FxFactory is free and can be downloaded from the Noise Industries website.
About Noise Industries, LLC Established in 2004, Boston Massachusetts based Noise Industries is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple and Avid.
The NAB 2007 award-winner debuts full range of visual effects technology on stand SL2128H
Las Vegas NV - April 11, 2008 - Noise Industries will be showcasing the award-winning FxFactory 2.0 on stand SL2128H at the NAB 2008 exhibition held in Las Vegas NV from April 14 - 17. A 2007 NAB Viddy Award Winner, FxFactory 2.0.3 is an expansive set of visual effects tools offering over 300 plug-ins designed to compliment and extend the effects creation workflow of Apple® Final Cut Studio® and Apple Final Cut® Express.
"The energy this show generates is just phenomenal! NAB is the perfect opportunity for us to get together with our customers, partners, and colleagues... discuss the successes of today and the possibilities of the future," comments Niclas Bahn, Business Development Director. "This year we will have three of our broadcast design development partners on the stand with us showing more than 10 different Noise Industries effects packages. A tremendous growth in our product line from the previous year!
About FxFactory Pro FxFactory Pro offers hardware acceleration combined with a high precision rendering engine for "front room" production power and results. The above industry standard performance and quality enables users to push the limits of effects creation; delivering that unique or realistic look with stunning image quality.
FxFactory filters are designed to extend the Apple professional video applications effects and compositing capabilities with more than 130 filters, generators and transitions. Extensive tools and controls enable users to produce just about any look with exact precision.
Highlights of the FxFactory Pro package FxFactory Pro offers super-fast glows, blurs, distortions, sharpens, generators, titling and stylization effects that can add value to any post production environment.
Hardware acceleration; FxFactory Pro plug-ins are accelerated using the graphics card for unbeatable previewing and rendering performance.
Integrated Help Desk; Plug-in documentation is accessible in one click, right from the parameter inspector. Hundreds of Presets; FxFactory Pro plug-ins come with presets, a time saving feature that lets you try new looks with minimal effort. Save your own parameter configurations to disc and recreate the same look later.
Apple Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Express users can test drive FxFactory and partner expansion FxPacks by downloading the 15-day trial version from: www.noiseindustries.com/fxfactory
For more information about Noise Industries at NAB 2008, please contact Niclas Bahn at njb@noiseindustries.com. To schedule a press briefing or request product reviews, please contact Ryan Wood at ryanw@zazilmediagroup.com.
About Noise Industries, LLC Established in 2004, Boston Massachusetts based Noise Industries is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple and Avid. For more information about Noise Industries, please visit: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ZazilMediaGroup/6974550fc9/1d796b241d/61e7f04d45.
Noise Industries SUGARfx Light Pack - Having fun while at work is not a sin. And the SUGARfx LightPack may be able to give you a sense of guilt without castigation. The package contains lens flares, glows and shines for Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express.
SUGARfx Urban allows you to composite your own media inside pre-rendered urban environments. The SUGARfx Urban theme is available in an LC version and Studio version, and requires Mac OS X Leopard.
A toolbox loaded with high quality ready-to-go effects, and the ability to customise, create and share your own effects means your collection can just keep growing. With the FxPacks on offer and FxFactory Pro, you get versatility, dedication and a willingness to develop further, which sounds like value for money to me.
Noise Industries released FxFactory 2 with support for Final Cut Express 4 as well as Final Cut Studio applications and Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger. It also FxFactory Pro has been completely redesigned with better rendering quality, better performance, contextual parameter interface, better compositing features and much more.
FxFactory 2 supports Final Cut Express 4 as well as Final Cut Studio. A single product will let you use the same plug-ins in three hosts: Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express.
FxFactory 2 runs on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard as well as Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Look for improved performance and new, exclusive plug-ins when running under the new version of Mac OS X. FxFactory sports a new plug-in management interface which lets you browse installed plug-ins and see thumbnail previews of all the visual effects on your system.
The new effect browser displays relevant status information and lets you search, for example, for all transitions available in a given plug-in package. A quick look to the effect categories can help you determine where each plug-in is found inside Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express.
The new version of FxFactory is fully compatible with your existing plug-in collection. Look for updated versions of your favorite plug-ins by CoreMelt, idustrial revolution, SUGARfx and Futurismo Zugakousaku to take full advantage of the new features in FxFactory 2.
What's new in FxFactory Pro?
FxFactory Pro 2.0 includes 122 filters, generators and transitions. 50 plug-ins are new to this release. All FxFactory Pro plug-ins now support high-precision rendering and are fully customizable.
Contextual parameter UI. When running FxFactory Pro plug-ins inside Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Express, users can now enjoy a simplified parameter interface: parameters will be disabled and/or hidden when they are not relevant to the current effect configuration.
Masking. A new masking engine is now part of many FxFactory Pro plug-ins. This advanced functionality saves an extra compositing step without sacrificing performance
Better quality. Many plug-ins in FxFactory Pro are now capable of field-based rendering, a technique which provides better performance and better quality by avoiding filtering artifacts. The improved plug-ins require Final Cut Studio 2 applications and Final Cut Express.
Super-fast glows. A new, completely redesigned "NI Glow" category sports a series of highly optimized glow and light spill variants. The ubiquitous "Glow" effect is fast, flexible yet simple to use, and capable of high-precision rendering.
Improved classics. Some of our most popular plug-ins were improved or completely redesigned according to your feedback. For instance, new versions of Perspective Reflection and Videoconference sport a much easier configuration. New options and features make many old favorites better than ever.
Better development features. This new version brings dozens of improvements for plug-in developers: an improved editing interface, new Core Image units for Quartz Composer, new or improved custom parameters and access to the latest features available with Final Cut Studio 2 applications and Final Cut Express (such as contextual parameter UI and field-based rendering techniques).
Please note that if you purchased FxFactory Pro 1.0 on or after September 15th, 2007 you are entitled to a free upgrade. Please email sales@noiseindustries.com to request your registration code.
FxFactory Pro no longer bundles the Motion and Editing Packs. Although the Motion and Editing packs are now available separately from CoreMelt, this change does not affect users upgrading from FxFactory Pro 1.0, who will retain their license to the Motion and Editing Packs acquired when purchasing FxFactory Pro 1.0. The CoreMelt Motion and Editing Pack plug-ins may now be found under the effect categories that begin with "CM" (e.g. CM Glow).
Noise Industries Noise Industries FxFactory Pro has been updated to version 2.0, with plenty of new features including support for Apple Final Cut Express 4 as well as Apple Final Cut Studio and Apple Motion, 50 new plug-ins that are new to this release, a new plugin management interface, and much more.
Unlimited expandability: download more plug-ins at the FxMarket; Zero-coding plug-in development: create your own FxPlug effects without writing any code.New demo now available!Download the FxFactory Pro 2.0 Demo Now!
What's new in FxFactory:
FxFactory is now compatible with Final Cut Studio 2 running on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
FxFactory is now compatible with Final Cut Express version 4.0 or later.
FxFactory Pro now includes 122 filters, generators, and transitions which support high-precision rendering. All Pro plug-ins are fully customizable. 50 plug-ins are new to this release and may require Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to run.
FxFactory Pro no longer bundles the Motion and Editing Packs, now available separately from CoreMelt. This change does not affect users upgrading from FxFactory 1.0, who will retain their license to the Motion and Editing Packs that they acquired when purchasing FxFactory 1.0.
Many plug-ins in FxFactory Pro now come with masking capabilities. Built-in or user-supplied masks can be used to apply an effect only to a specific region of the source image.
The plug-in management interface has been redesigned to provide plug-in previews, better display of status messages and the ability to search for specific plug-ins within an FxPack.
An improved, contextual parameter interface is available when running FxFactory plug-ins in Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Express. Parameters will be disabled and/or hidden when they are not relevant to the current parameter configuration.
FxFactory Pro sports improved, easier to use versions of the popular Perspective Reflection and Videoconference plug-ins (the older versions, which require a more advanced parameter setup, are still available for compatibility reasons).
Many plug-ins available with FxFactory Pro 2.0 are now capable of field-based rendering, a technique that may double the rendering speed and reduce filtering artifacts. The plug-ins that sport this improvement (e.g. the Copy Machine transition) will only run on Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Express.
An improved font selection user interface is available for all font parameters.
FxFactory Pro 2.0 brings many new plug-in development features such as improved support for high-precision and field-based rendering, new Core Image units, and context-sensitive parameter interface.
We have an incredible Toolfarm Exclusive deal for Noise Industries FxFactory Pro. Save 50% off of Noise Industries FxFactory Pro 1.07 between October 21 - October 28, 2007.
FxFactory is the first expandable effects package for Final Cut Studio. Over 150 GPU-accelerated plug-ins based on OpenGL, Core Image and Quartz Composer.
Unlimited expandability
Download more plug-ins at the FxMarket. Zero-coding plug-in development: create your own FxPlug effects for Final Cut Studio without writing any code.
Seamless integration with FxPlug
Install plug-ins once, use them immediately in both Final Cut Pro and Motion.
FxFactory Pro is the only software that lets you create and modify your own visual effects plug-ins for Final Cut Pro and Motion without writing a single line of code. By leveraging modern graphics technology such as Core Image and Quartz Composer, your plug-ins will be high-performance, first-class FxPlug citizens.
And, there's more! Buy now (or wait for the sale) and get a free upgrade to FxFactory 2.0!
Noise Industries will be releasing FxFactory 2.0 within a month that will bring Leopard compatibility and lots of other goodies. FxFactory 2.0 will be a paid upgrade, price tbd. However, if you buy FxFactory 1.0.7 now, you will get the upgrade for free.
We had such huge response to the sale announcement that we've decided to kick off the sale a few days early. Get FxFactory Pro for 50% off through October 28. FxFactory Pro is an incredible set of over 150 plug-ins for Final Cut Pro and Motion. They're GPU excellerated so they're FAST and they're FxPlug, so you can work between Final Cut Pro and Motion without rendering your effects. They work in both! One installer - two programs. Of course, they're also Universal.
And... get a FREE upgrade to the next version of FxFactory Pro for Leopard, which will be released in about a month. So much great stuff for just $199 (regularly $399).
We have an incredible Toolfarm Exclusive deal for Noise Industries FxFactory Pro. Save 50% off of Noise Industries FxFactory Pro 1.07 between October 21 - October 28, 2007.
FxFactory is the first expandable effects package for Final Cut Studio. Over 150 GPU-accelerated plug-ins based on OpenGL, Core Image and Quartz Composer.
Unlimited expandability
Download more plug-ins at the FxMarket. Zero-coding plug-in development: create your own FxPlug effects for Final Cut Studio without writing any code.
Seamless integration with FxPlug
Install plug-ins once, use them immediately in both Final Cut Pro and Motion.
FxFactory Pro is the only software that lets you create and modify your own visual effects plug-ins for Final Cut Pro and Motion without writing a single line of code. By leveraging modern graphics technology such as Core Image and Quartz Composer, your plug-ins will be high-performance, first-class FxPlug citizens.
And, there's more! Buy now (or wait for the sale) and get a free upgrade to FxFactory 2.0!
Noise Industries will be releasing FxFactory 2.0 within a month that will bring Leopard compatibility and lots of other goodies. FxFactory 2.0 will be a paid upgrade, price tbd. However, if you buy FxF 1.0.7 now, you will get the upgrade for free.
FxFactory is a revolutionary visual effects package for Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express and now Adobe After Effects CS3, powering over 300 hardware-accelerated plug-ins.
