We're constantly updating our store and Plug-in Finder with new information and checking over system requirements and compatibility with host applications and operating systems. The list of icons we use to represent that data is growing, so we've put together a handy guide to explain it all.

Labels: After Effects, Final Cut Studio, FxPlug, Plug-in Finder, Universal, Vista, Windows

We've been putting LOADS of new demos up lately. Here's the newest goodies:

• Red Giant Primatte Keyer 4.0
• Conoa SuperPak 3.1
• Digieffects Damage 1.0
• Media 100 Producer 12.1 (Universal Binary)
• Boris Blue 2.5

These demos and MANY, MANY more can be Downloaded here. All demos are free to try.

Labels: Boris, Conoa SuperPak, Damage, Demo, DigiEffects, Media 100, Primatte Keyer, Red Giant, Universal

Final Effects Complete 5 AE is a ground-up re-write of the legendary Final Effects Complete filters by the Boris FX development team. With a modernized user interface, multi-processor acceleration, and 16-bit color processing, the famous Final Effects Complete filters are ready for the creative minds of the 21st century. Well known for the unique particle treatments of Mr. Mercury and Bubbles, the creative distortions of Griddler and Flo Motion, the eye-catching, stylized effects of Mr. Smoothie and Glue Gun, and the excellent edge treatments of Sparkle Edges and Wiggle Edges, Final Effects Complete remains the hidden secret behind many award-winning projects. While borrowing many new technologies from Boris Continuum Complete, Final Effects Complete 5 AE remains fully compatible with all previous FEC versions, allowing you to open and adjust any existing Adobe After Effects project.

What's New in Final Effects Complete 5 AE

FEC 5 AE supports Adobe After Effects CS3 and Adobe After Effects 7 under Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. FEC 5 AE is a Universal Binary release.

Final Effects Complete USD Pricing

• Suggested Retail Price: $895
• Suggested Educational Price: $295
• Upgrade from Previous Versions: $295
• Crossgrade for Boris Continuum Complete Users: $295

Final Effects Complete 5 FxPlug for Apple Pro Video Applications and Final Effects Complete 5 AVX for Avid NLEs are coming soon. Stay tuned!

A demo is available for Final Effects 5 AE

Labels: After Effects, Boris, Continuum Complete, Final Effects Complete, Universal, Vista

Noise Industries FxFactory 2.0.2

The latest update to FxFactory brings five new plug-ins to existing FxFactory Pro 2 customers and improved versions of the CoreMelt Motion and Editing Packs with high-precision rendering, contextual parameter UI and a redesigned masking system.

There is a new demo available for FxFactory 2.0.2.

idustrial revolution SupaWipe

SupaWipe is a brand new plug-in by idustrial revolution, and quite simply the coolest object transition for Final Cut Pro 6 and Final Cut Express 4. Effects that would require manual keyframing, multiple layers and lots of setup time can now be accomplished with a few clicks.

SUGARfx World Cup

The jaw-dropping 3D theme by SUGARfx has been completely redesigned for Mac OS X Leopard and Final Cut Studio 2, with plenty of options to adapt the theme to your projects.

The new World Cup is available in two flavors: World Cup 1.6 LC, a simpler version (a free update for current customers) and SUGARfx World Cup 2.0 Studio, the advanced version with more theme elements and parameters.

Labels: Apple, Final Cut Pro, FxPlug, Leopard, Motion, Noise Industries, Universal

2d3 are now pleased to inform you that 2d3 boujou 4.1 is now available for Mac OS X. A demo version is not yet available but will be shortly

Labels: 2D3, Boujou, Universal, Vista

Apple today released Final Cut Express 4, a significant upgrade to its powerful video editing software based on Apple's award-winning Final Cut Pro 6, with a new low price of $199. Final Cut Express 4 adds support for the latest AVCHD cameras, allows mixing of standard and high definition content on a single timeline, includes the ability to import iMovie '08 projects, and gives users access to hundreds of sophisticated FxPlug cinematic effects and filters.
"Almost a million digital filmmakers have made Final Cut their editing application of choice," said Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice president of Applications Product Marketing. "With the introduction of Final Cut Express 4, Apple makes it easy for anyone to join the rapidly growing community of Final Cut editors worldwide."

The new Open Format Timeline in Final Cut Express 4 allows users to mix and match DV, HDV and AVCHD material*, all in realtime using the same industry-leading editing and trimming tools found in Final Cut Pro. Supporting both 1080i and 720p HD resolutions, Final Cut Express 4 automatically performs the necessary scaling, cropping and frame rate adjustments. When starting projects from scratch, the new simplified setup automatically configures everything based on the first clip dropped on the Timeline.

Final Cut Express 4 makes it easy to import iMovie '08 projects and enhance them with advanced editing capabilities such as multiple layers of video and graphics, picture in picture effects and animated titles. It includes over 50 new FxPlug filters, including Soft Focus, Vignette and Light Rays, with hundreds more available from a rapidly expanding FxPlug developer community. With enhanced audio controls, users can automatically raise any clip to its maximum level without distortion using the new Soft Normalize and Gain controls. Final Cut Express 4 also features LiveType 2, which provides an intuitive environment for creating dynamic and fun animated titles and includes an extensive library of animated fonts, textures, templates and effects.

Pricing & Availability
Final Cut Express 4 is available immediately for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Owners of previous versions of Final Cut Express can upgrade to Final Cut Express 4 for just $99 (US). Full system requirements and more information on Final Cut Express 4 can be found at Toolfarm.com.

*AVCHD is only supported on Intel-based Macs.

Labels: Apple, Final Cut Express, Universal

The long awaited Trapcode Form (codenamed Flux) is now available. Trapcode Form is a grid-based 3D particle system with a twist. It can be used to create fluid, organic patterns, complex geometric structures and swirling stringy animations etc and it can be used to visualize audio. Form works in AE 7 and later.

We'll have our Plug-in Finder page dressed to the nines with awesome examples and images later on today, in the meantime, Harry Frank has put together some great stuff for you at AE Freemart. Download a demo and take Trapcode Form for a spin.

Labels: After Effects, Demo, Red Giant, Trapcode, Trapcode Form, Universal

Native Support Added for Both Intel and PowerPC-based Macs

Wilmington, NC - November 12, 2007 - Digieffects, a developer of popular software plug-ins for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Autodesk Combustion today announced that Universal Binary versions of Delirium, Berserk, and Aurorix are now available for Intel-based Macintosh computers.

Digieffects Delirium, Berserk, and Aurorix are now compatible with Universal Binary applications such as Adobe After Effects CS3, Adobe Premiere CS3, and Final Cut Pro 6. Since Delirium, Berserk, and Aurorix are backwards compatible, these programs will still run natively on Power PC-based Mac computers.

Existing Delirium, Berserk, and Aurorix customers moving to the Intel-based Macintosh platform can download free updates from the Digieffects web site.

Note: Universal Binary versions of Digieffects Fantazm, Buena Effects Pack, and Buena Depth Cue will be available in early 2008.

About Digieffects Digieffects is a developer of popular software plug-ins for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro and Autodesk Combustion. The company has been in the business since the beginning of the "plug-in revolution" which dates back to 1996. Over the years, Digieffects has had great success with software products like Cinelook and Delirium and is proud to call thousands of film and video producers all around the world its customers and friends.

Note: The plug-ins are no longer in beta and are now available.

Labels: Aurorix, Berserk, Buena Depth Cue, Buena Effects Pack, Combustion, Delirium, Demo, DigiEffects, Fantasm, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Universal

Robert Sharp from Digieffects emailed me today and told me that he is in the final stages of beta for Berserk, Aurorix and Delerium and he'll be announcing it tonight at Digieffects.com. We'll have links for customer downloads and they will have engineers standing by to fix any newly reported bugs. The official press release will go out Monday, but we like to be the first to announce news. First!

Speaking of Digieffects, Delirium is 50% off through Friday, November 9 (and so is Digital Trove PRIME).

Labels: Aurorix, Berserk, Delirium, DigiEffects, Digital Trove, PRIME, Universal

Here is Digieffects CS3/Mac Intel update (free download) schedule:

• Delirium: October
• Berserk, Aurorix: November
• Fantazm: December
• Buena Effects Pack, Buena Depth Cue: January

Labels: After Effects, Aurorix, Berserk, Buena, Buena Depth Cue, Buena Effects Pack, Delirium, DigiEffects, Fantasm, Universal

Alien Skin has released an update for the Mac version of Eye Candy for After Effects. The new version provides native performance on the new generation of Intel Macintosh computers.

Please visit their software updates page to download the free update.

It is only necessary to install the update if you are using Adobe After Effects CS3 on an Intel based Macintosh.

Learn more about Eye Candy in our Plug-in Finder | Buy Eye Candy for After Effects

Labels: After Effects, Alien Skin, Eye Candy, Universal

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).

Buy FxFactory Pro Today and save 50%.

Labels: Final Cut Pro, FxFactory, FxPlug, Motion, Noise Industries, Sale, Universal

Powerful New Look Tool Now Available

San Francisco, CA, October 17, 2007 - Red Giant Software has released Magic Bullet Looks, its highly anticipated and revolutionary color correction tool. Looks' powerful tools can be used on-set or in the edit suite to subtly adjust tone, color and focus to simulate the appearance of classic films or duplicate specific production conditions. Users can choose from more than a hundred Look presets, all neatly organized into 10 categories, to help set the mood for anything from a wedding video to the next Sundance original.

Magic Bullet Looks includes Magic Bullet LooksBuilder, a stand-alone application to pre-visualize looks anywhere. LooksBuilder's intuitive interface models the way light moves through a camera with simulated filters, lenses and film stocks that can be adjusted on the fly. Look presets are portable and load into any of the supported editing hosts, so the same Looks created on set are the ones used to finish in the editorial suite. Hundreds of look options are available with one click right in your editor, without having to go to a separate finishing system.

"When you shoot on location, you're often stuck with what nature gives you. Often the lighting is poor and you have to make do. Magic Bullet Looks lets me re-light my shots and make my talent look great all with a few simple clicks." said Eric Escobar, filmmaker at Kontent Films in San Francisco.

For detailed Product Information, visit:
http://redgiantsoftware.com/magicbulletlooks.html

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, visit:
http://redgiantsoftware.com/magicbulletlooksfaq.html

What's New?

• A brand-new interface for creating and customizing looks easier and
  more intuitively
• More than 100 Look presets that offer popular looks like Crime Scene, Blue Bleach or Subtle Film
• 36 powerful new tools expand upon the 10 simple functions of Magic Bullet Editors' Look Suite

Pricing and Availability

Magic Bullet Looks is the next generation of look tools for Magic Bullet Editors and Magic Bullet Suite, customers and includes:

• A plug-in for Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro and Motion
• A stand-alone LooksBuilder application that runs on laptops for Looks generation anywhere
• Magic Bullet Misfire adds film damage such as dust and scratches to artificially age a film

Magic Bullet Looks is available for $399 USD. Existing Magic Bullet Editors or Magic Bullet Suite customers may upgrade to Magic Bullet Looks for $99 USD.

Customers who purchased Magic Bullet Editors or Magic Bullet Suite on or after April 11, 2007 are entitled to a free upgrade and should complete this form.

About Red Giant Software

Red Giant Software LLC (www.redgiantsoftware.com) is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.

Labels: After Effects, Avid, Final Cut Pro, Magic Bullet Looks, Motion, Premiere Pro, Red Giant, Universal

A point update came out today for Frischluft Lenscare. This bug fix addresses crashes in Digital Fusion 5.x and highlight problems in the depth of field plug-in.

Frischluft plug-ins support 32-bit Float, are Universal and support After Effects CS3.

Labels: After Effects, Frischluft, Universal

The Ultimatte AdvantEdge Demo v1.6.3 contains Universal Binary plug-ins for After Effects, Avid, Photoshop and Shake.

Labels: After Effects, Avid, Demo, Photoshop, Shake, Ultimatte AdvantEdge, Universal

Dear Digieffects Customer:

I want to thank you for all your support since I acquired the business in May. Since that time we've worked hard to update our code and bring Digieffects into the new millennium. Needless to say, it's been messy but we're making good progress.

As many of you know, we're working on our Universal Binary and Adobe CS3 compatibility updates for Mac Intel. This is scheduled to be released within 30 days and will, as promised, be free of charge to all existing customers. This update won't cover the Buena products (acquired from Toolfarm in June) which will come later this Fall.

One of the other engineering initiatives we embarked upon - and accomplished - was removing an archaic serialization scheme where our software required a CD-ROM to be serialized. Most Digieffects software is now available via ESD (electronic software download) which means it can be downloaded as a free trial and purchased immediately if desired. This is great for customers because it eliminates all the costs associated with a supply chain. Accordingly, a byproduct of these savings is drastically reduced prices (for example, Delirium is now $399 compared to $699 before).

In our march towards modernity we broke some things along the way. Here's a list of what works, what doesn't and when we hope to have it fixed.

Cinelook 2.5:

1. Mac: Already a Universal Binary application so it functions on Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS3 as well as Apple Final Cut Pro 6 and Autodesk Combustion 4. On the Mac we had to eliminate the custom UI for this version.
2. Windows: Functional in all modern host applications.

Delirium, Aurorix, Berserk and Fantazm:

1. Mac: Universal Binary and Adobe CS3 update coming out within 30 days. If your host application is a Universal Binary application you can still run these plug-ins in Rosetta mode. The exception here is Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 which can't run in Rosetta mode. This means Delirium, Aurorix, Berserk and Fantazm won't run on Premiere Pro CS3 Mac until our Universal Binary update is available.
2. Windows: Full compatibility with Adobe After Effects CS3 and Autodesk Combustion 4. It appears that our recent development efforts have broken all our compatibility with Premiere Pro on Windows (all versions). We're working to fix this immediately.

Buena Effects Pack (includes Au Naturel and Effect Essentials) and Buena Depth Cue:

1. Mac: Universal Binary update schedule for this Fall (no exact date yet). Same Rosetta workaround as mentioned above.
2. Windows: Functional in all modern host applications with the exception of Depth Cue which doesn't work with Adobe Premiere Pro. We are working to fix this.

We plan to have major revisions, including speed optimizations, out later this year. If you have any questions or anything to add, please give me a shout!

Labels: Adobe, After Effects, Aurorix, Berserk, Buena, Buena Depth Cue, Buena Effects Pack, Cinelook, Delirium, DigiEffects, Fantasm, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Universal

Save $100 on the brand new Particles Heaven FX plug-in for Final Cut Pro and Motion. It's FxPlug and Universal too. This plug-in rocks! If you don't believe me, try out the demo. Download a demo of Particles Heaven FX.
Beware.... you will be blown away. Get it now for an introductory price of $195 (regularly $295).

The CHV FxPlug Bundle has also been updated to 08-2007 (CHV uses dates instead of point numbers for the bundles, which actually makes a lot of sense. The Bundle now includes Particles Heaven FX. Get it now for $295 (regularly $395).

Labels: CHV, FxPlug, Particles Heaven FX, Universal

The latest releases are complimentary updates for all existing customers running the latest versions of Tinderbox. Customers will not need a new license to run the latest versions they just need to download the relevant file from the downloads page of our website and update the machines that are licensed to run Tinderbox.

If customers are not running After Effects CS3 they should not download the latest releases.



Although predominantly designed to enable Tinderbox to work with After Effects CS3 the latest versions are universal binary and incorporate a number of bug fixes. For a list of fixed bugs and more information please refer to the relevant release notes at the Foundry website.

Download the CS3 updates NOW

Labels: After Effects, The Foundry, Tinderbox, Universal

I've heard from someone inside Red Giant Software that the new Universal/AE CS3 upgrade will in fact be FREE and it may be out sooner than they anticipated.

In other words, if you don't own the current version of Knoll Light Factory, get it now and get your upgrade for free when it comes out.

Labels: After Effects, Knoll Light Factory, Red Giant, Universal

Support for Adobe CS 3.0, Custom On-screen Controls, Heads Up Display and Innovative, Accelerated Filters

Marlborough MA - Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete 5.0 for AE (BCC 5.0 for AE) is now shipping. Supporting Adobe products since 1995, the new Boris release brings its 180 plus filter set to Adobe’s new Creative Suite 3.0 applications including the Intel Mac versions of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects; extending the effects creation workflow and capabilities with custom on-screen controls, Heads Up Display (HUD) and a slew of new innovative filters. "BCC 5.0 for AE is so packed with new features that I haven't even had time to go through even a quarter of the new tools," comments Jean Hauptman, motion graphics designer and BCC beta tester. " The new native BCC package both compliments and extends the Creative Suite 3.0 effects creation functionality with features such as Optical Flow, Open GL rendering, Film Process, Motion Key and Optical Stabilization.

"We have been developing our Boris effects plug-ins for Adobe video solutions for over a decade – starting with Adobe After Effects version 3.0. With the release of Adobe Creative Suite 3.0 and the next-generation After Effects and Adobe Premiere products – we took advantage of the new plug-in architecture to provide even deeper integration allowing us to deliver custom features ideal for the Adobe post process," said Boris Yamnitsky, president and founder, Boris FX.

New BCC 5.0 filter highlights:

BCC UpRez is used for high-quality SD to HD conversions; BCC UpRez is designed to facilitate the resizing of image clips while minimizing the data loss that is usually associated with resizing media in a host. The BCC UpRez filter includes several high-end image processing algorithms to enhance the apparent sharpness and / or smoothness of the final result.

BCC Pan and Zoom known as the "Ken Burns" effect; BCC Pan and Zoom provides users extensive controls for precise image scaling and re-sampling. Overall better workflow and image quality is achieved with special filter features such as the "watch folder".

BCC MatchMove based on the award-winning motion tracking technology in Boris Red, the new BCC MatchMove filter allows users to combine motion tracking with transformation/compositing of a layer. With the BCC MatchMove filter, users can lock the movement of one image clip to another image clip using the built-in motion tracking function. BCC MatchMove provides controls for DVE functions such as tumble, spin and rotate, as well as realistic lighting controls.

BCC LED makes an image, clip or text element with alpha appear as though it was constructed out of an array of blinking or solid LED lights - similar to the display boards in sports stadiums. This filter is part of the new OGL category of filters in BCC that benefit from hardware acceleration to reduce render time.

BCC Prism can be used to simulate the photographic effect of chromatic aberration in which a bad lens can generate prismatic color fringing along edges of high contrast within the image. This filter is also part of the new OGL category of filters in BCC, which benefit from hardware acceleration to reduce render time.

BCC Scan Lines is another filter from the new BCC OGL category. This filter generates rolling RGB scanlines over the source image clip, emulating the effect of a computer monitor which was shot on video tape or film. The filter also includes a user controlled noise generator function for added realism.

BCC Damaged TV a filter in the Open GL category; BCC Damaged TV is designed emulate the appearance of a CRT style television set that is receiving a bad antenna signal or is in need of repair, complete with gun offset, distorted edges, image roll, noise, scan lines, and interference lines, this powerful filter features both automatic and manual modes.

BCC Turbulence generates auto-animated gel-like distortion fields in an image clip based on input from the built-in noise map and turbulence controls. This filter includes dozens of preset effect settings for accelerated effect production.

BCC Noise Map 2 generates procedurally based, resolution independent, auto-animated image clips that are used for backdrops or as a mask track input for other image clips. Dozens of presets are included with this filter for producing complex animations quickly and easily.

BCC Color Choker posterizes and blurs colors in an image clip. Colors in the clip to which the filter was applied can be attenuated or remapped individually or as an RGB group. Controls allow users to convert images to monochrome before applying a blur or choke for additional creative results.

Pricing and Availability
BCC 5.0 for AE is designed to support Adobe Creative Suite 3.0, Autodesk Combustion, and Eyeon Digital Fusion. BCC 5.0 for AE is available today through Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct through Boris FX web site at www.borisfx.com for an MSRP of $895.00 (new) , $299.00 (upgrade to BCC 5.0 for AE) and $495.00 (upgrade to BCC 5.0 for AE and BCC 5.0 for FxPlug). Special cost effective cross grade options are available for BCC AVX and BCC FxPlug products.

BCC 5.0 for AE no longer supports the Apple Professional Video applications that ship with the FxPlug architecture. These applications are supported by the new BCC 5.0 for FxPlug (shipped July 9th 2007).

About Boris FX
Founded in 1995 in Boston MA, Boris FX is the leading developer of integrated graphics and effects technology, delivering 3D compositing and vector graphic products for the broadcast, post production, film and multi-media industries. Since the company's inception, Boris products have grown to serve over 200,000 artists worldwide. A great part of its success lies in the ability to tightly integrate and leverage technologies through strong partnerships with industry-leading manufacturers including Adobe®, Apple®, Autodesk®, Avid®, Eyeon®, Grass Valley, Matrox®, Media 100®, Sony Pictures Digital®, and Ulead®. For more information, visit www.borisfx.com.

Labels: After Effects, Boris, Continuum Complete, FxPlug, Universal

Take BCC5 for a spin! The new version works in After Effects CS3, Premiere Pro CS3 and Combustion and is Universal.

There are also demos available for BCC 5 FxPlug for Motion and Final Cut Pro and a version for AVX on the same page.

BCC 5.0 for AE, PPRO and CMB can be purchased here. If you need an upgrade or would like a bundle, oh, we can help you with that!

Labels: After Effects, Avid, Boris, Combustion, Continuum Complete, Demo, Final Cut Pro, FxPlug, Motion, Premiere Pro, Universal

Download the new Universal Demo of Digital Trove PRIME

Digital Trove PRIME is a great set of plug-ins for After Effects. There is also a Windows version available to tryout.

Labels: Demo, Digital Trove, PRIME, Universal

Red Giant Software has the Universal Binary (MacTel/CS3) updates for Lux, Particular, Sound Keys and Echospace.

Download the updates here

Also, get get the Trapcode upgrades for Shine, Starglow and 3D Stroke here!. If you haven't heard, they can be used in AE CS3, Premiere Pro CS3, Final Cut Pro/Motion (it's FxPlug!), and Avid. It's all Universal too. Yahoooo!

I'll have demo versions of the new Trapcode products up very soon.

Labels: 3D Stroke, After Effects, Avid, Echospace, Final Cut Pro, FxPlug, Lux, Motion, Particular, Red Giant, Shine, Starglow, Trapcode, Universal

For the first time ever, Trapcode products will be available from your editing application! Use them inside of Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid or Adobe Premiere Pro! The Trapcode 3S Pack, which includes Shine 1.5, Starglow 1.5 and 3D Stroke 2.5 is now shipping.

The upgrades require that you own a previous version of the product being purchased.

What is included in the upgrade?

• Full 32-bit floating-point rendering: All products now render in 32-bit float for higher quality
• New support for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and Avid: Yes, you get all hosts for the $99 upgrade price!
  • Final Cut Studio 2/MacIntel support If you plan on using these products on a Mac Intel system, an upgrade is required
  • Avid MacIntel support If you plan on using these products on an Avid Mac-Intel based system then an upgrade is required
• Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro CS3 support If you plan on using these products with Adobe's CS3 products an upgrade is required

Labels: After Effects, Avid, Final Cut Pro, FxPlug, Motion, Premiere Pro, Trapcode, Universal

Update yields dramatic performance increases on Intel Macs

Digital Trove today announced the Universal Binary release of PRIME 4.0 for Mac OS X. PRIME (Production-Ready Image Manipulation Effects) is its flagship plug-in effects suite for Adobe After Effects®. Users of Intel-based Macs can expect a dramatic performance increase with this update.

PRIME plug-ins feature fast multi-processor rendering, pixel aspect ratio compensation, high-quality anti-aliasing, and a modular architecture that makes it easy to construct elaborate, complex effects.

The Universal Binary update requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later and Adobe After Effects CS3. It is available free of charge to all registered PRIME (OS X) customers.

Pricing and Availability
PRIME is currently available from Digital Trove and their resellers for $349. A universal demo version will be available shortly.

Labels: After Effects, Digital Trove, PRIME, Universal

onOne has gobs of great plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop. They're CS2 and CS3 compatible, Universal Binary support, offering fast native support for Photoshop CS3 and Intel-based Macintosh computers and they're just what you need to simplify your next project.

onOne Plug-In Suite 3
Regular price: $399.95, Toolfarm price: $379.00

onOne Mask Pro 4.1 - Cut out a subject from the background by assigning keep and drop colors and simply painting away the background. Easily create high-quality masks and selections from tough subjects like hair and glass.
Regular price: $159.95, Toolfarm price: $151.00

onOne PhotoFrame Pro 3.1 - create stunning border and edge effects right out of the darkroom.
Regular price: $159.95, Toolfarm price: $151.00

onOne Essentials for Photoshop Elements - four tools to help you correct color, remove unwanted backgrounds, add creative borders and resize your photos to get a larger print.
Regular price: $59.95, Toolfarm price: $57.00

onOne Genuine Fractals Print Pro 5 - increase image size well over 1000% without the loss of sharpness or detail that you would normally expect. Its patented, fractal based interpolation algorithms work like nothing else and the results speak for themselves.
Regular price: $299.95, Toolfarm price: $285.00

onOne Genuine Fractals 5 - can resize your images over 1,000% with no loss of detail or sharpness
Regular price: $159.95, Toolfarm price: $151.00

onOne Intellihance Pro 4.2 - makes optimizing your images a snap by combining eight image adjustments in one place.
Regular price: $159.95, Toolfarm price: $151.00

onOne pxl SmartScale - image resizing plug-in for Photoshop CS and CS2 that gives you extra control over how the edges of an image are treated as you increase the size and resolution.
Regular price: $159.00, Toolfarm price: $151.00

Labels: onOne Software, Photoshop, Universal

Star Titler is the newest freebie for FxFactory, a title generator that lets you instantly reproduce the look of the Star Wars opening titles straight on the Final Cut Pro or Motion timeline. Download it here and while you're there, get idustrial revolution Freebie Pack 1 and SUGARfx Mondrianesque, also free.

View a sample movie of Star Titler

Noise Industries FxFactory 1.0.6 just came out. Let me tell you, these are some tight plug-ins. They're so fast and great quality, and they're not too expensive either. They're Universal and FxPlug, so they run in Motion and Final Cut Pro, and run incredibly in Final Cut Studio 2. I'm not just saying this to sell them... I speaka ze truth.

Labels: Final Cut Pro, Free, FxPlug, Motion, Noise Industries, Universal

New designer FxPacks from Noise Industries partners Core Melt, Idustrial Revolution, and SUGARfx, extend the visual effects capabilities of Apple Final Cut Studio 2

Boston MA - May 30, 2007 - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, today announced Noise Industries partners Core Melt, Idustrial Revolution, and SUGARfx have launched "FxFactory Expansion FxPacks" for the new Apple Final Cut Studio 2.0 release. 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 non-developers such as visual effects artists a user-friendly graphical user interface to create additional effects for the Apple Final Cut Studio package.

Core Melt - FxFactory Expansion FxPack "ImageFlow FX"; Core Melt is a Noise Industries partner and FxPack plug-in developer delivering real-time visual effects plug-in libraries for Apple Final Cut Studio. Developed using the Noise Industries FxFactory Pro plug-in manager, the new Core Melt ImageFlow FxPack is a collection of plug-ins for creating slideshows and animating backgrounds. Ideal for creating documentary photo montages, motion graphics menus or DVD menus, the ImageFlow FX toolset includes catchy effects and transitions; Dissolve Over, Flashcard, Multifader, Multigrow, Panels Transitions, Polaroids, Random Move Over, Stills Grid, Zoom in and Stop, and Zoom Up.

Idustrial Revolution Updates FxFactory Expansion FxPack "Volumetrix"; Noise Industries partner Idustrial Revolution has released an update of the popular FxPack Volumetrix (version 1.03). The new release of Volumetrix adds two volumetric light spill transitions; zoom and glow. These in demand features allow users to apply a wipe on a clip or element such as text producing a volumetric effect. Users can select from the luminance and alpha to drive the wipe. The new Volumetrix update also adds support for presets, allowing users to save, recall, and transport their favorite effects.

SUGARfx - FxFactory Expansion FxPack "Video Wall"; SUGARfx is an early adopter of the FxFactory Pro development tool and long-time Noise Industries partner. Their new Video Wall package provides Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion users the ability to easily and quickly construct a video wall effect in 3D space. SUGARfx offers two versions of the Video Wall package; standard and Pro. With Video Wall standard, users can create interesting video wall setups quickly. The Video Wall Pro version provides additional controls for creating more complex effects. Parameters include zoom, twist, and turn for creating eye-catching animations.

Pricing and Availability for FxFactory Expansion FxPacks Core Melt ImageFlow FX and SUGARfx Video Wall FxPacks are available today for $99.00 MSRP and $59.00 MSRP respectively. Idustrial Revolution Volumetrix 1.03 is available for $49.00 MSRP. Idustrial Revolution Volumetrix 1.03 is a free update for existing Volumetrix customers.

Labels: Final Cut Pro, FxPlug, Motion, Noise Industries, Universal

Did you know that you can pre-order Apple's Final Cut Studio 2 right now and you'll get it right when it ships? Yes, it's true! It's scheduled to ship Mid-May, so in just a couple of weeks. I'm feeling all tingly just thinking about it!

Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3, DVD Studio Pro 4, and Color - a brand-new application for professional color grading — are all included in Final Cut Studio for $1299.

I used Motion 3 at NAB and I cannot say enough good things about the program. It's thoroughly impressive.

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Labels: Final Cut Pro, Motion, Universal

Somehow this press release slipped by me, with the massive amount of stuff I had surrounding NAB releases. I demo'd Shining FX at NAB and they are AWESOME! Seriously fast and cool. I'm going to build some samples and put them up on the site in our Plug-in Finder. I'm so impressed with CHV's Plug-ins. They're very affordable and create mindblowing effects.... and did I mention how fast they are? They played REAL-TIME with keyed video and multiple effects in Motion 3.

Press Release

April 10, 2007 - CHV-electronics, software developer of plugins for Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express and Motion announced today the release of Shining FX, which is based on Apple's plugin FxPlug technology.

A new set of 11 real-time video filters to create Volumetric Light effects, Ray Bursts, Glow and Shine effects and more.

CHV has just released a new plugins packages called Shining FX. It contains 11 highly versatile video filters, all dedicated to create different types of light and glow effects. Shining FX does not only create some standard volumetric lights or rays, it's highly sophisticated animation features bring life into your video. All plugins are hardware accellerated and are capable to run in real-time (depending on your graphics card).

Watch the demo-reel. A fully functional demo version can be found here

Shining FX costs $75 as a single package and is also available in the bundle FxPlug Bundle 04-2007, which also includes the plug-in sets Magic 3D FX and Morphing FX for $135.

Labels: CHV, Final Cut Pro, FxPlug, Motion, Universal