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[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/\"]Red Giant Software[/url] has a wide variety of plug-in products for After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Avid and Premiere Pro

[b][url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/imagelounge.html\"]Image Lounge[/url][/b] Download Price: $249.00 Box Price: $299.00
Supports Adobe After Effects 5.0 or later.

Overview

Image Lounge contains a set of over 20 stylistic filters to make dynamic images or motion text. Replicate natural elements like fire, smoke, and water. Add realistic touches using shadows, displacement, color mapping, and accurate camera blurs based on lens artifacts to replicate out-of-focus images shot with a 35mm-film camera.

* Over 20 filters for making dynamic images or motion text.
* Dozens of parameters for controlling particle size, color, velocity, and direction.
* Numerous text effects for simulating an animated typewriter text and credit rolls.

Uses

* Simulate the most realistic fire and cloud formations.
* Add grunge to text, simulate mirage effects, or outline moving images.
* Accurately project an object�s shadow onto a surface.
* Generate rolling credits from a text file.

[b][url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/filmfix.html\"]Film Fix[/url][/b] $799.00
Supports Adobe After Effects 6.0 and later

Overview

Film Fix is designed for documentary filmmakers and post production studios that need film and video restoration tools. Using Film Fix, After Effects users can restore tears, remove dust and dirt particles, and stabilize footage originated on film and video resolution material transferred from film. The processing is nearly automatic and provides high-quality output.

* FAME (Fast Accurate Motion Estimation) processes pixel-accurate image data at different scales similar to the way the human eye views the world.
* Powerful, intelligent algorithms allow it to identify problems such as dust, dirt, and tearing despite complex motion in the footage.

Uses

* Repair seams with the only automated tear-repair tool on the market.
* Stabilize footage with a software-based 2D translation that is near real-time.
* Automatically eliminate severe non-linear inter-frame brightness fluctuations.
* Remove dust and sparkle defects using motion detection information.
* Remove hair on single frames using motion detection information.

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/keycorrect.html\"][b]Key Correct Pro[/b][/url] $399.00

Overview

Key Correct Pro is a set of 15 plug-ins designed to help After Effects users create better composites with built-in keying tools. The plug-ins can be in used in combination with any keyer to better enhance the final result, like Primatte Keyer, Keylight, Ultimatte & Ultra.

* Easily softens and feathers alpha channels for accurate blending from any keyer
* Automatically color match foreground objects with any background image
* Lighten and outline edges of objects to create realistic edge lighting and edge outlines
* Quickly clean up noisy images and mattes
* All plug-ins work with 8-bit or 16-bit projects for DV, HD and Film output

Uses

* Even the best keying technology sometimes needs help creating a natural professional quality matte
* With Matte Feather and Edge Blur, you can quickly and accurately soften the edges of matte hiding uneven and chattering edges caused by noise, grain or DV artifacts. Improved alpha channels can be output for integration in web elements using Flash 8
* Improve the color match between color key elements and any background using the automatic capabilities of Color Matcher and Zone HLS color correction tools
* Generate colored highlights and edges for motion graphic effects to outline an individual or objects in your images
* Wire and rig removal is quick and easy using Wire and Rig Removals blending tools and tracking in After Effects Professional
* Use the simple Denoiser and Alpha Cleaner tools to fix low-light noise problems in poorly lit footage

[b][url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/knolllightfactory.html\"]Knoll Light Factory[/url][/b] $199.00-399.00
Supports After Effects, Motion, Final Cut Pro, Avid & Premiere Pro.

Overview

Created by Photoshop co-creater and Star Wars effects guru John Knoll, Knoll Light Factory is one of the worlds most used motion graphics tools, used by 1,000�s to digitally simulate light effects called flares. Flares simulate reflections from a very bright light source as seen in a camera�s lens. You see them most often used in nature to simulate the sun, on text or logos to enhance their appearance or in special effects explosions.

Features

* Choose from a list of 70 preset flares effects
* Use the custom lens editor to create and save your own unique effects.
* 19 lens elements to create custom light effects.
* Auto Track�track multiple points and add multiple, identical lighting points to a scene.
* Auto Obscuration � automatically hide and reveal a light effect as the light source moves behind another object.

Uses

* Simulate a bright spotlight behind text or logos.
* Create mood by emulating a fabulous sunset in seconds.
* Enhance the dramatic impact of explosions.
* Add sparkle and glows to any 2D or 3D object like text and logos as seen news and sport show openers.
* Replicate sun flares around a planet, above water or any landscape scene.

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/magicbulletcolorista.html\"][b]Magic Bullet Colorista[/b][/url] $199.00
Supports After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Premiere Pro, & Motion

Now that you've locked your edit, it's time to load Colorista to apply a natural finish, and make your image pop. Under the hood is the next generation Magic Bullet engine with real-time processing for quick review and rendering of SD and HD media. Colorista is ready for action with industry-standard color wheels for precise color control. Tweak the image further with saturation and exposure to make it balanced. Plus, isolate areas with an animatable mask shape'the easiest way to light up your talent. Colorista paired with Look Suite are the perfect tools for color finishing.

* A great compliment to Magic Bullet Editors
* Includes a 15 minute tutorial done by Eric Escobar which covers basic color correction techniques and how to use Colorista
* Familiar color correction tools that are easily accessible with simple color wheels and basic masking
* Use the same color correction tool in all your applications. Colorista ships as a native plug-in for all major hosts applications including Final Cut Pro (FX Plug), Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Avid AVX compatible systems
* Colorista provides better-looking results than the three-way correctors built into most NLEs, and with simpler controls.
* Results that meet professional standards and generate visually pleasing results
* ACL-compliant color processing using a traditional Lift Gamma Gain model
* Fast, GPU-accelerated rendering with DeepColor RT
* Complete high-bit depth and full floating-point support to process 8, 10, 16 or 32-bit projects to guarantee perfect output

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/magicbulletlooks.html\"][b]Magic Bullet Looks[/b][/url] $399.00

Details

* A designer's interface that balances ease of use with the power of 36 distinct Look Tools that emulate how light is captured on film.
* Quick Drawers provide access to tools and presets without wasting valuable space
* Linear-light processing engine takes advantage of your graphics card to provide fluid interaction
* Over 100 unique Looks are organized by category, ranging from simple exposure and film process emulation to radical color changes
* Browse the library using your own images with the Look Theater
* Works as both a plug-in or a standalone application
* Customize one of the 100 presets with LooksBuilder, or create your own Look from scratch
* Experience blazing speeds with GPU acceleration

Magic Bullet Looks includes:

* Plug-in for Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, & Motion
* Stand-alone LooksBuilder application runs on laptops for Looks generation anywhere
Magic Bullet Misfire, which adds film damage such as dust and scratches to artificially age a film

What's New?

* A revolutionary interface makes creating and customizing new looks easier and more intuitive
* More than one hundred Look presets that offer more options than ever
* 36 new tools expand upon the previous version’s 10 simple functions
* The $99 price makes it painless upgrade for existing users

Why Buy or Upgrade to Magic Bullet Looks?

* Whether you’re a novice or a pro, it’s easy to set the mood of your movie with Magic Bullet Looks. Looks are grouped into 10 categories all neatly arranged in QuickDrawers—maximizing your workspace.
* The Look Library helps you quickly find the Look that best suits your project. With more than a hundred to choose from, it’s easy to find a good starting point to define a mood. You can then use the preset as is, or customize the settings and then save it as your own new preset.
* With this single tool, you can define the style of your movie in After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, or Avid editors and render final quality results.
* Open Magic Bullet on your laptop, take a frame, and pre-visualize the look of a shot right away. Then save your work and load the look preset later into After Effects or your favorite editing application.
* Magic Bullet Looks makes a great complement to the Magic Bullet Colorista color correction tool.
* The new Magic Bullet Looks Builder, a stand-alone application that lets you pre-visualize looks anywhere using a JPEG or TIFF image.

Tools

Magic Bullet Looks features 36 tools for creating looks. Here are a few:

* Edge Softness creates out-of-focus areas with controllable falloff.
* Star Filter generates 2-point star shapes on over-bright areas of an image.
* 2-strip Process emulates the old technical 2-strip printing process.
* Print Bleach Bypass emulates the look of the using a skip bleach process on print film instead of the negative.
* Anamorphic Flare produces the look of an anamorphic flare created from internal lens reflections.

Uses

* Create and save your own unique looks to use them again on future projects
* Adjust the mood to match the scene or dialogue throughout your movie
* Match look of TV or film (for example, The Matrix, Traffic, CSI, and Saving Private Ryan)
* Add warmth to wedding videos, even when shot on cloudy days
* Emulate the apprearance of specific film stocks and technical processes such as TechniColor, Bleach Bypass, 2 and 3 process
* Simulate different time periods and aged appearance
* Create a distinctive look to visually distinguish a flashbacks or other special sequences
* Used by NBC, ABC, Disney, and Time Warner and thousands industry pros to enhance TV commercials, music vidoes, movies, wedding videos, and Web and corporate videos

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/magicbulletsuite.html\"][b]Magic Bullet Suite 2007[/b][/url]

Magic Bullet Suite 2007 is a completely revamped product. Magic Bullet Suite now supports After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. The full suite of tools includes Magic Bullet Looks (including Misfire), Magic Bullet 24p, Magic Bullet Colorista, and Instant HD for high-quality up-conversion.

Magic Bullet Suite Includes:

*Magic Bullet Looks includes an entirely new stand-alone application AND a plug-in. Designed by industry leaders, the cutting-edge user interface makes it much easier to create Looks. Includes 36 tools for everything from simple exposure adjustment to radical color changes. This is a whole new way to define your image.
*Magic Bullet Frames offers fast and high-quality conversion of 60i materials to 24p, or just de-interlacing of video in After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Motion, and Premiere Pro.
*Magic Bullet Colorista is the same exciting color correction tool that we launched in 2006 with new support for After Effects CS3 Professional, Premiere Pro 3, and updates to support Intel Mac processors in all editors.
*Instant HD up-converts DV video into a variety of HD video formats. Choose from a list of preset resolutions to easily integrate DV video into your next High Definition production. When scaling from standard definition (SD) to high definition (HD), the missing pixels must be generated in an intelligent way. Instant HD provides a high-quality method for converting SD sources to HD within your favorite video application.

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/instanthd.html\"][b]Instant HD[/b][/url] $99.00
Supports After Effects, Final Cut Pro & Premiere Pro

Overview

Instant HD up-converts DV video into a variety of HD video formats. You can choose from a list of preset resolutions to make it easy to integrate DV video into your next High Definition production. When scaling from standard definition (SD) to high definition (HD), the missing pixels must be generated in an intelligent way. Instant HD provides a high-quality method for converting SD sources to HD within your favorite video application.

IMPORTANT NOTE The product is specifically designed to work with progressive (non-interlaced) images. That means that if you are starting with interlaced video such as a standard Sony PD150 DVCAM capture, you will need to convert the image to progressive in the host application before applying Instant HD.

If you use a camera that has a progressive mode like the Panasonic DVX100 or the Canon XL2 there is no need to pre-process the material in any way.

Features

* Professional level results with easy to use options
* Includes five simple controls: Output Size, Filter Type, Sharpness, Quality settings, and Antialiasing
* Output resolution presets lets you quickly choose the right HD output resolution
* Improve the final appearance with integrated sharpening
* Antialiasing smoothes the rough edges of DV video

Uses

* Integrate SD video into your next HD project
* Up-convert NTSC or PAL Standard Definition to High Definition
* Up-convert NTSC or PAL Standard Definition to High Definition
* Convert web cam and cellphone source material to Standard Definition video
* Scale SD video for pan and scan adjustments
* Use Instant HD output with Magic Bullet to deliver professional "film look" HD masters
* Scale still images to HD
* Conform standard defintion motion graphics for high definition broadcast

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/primattekeyer.html\"][b]Primatte Keyer[/b] [/url]$699.00
Supports Adobe After Effects, Avid, and Combustion.

Overview

A green-screen tool enabling artists to extract keys from any color background by simply sampling the background color and clicking. Primatte Keyer overcomes matte extraction challenges including DV & HDV material, uneven lighting, subtle shadows, and edge light contamination (spill) even prior to compositing.

* Simple user interface for generating mattes.
* Pulls keys after a few clicks of the mouse � no sliders are necessary.
* Easily extracts transparent objects such as water, smoke, and hair.
* Deartifacting input correction for all formats including DV and HDV
* Split screen View modes for more efficient keying
* Alpha channel adjustment integrated into the keyer
* Integrated secondary spill removal, simple and accurate Color Matching, and Light wrap built in to the keying interface
* 16 Bit Support (16-bit mode is only available to Production Bundle customers)

Uses

* Half the price with all the performance of comparable chroma key tools.
* Automatically adjust a clip's color to match the composite environment by blending its tonal and exposure ranges.
* Create the illusion that light from the background layer is being reflected onto the foreground layer, as if they were photographed in the same environment.

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/elin.html\"][b]Elin[/b][/url] $495.00

Overview

Developed by The Orphanage, eLin is ideal for 3D compositing—addressing challenges such as motion blur, depth of field, glows, and basic transformations that appear when you combine 2D and 3D imagery. eLin’s technology takes the built-in After Effects features to the next level, creating more photographic results from a familiar tool set.

* Scripts and plug-ins for converting source material into eLin space, and back to either video or film color spaces.
* Color space redistributors to accommodate some overbright values.
* Third-party plug-in support.

Uses

* Emulate real-world lighting, motion blurring, and perception in 3D composites.
* Color correct according to lab specifications (points and stops).
* Make even basic compositing operations have a photographic quality.
* Works with Industrial Light + Magic’s OpenEXR file format.

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/cowi.html\"][b]Composite Wizard[/b][/url] $299.00
Supports After Effects

Overview

Composite Wizard helps integrate After Effects composites. Tattered edges, poor matte extractions, improper focal depth cues, and unbalanced color schemes are common compositing challenges. Composite Wizard’s tools automate color correction effects, blur or feather edge borders, and clean up unwanted artifacts.

* Over 20 filters for automating color correction, blurring and feathering edges, and removing unwanted artifacts.
* Miracle AlphaCleaner and Denoiser—eliminate unwanted elements such as dirt, film grain, and other chatter.
* Wire/Rig Zapper—erases wires, boom mics, and other on-set elements.
* Spill Killer—removes bounced light or color spill.

Uses

* Complements keying solutions such as Primatte Keyer.
* Adjust a clip’s color automatically to match the composite environment.
* Generate graphics that make animations and text look more organic and photo-realistic.
* Create the illusion that light from the background layer is being reflected onto the foreground layer, as if they were photographed in the same environment.

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/trapcodestarglow.html\"][b]TrapCode StarGlow[/b][/url] $99.00

Overview

Starglow is a fast-rendering multi-directional glow effect. It can be used to create multi-colored star shaped glints like those created from a camera filter. The star shape consists of eight directions, and each direction can be assigned an individual color map and streak length.

Features

* Render light rays quickly at 5-10 frames per second
* Delivers highest quality images with 32-bit support (After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion) and 16-bit support (Avid AVX, Premiere Pro)
* Numerous coloring options including 3- and 5-color gradients with tweakable coloring presets
* Unique controls to make shimmering lights
* Built-in transfer modes, threshold and circular mask to create stunning looks

Uses

* Add glows and glints to highlight text or titles
* Simulate camera star filters using any video clip as a source
* Design animated backgrounds for DVD projects

Presets

Starglow comes bundled with 29 presets that offer creative ways to add realism to CG clips or to simulate a magical, dreamy, or romantic feeling in a clip. The colors can be tweaked to your taste.

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/trapcodeshine.html\"][b]TrapCode Shine[/b][/url] $99.00

Overview

Shine is a radial light effect plug-in that looks like volumetric light, but is actually a 2D effect. There are special controls to create lights that sweep through logotypes or any kind of footage, an effect seen everyday on TV and in many movie titles. Until Shine came to the market, it was only possible to generate this look using 3D apps or slower rendering 2D plug-ins.

Features

* Render light rays quickly at 5-10 frames per second
* NEW! Delivers highest quality images with 32-bit support (After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion) and 16-bit support (Avid AVX, Premiere Pro)
* NEW! Works in After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro and Avid
* Numerous coloring options including 3- and 5-color gradients with tweakable coloring presets
* Unique controls to make shimmering lights
* Built-in transfer modes, threshold and circular mask to create stunning looks

Uses

* Simulate a bright spotlight behind text or logos
* Create sun rays from clouds or other objects
* Design animated backgrounds for DVD projects
* Often used for horror movie titling effects

Presets

Shine includes 22 presets so that you can choose the look you need easily from the get go. See below for examples of possible color schemes and plays on light to help you with your next project.

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/trapcode3dstroke.html\"][b]TrapCode 3D Stroke[/b][/url] $99.00

Overview

3D Stroke uses paths from one or more masks to render volumetric strokes that can be rotated and moved freely in 3D space. It even has a built-in camera to create dynamic 3D environments. Path reveals are made easily using the keyframable sliders for start and end.

Features

* Fast 3D rendering perfect for HD motion graphics
* Delivers highest quality images with 32-bit support (After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion) and 16-bit support (Avid AVX, Premiere Pro)
* Create dynamic 3D environments with After Effects composition camera
* Built-in camera for 3D camera support in Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid AVX
* Use the repeater to generate additional strokes that can be uniquely defined
* Add motion blur for a more realistic effect

Uses

* Dynamically write on a logo in 3D space
* Draw viewers’ attention to logos and objects
* Create organic and fluid 3D lines add interest to any background

Presets

3D Stroke now features a series of 40 preset shapes for generating outlines or swirling strokes to captivate your audience.

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/trapcodeparticular.html\"][b]TrapCode Particular[/b][/url] $299.00

Overview

Particular is a powerful 3D particle system that can produce a wide range of effects from natural smoke and explosions to geometric or organic abstract motion graphics design elements. Tight integration with Adobe After Effects provides bouncing particles on 3D layers, emitting particles from layers and lights and using a layer as custom particle. Comp-camera aware and 16bit of course!

The physics engine includes air resistance, gravity and turbulence, providing very realistic particle motion. The keyframable Physics Time Factor gives you full control over time so you can freeze time and move the camera around in a scene.

Features

* Fast rendering
* Real-time interactive preview
* Advanced physics
* Custom particles (use a layer as 2D sprite)
* Comp-camera aware
* Numerous presets
* Works in 16bit (AE6 PB) and 8bit per channel color depths
* Handles non-square pixel aspect ratio correctly
* Built-in motion blur

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/trapcodeform.html\"][b]TrapCode Form[/b][/url] $199.00
Adobe After Effects 7.0 or later

Overview

Words dissolve into sand, logos catch fire, and water droplets ripple to bass guitar. All of this is possible with a single powerful plug-in that generates animated 3D shapes to mesmerize and entice viewers. Choose from 61 customizable presets, or tweak your own to get just the look you want. Full integration with After Effects’ 3D environment allows you to fly cameras through and around your animated forms.

Features

* Create mesmerizing animations like the ones in Apple’s iTunes visualizer, all within After Effects
* With direct integration of After Effects 3D camera, Form offers true 3D surfaces and volumes
* More than 60 presets let you quickly create audio reactors, terrain flyovers and more (Click on Preset Gallery link in manual here)
* Custom preview pane give you a quick way to visualize surfaces and effects right in the plug-in window
* Supports After Effects 7.0 and CS3 on Mac OS X (Power PC and Intel Mac) plus Windows XP
* Offers full support of After Effects 3D camera for true 3D animation of surfaces and depth of field rendering
* Unique audio generators offer iTunes-style visualizations but with exquisite animation controls
* The amazing fractal field distortion feature generates displacements that loop -- perfect for creating looping title or background animations
* Fast rendering with full support for multiprocessing features in After Effects
* Works in 16-bit and 8-bit-per-channel color depths
* Surface animations can include full motion blur for greater realism
* Extensive documentation in online HTML format

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/trapcodelux.html\"][b]TrapCode Lux[/b][/url] $199.00
Supports After Effects 6.0 (or later)

Overview

Lux simulates the phenomena of light reflection in a sparse medium, also known as "visible light". This can be observed when lights are present in a slightly foggy environment, like on stage during a concert or outdoors on a misty night.

Lux uses Adobe After Effects' built-in lights to create visible light that matches how layers are lit. Lux will read properties such as position, color and cone angle from all point lights and spotlights and render visual representations of them. For even more integration, the spotlight cones can be set to reach a specified 3D layer in the composition.

Features

* Fast rendering
* Lux takes full advantage of all processors (Mac&PC) and Intel Hyperthreading
* Works in 16bit (AE6 PB) and 8bit per channel color depths
* Internal 256bit (64bpc) calculations for exquiste results
* Reach Comp Layer option for spot lights to reach a specified 3D layer in the comp
* Option to select Light Model for different light looks
* Handles non-square pixel aspect ratio correctly
* Extensive documentation

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/trapcodeechospace.html\"][b]TrapCode Echo[/b][/url] $69.00
Supports After Effects 6.5

Overview

Echospace is used to duplicate, manage and animate layers in a convenient manner. It works similair to an echo effect, but instead of creating 2D echoes, it creates new instances of a layer in 3D space.

Trapcode Echospace can be applied to footage, text, solids or even nested compositions. It features a built-in animation delay to create time-rippling effects. It can also add randomness to the positions of layers to spread them out randomly in 3D space.

Features

* Fully utilizes Adobe After Effects built-in OpenGL acceleration
* Created layers intersects and casts shadows on other layers in the comp
* Built-in help

[url=\"http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/trapcodesoundkeys.html\"][b]TrapCode SoundKeys[/b][/url] $149.00

Overview

Sound Keys is a keyframe generator plug-in for Adobe After Effects 5.0 and higher. It allows visually selecting a range in the audio spectrum and convert the audio energy in the selected frequencies to a stream of keyframes. It is very handy for making extremely audio-driven animations.

Sound Keys fundamentally differs from the keyframe generators that comes with AE. They (wiggler, motion sketch etc) have their own palette, whereas Sound Keys is applied as a regular effect and keyframes are generated into its own output parameters and then linked with an expression (or copied into place). An advantage with this approach is that all settings for the plug-in are saved with the project.

Features

* Easy-to-use visual interface
* 32-band adjustable spectrum
* Instant, Linear and Exponential falloff
* Adjustable output range
* Extensive documentation: Manual and Tutorials