Red Giant released Universe 2.1

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[ #AfterEffects #RedGiant ] Red Giant has released Universe 2.1, the latest update to its online library of effects. A GPU accelerated plugins for editors and motion graphics artists. With a focus on awesome, easy-to-use text effects, the The Universe 2.1 update includes 6 new text tools and updates to 2 existing effects.

NEW TOOLS
• AV Club – Mimic the lo-fi, noisy text you find on ancient video tapes, old infomercials and local access cable channel shows.
• Luster – Give your text a slick 1980’s retro look. Luster applies a metal sheen to text, and includes a refraction-based bevel for a glassy simulated 3D look.
• Title Motion – Create text and shapes and then instantly add dynamic animations that bring them on and off screen. Great for titles, lower thirds, callouts and more.
• Ecto – Create haunting, evolving titles with this glowing fractal-based effect, inspired by Ghostbusters and Stranger Things.
• Long Shadow – Apply a colored, long shadow to text, logo or shape, for both classic and modern motion design.
• Glo Fi II – Give text an ethereal moody look by instantly adding silky smooth, self-animating, fractal-based glow effects to titles. A simple UI make it easy to apply evolving, organic glows.

UPDATES
• Line – This update adds the ability to add text at the start and endpoint of a line.
• Holomatrix II – This update includes blurred, chromatic distortions, a new strobe effect and much more.

>> See Also: Red Giant Universe 1.5

Availability

Download free Universe 2.1 Trial
A subscription to the library costs $20 per month, or $99 per year

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[ #AfterEffects #RedGiant ] Red Giant has released Universe 2.1, the latest update to its online library of effects. A GPU accelerated plugins for editors and motion graphics artists. With a focus on awesome, easy-to-use text effects, the The Universe 2.1 update includes 6 new text tools and updates to 2 existing effects.

NEW TOOLS
• AV Club – Mimic the lo-fi, noisy text you find on ancient video tapes, old infomercials and local access cable channel shows.
• Luster – Give your text a slick 1980’s retro look. Luster applies a metal sheen to text, and includes a refraction-based bevel for a glassy simulated 3D look.
• Title Motion – Create text and shapes and then instantly add dynamic animations that bring them on and off screen. Great for titles, lower thirds, callouts and more.
• Ecto – Create haunting, evolving titles with this glowing fractal-based effect, inspired by Ghostbusters and Stranger Things.
• Long Shadow – Apply a colored, long shadow to text, logo or shape, for both classic and modern motion design.
• Glo Fi II – Give text an ethereal moody look by instantly adding silky smooth, self-animating, fractal-based glow effects to titles. A simple UI make it easy to apply evolving, organic glows.

UPDATES
• Line – This update adds the ability to add text at the start and endpoint of a line.
• Holomatrix II – This update includes blurred, chromatic distortions, a new strobe effect and much more.

>> See Also: Red Giant Universe 1.5

Availability

Download free Universe 2.1 Trial
A subscription to the library costs $20 per month, or $99 per year

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Download LUTs Explorer for 3ds Max

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[ #3dsMax ]Grant Warwick has shared video showing how he uses Lele's LUTs Explorer for 3ds Max for doing color Grading. The script allows you to load and preview your LUT color adjustments directly in the VFB by scrolling through them just like Octane with the added bonus of being able to load any you want.

>> See Also: Still life CGI Rendering from Grant Warwick

Download

Download LUTs Explorer for 3ds Max
Download LUT Pack Converted by Adan Martin
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[ #3dsMax ]Grant Warwick has shared video showing how he uses Lele's LUTs Explorer for 3ds Max for doing color Grading. The script allows you to load and preview your LUT color adjustments directly in the VFB by scrolling through them just like Octane with the added bonus of being able to load any you want.

>> See Also: Still life CGI Rendering from Grant Warwick

Download

Download LUTs Explorer for 3ds Max
Download LUT Pack Converted by Adan Martin
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LUE Grading for Nuke Studio

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[ #NUKE ]LUE is a grading gizmo that allows you to do collorcorrection in color and luminance seperately. It also does numeric compensation for luminance loss. It also allow you to change the grading colorspace, which will change the ranges that the Lift Gamma and Gain cover.
Due to the limited Nuke Studio gizmo featureset, the Nuke Studio version of LUE only contains a single color panel and some basic color controls such as Blackpoint, Whitepoint, Offset and Saturation.

>> See Also: NUKE tutorial

Installation:

Copy the content of the 'LUE for Nuke Studio' folder into your '.Nuke' folder
ie: /.nuke/LUE GRADE.gizmo

Download:

Download LUE Grading for Nuke Studiohere
You can see more about the full LUE for Nuke here
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[ #NUKE ]LUE is a grading gizmo that allows you to do collorcorrection in color and luminance seperately. It also does numeric compensation for luminance loss. It also allow you to change the grading colorspace, which will change the ranges that the Lift Gamma and Gain cover.
Due to the limited Nuke Studio gizmo featureset, the Nuke Studio version of LUE only contains a single color panel and some basic color controls such as Blackpoint, Whitepoint, Offset and Saturation.

>> See Also: NUKE tutorial

Installation:

Copy the content of the 'LUE for Nuke Studio' folder into your '.Nuke' folder
ie: /.nuke/LUE GRADE.gizmo

Download:

Download LUE Grading for Nuke Studiohere
You can see more about the full LUE for Nuke here
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Red Giant Universe 1.5

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[ #RedGiant ]Red Giant Universe 1.5, a set of 95 plug-ins for editors and motion graphics artists. Universe includes popular tools like Knoll Light Factory EZ, Holomatrix, Glitch and much more. All Universe plug-ins are GPU-accelerated, run on windows and Mac, and work in After Effects, Premiere Pro, FCPX and more.

>> See Also: Red Giant tutorial

The new free tools are:

- Universe MisFire
- Universe UnMult
- Gradient Noise Transition

The new Premium tools are:

- CrumplePop Film Transition
- ToonIt Expressionist Noise
- Turbulence Transition

Updates Include:

- Glitch now includes controls for speed and randomization of glitches.
- Holomatrix now works with other effects that come before it.
- ToonIt Cartoon and Paint now include Expressionist Noise options for creating the effect of tight, amplified paint strokes.

What's New in Red Giant Universe 1.5

Download:

Download a free trial here!
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[ #RedGiant ]Red Giant Universe 1.5, a set of 95 plug-ins for editors and motion graphics artists. Universe includes popular tools like Knoll Light Factory EZ, Holomatrix, Glitch and much more. All Universe plug-ins are GPU-accelerated, run on windows and Mac, and work in After Effects, Premiere Pro, FCPX and more.

>> See Also: Red Giant tutorial

The new free tools are:

- Universe MisFire
- Universe UnMult
- Gradient Noise Transition

The new Premium tools are:

- CrumplePop Film Transition
- ToonIt Expressionist Noise
- Turbulence Transition

Updates Include:

- Glitch now includes controls for speed and randomization of glitches.
- Holomatrix now works with other effects that come before it.
- ToonIt Cartoon and Paint now include Expressionist Noise options for creating the effect of tight, amplified paint strokes.

What's New in Red Giant Universe 1.5

Download:

Download a free trial here!
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Red Giant Universe v1.4 for After Effects

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[ #AfterEffects ]Red Giant has once again updated and expanded the Red Giant Universe to version 1.4, bringing users even more visual effects options in one universal library. Version 1.4 introduces eight new tools to Universe, growing the library to include 89 unique and powerful visual effects and transitions. The update also offers new host support for FXHome HitFilm 3 Pro, allowing users to work across multiple host apps – Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Apple Motion, Sony Vegas and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve – with the same effects.
The Universe Expands with Eight New Tools

Universe 1.4 offers users four new free tools and four new premium tools, making the Red Giant library one of the most extensive visual effects packages on the market. Editors and motion graphics artists can run all 89 Red Giant effects on the GPU for lightning-fast rendering, often even producing results in real-time.

New tools in Universe 1.4 include:

Premium:

  -Knoll Light Transition: This transition uses animated Knoll Light Factory flares, complete with 20 unique presets to quickly move users from shot to shot. It also includes control over brightness, angle and edge feathering and a choice of a dissolve or linear wipe transition.
  -Picture in Picture: Easily composite and frame one layer of footage over a larger layer with Picture in Picture. The effect includes the ability to add and customize a colored border and drop shadow.
  -Texturize: This effect allows users to quickly give footage a Walking Dead-style grungy textured treatment. Texturize’s seamless tiling textures make it easy to animate and bring life (or death) to any video or still imagery.
  -ToonIt Thermal: Give footage a simulated look and color scheme of thermal imaging systems with this new effect.

Free:

  -Magnetic Displace: This new transition pushes away or pulls in footage from a center point, distorting the footage in a circular shape. It also includes controls for direction and center point.
  -Soft Edge Wipe: A linear wipe transition with an adjustable feathered edge, this effect is used for transitioning between two layers of footage using a subtle blend. It includes angle control and the ability to add a colored stroke as a part of the transition.
  -Elliptical Distortion: This effect warps footage spherically, with aspect controls for elliptical options. The cropping and wrap features allow users to isolate and seamlessly warp specific footage areas. The effect also includes 3D lighting controls.
  -Compare Frames: This utility plug-in splits the screen into two layers of footage, placing them side-by-side. Controls include various blend modes for each layer and an option for feathering the dividing boundary for a softer edge. It also includes blending mode options and the ability to swap the views for better comparison.

What's new in Red Giant Universe 1.4

Now Featuring FXHome HitFilm 3 Pro Host Support

Universe 1.4 makes working across multiple host applications easier than ever. The newest update adds FXHome HitFilm 3 Pro to the lineup of supported host apps, joining Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Apple Motion, Sony Vegas and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve. Now, Red Giant users can utilize their presets in any application on a situational basis to bring every project to its full potential.

“Red Giant Universe is packed full of great effects, and we’re excited that thousands of HitFilm 3 Pro users now get to play with them,” says Joshua Davies, CEO and founder of FXHome. “We share a common goal with Red Giant of giving filmmakers more creative power, so this is great news for everyone.”

Sean Safreed, cofounder of Red Giant, says, “Red Giant is a company made up of filmmakers and visual effects artists, and we are very excited to work with the team at FXHome, who share our passion for providing powerful and creative tools. FXHome has built an incredible community and we're proud to bring Red Giant Universe, our ever-expanding library of tools, to HitFilm 3 Pro.”

Pricing and Availability

Existing Red Giant Universe users can download version 1.4’s new tools and updates from the Red Giant website. For new users, Universe is available in a variety of options:

Basic Membership: Free
Premium Monthly: $10
Premium Yearly: $99
Premium Lifetime: $399

Learn more about special premium membership benefits at www.redgiant.com/store/universe/pricing. For Universe downloading instructions, and to download a Universe 1.4 demo trial for free today, please visit https://www.redgiant.com/store/universe.
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[ #AfterEffects ]Red Giant has once again updated and expanded the Red Giant Universe to version 1.4, bringing users even more visual effects options in one universal library. Version 1.4 introduces eight new tools to Universe, growing the library to include 89 unique and powerful visual effects and transitions. The update also offers new host support for FXHome HitFilm 3 Pro, allowing users to work across multiple host apps – Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Apple Motion, Sony Vegas and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve – with the same effects.
The Universe Expands with Eight New Tools

Universe 1.4 offers users four new free tools and four new premium tools, making the Red Giant library one of the most extensive visual effects packages on the market. Editors and motion graphics artists can run all 89 Red Giant effects on the GPU for lightning-fast rendering, often even producing results in real-time.

New tools in Universe 1.4 include:

Premium:

  -Knoll Light Transition: This transition uses animated Knoll Light Factory flares, complete with 20 unique presets to quickly move users from shot to shot. It also includes control over brightness, angle and edge feathering and a choice of a dissolve or linear wipe transition.
  -Picture in Picture: Easily composite and frame one layer of footage over a larger layer with Picture in Picture. The effect includes the ability to add and customize a colored border and drop shadow.
  -Texturize: This effect allows users to quickly give footage a Walking Dead-style grungy textured treatment. Texturize’s seamless tiling textures make it easy to animate and bring life (or death) to any video or still imagery.
  -ToonIt Thermal: Give footage a simulated look and color scheme of thermal imaging systems with this new effect.

Free:

  -Magnetic Displace: This new transition pushes away or pulls in footage from a center point, distorting the footage in a circular shape. It also includes controls for direction and center point.
  -Soft Edge Wipe: A linear wipe transition with an adjustable feathered edge, this effect is used for transitioning between two layers of footage using a subtle blend. It includes angle control and the ability to add a colored stroke as a part of the transition.
  -Elliptical Distortion: This effect warps footage spherically, with aspect controls for elliptical options. The cropping and wrap features allow users to isolate and seamlessly warp specific footage areas. The effect also includes 3D lighting controls.
  -Compare Frames: This utility plug-in splits the screen into two layers of footage, placing them side-by-side. Controls include various blend modes for each layer and an option for feathering the dividing boundary for a softer edge. It also includes blending mode options and the ability to swap the views for better comparison.

What's new in Red Giant Universe 1.4

Now Featuring FXHome HitFilm 3 Pro Host Support

Universe 1.4 makes working across multiple host applications easier than ever. The newest update adds FXHome HitFilm 3 Pro to the lineup of supported host apps, joining Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Apple Motion, Sony Vegas and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve. Now, Red Giant users can utilize their presets in any application on a situational basis to bring every project to its full potential.

“Red Giant Universe is packed full of great effects, and we’re excited that thousands of HitFilm 3 Pro users now get to play with them,” says Joshua Davies, CEO and founder of FXHome. “We share a common goal with Red Giant of giving filmmakers more creative power, so this is great news for everyone.”

Sean Safreed, cofounder of Red Giant, says, “Red Giant is a company made up of filmmakers and visual effects artists, and we are very excited to work with the team at FXHome, who share our passion for providing powerful and creative tools. FXHome has built an incredible community and we're proud to bring Red Giant Universe, our ever-expanding library of tools, to HitFilm 3 Pro.”

Pricing and Availability

Existing Red Giant Universe users can download version 1.4’s new tools and updates from the Red Giant website. For new users, Universe is available in a variety of options:

Basic Membership: Free
Premium Monthly: $10
Premium Yearly: $99
Premium Lifetime: $399

Learn more about special premium membership benefits at www.redgiant.com/store/universe/pricing. For Universe downloading instructions, and to download a Universe 1.4 demo trial for free today, please visit https://www.redgiant.com/store/universe.
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Magic Bullet Suite 12 for After Effects

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[ #Premiere #AfterEffect ]Red Giant has unveiled Magic Bullet Suite 12, which includes new versions of Magic Bullet Looks, Colorista, Mojo & Cosmo, plus the all new Magic Bullet Film for Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and more

>> See Also: After Effects tutorial

Magic Bullet Suite 12 includes 7 tools:

- Magic Bullet Looks 3.0 (NEW)
- Magic Bullet Colorista III (NEW)
- Magic Bullet Film (NEW)
- Magic Bullet Mojo 2.0 (NEW)
- Magic Bullet Cosmo 2.0 (NEW)
- Denoiser II
- LUT Buddy

Magic Bullet Looks 3.0 Features are:

New Preset Library: 198 entirely-new Looks presets, based on TV and Film, and created by Stu Maschwitz
Updated UI with enhancements to Workflow and Custom Looks management
-Users can now rename/reorganize Custom Looks within the UI.
-Tools can be “Pinned” to the tool chain so that they stay on the toolchain when selecting new looks.
-Keyboard shortcuts have been added to lock the Looks and Tool Drawers open.
41 Tools: 9 New Tools including:
-ColorSpace: Use this tool to identify what kind of footage you are using. For best results, place this Tool first in the Tool Chain.
-Colorista: A powerful 3-way color corrector, control over Hue, Saturation, and Luminance of individual colors, and a Curves control, all in one tool.
-4-Way Color: Ranged color correction for for Shadows, Midtones, Highlights, along with a Master color wheel that adjusts the whole image.
-Shadows/Highlights: Region-based control over the brightness of shadows and highlights. Especially useful for recovering highlight detail, or adding fill light to shadows.
-Lens Vignette: Add or remove vignetting. Results mimic real-world lenses, and you can optionally reposition the center of the vignette.
-Duotone: Tint Shadows and Highlights with the colors of your choice.
-Film Negative: Mimics the look of various film stocks. Best when used in conjunction with the Film Print tool found in the Post category. 22 Negative Film Stocks are included.
-Film Print: Mimics the effect of printing film to various projection film stocks. Best when used in conjunction with the Film Negative tool found in the Camera category. 4 Print Stocks are included.
-Mojo: Warms up skin tones while cooling the background. An easy way to get a customized “blockbuster” film look.

Magic Bullet COLORISTA III Features are:

-Streamlined User Interface: A simpler, yet very powerful experience, that makes color correction a lot easier – especially in the Adobe workflow.
-Open GL: Colorista III has been rebuilt from scratch and now runs on the GPU – making it faster than ever before.
-Highlights: Region-based control over the brightness of highlights. Especially useful for recovering highlight detail. – Same as the tool in Looks.
-Shadows: Region-based control over the brightness of shadows. Especially useful for adding fill light to shadows.
-Vignette: Powered by Lens Vignette, this allows you to add vignetting to your image that mimics real-world lenses.
-Strength: Controls the overall strength of your effect.
-Host-Apps: Now Runs in FCPX and Motion, in addition to Premiere Pro and After Effects

Magic Bullet FILM Features are

Since Magic Bullet Film is pretty much all-new, it’s a little hard to list every feature here. So here are the big highlights:
-Gives your footage the look of real motion picture film.
-Chemistry: Magic Bullet Film emulates the entire photochemical process – from the original film negative, to color correction and finally to the print stock.
-Stocks: Magic Bullet Film includes 22 Negative Stocks and 4 print stocks, giving you up to 88 cinematic combinations.
-Real Film: Magic Bullet Film is based on real film and the real color grading experience of an industry expert.
-Vintage/Modern: A simple slider makes it easy to give your footage a vintage color treatment, or to bring the colors into a more modern grade.
-In addition, Magic Bullet Film provides accurate measured film grain and a full-proof vignette tool that always feels natural.

Magic Bullet MOJO & COSMO

-Both Mojo and Cosmo are now GPU Accelerated and render in near real-time

Pricing

-Full: $799
-Upgrade: (from previous versions of Color Suite/Magic Bullet Suite) $199
-Academic: $399
More information here


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[ #Premiere #AfterEffect ]Red Giant has unveiled Magic Bullet Suite 12, which includes new versions of Magic Bullet Looks, Colorista, Mojo & Cosmo, plus the all new Magic Bullet Film for Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and more

>> See Also: After Effects tutorial

Magic Bullet Suite 12 includes 7 tools:

- Magic Bullet Looks 3.0 (NEW)
- Magic Bullet Colorista III (NEW)
- Magic Bullet Film (NEW)
- Magic Bullet Mojo 2.0 (NEW)
- Magic Bullet Cosmo 2.0 (NEW)
- Denoiser II
- LUT Buddy

Magic Bullet Looks 3.0 Features are:

New Preset Library: 198 entirely-new Looks presets, based on TV and Film, and created by Stu Maschwitz
Updated UI with enhancements to Workflow and Custom Looks management
-Users can now rename/reorganize Custom Looks within the UI.
-Tools can be “Pinned” to the tool chain so that they stay on the toolchain when selecting new looks.
-Keyboard shortcuts have been added to lock the Looks and Tool Drawers open.
41 Tools: 9 New Tools including:
-ColorSpace: Use this tool to identify what kind of footage you are using. For best results, place this Tool first in the Tool Chain.
-Colorista: A powerful 3-way color corrector, control over Hue, Saturation, and Luminance of individual colors, and a Curves control, all in one tool.
-4-Way Color: Ranged color correction for for Shadows, Midtones, Highlights, along with a Master color wheel that adjusts the whole image.
-Shadows/Highlights: Region-based control over the brightness of shadows and highlights. Especially useful for recovering highlight detail, or adding fill light to shadows.
-Lens Vignette: Add or remove vignetting. Results mimic real-world lenses, and you can optionally reposition the center of the vignette.
-Duotone: Tint Shadows and Highlights with the colors of your choice.
-Film Negative: Mimics the look of various film stocks. Best when used in conjunction with the Film Print tool found in the Post category. 22 Negative Film Stocks are included.
-Film Print: Mimics the effect of printing film to various projection film stocks. Best when used in conjunction with the Film Negative tool found in the Camera category. 4 Print Stocks are included.
-Mojo: Warms up skin tones while cooling the background. An easy way to get a customized “blockbuster” film look.

Magic Bullet COLORISTA III Features are:

-Streamlined User Interface: A simpler, yet very powerful experience, that makes color correction a lot easier – especially in the Adobe workflow.
-Open GL: Colorista III has been rebuilt from scratch and now runs on the GPU – making it faster than ever before.
-Highlights: Region-based control over the brightness of highlights. Especially useful for recovering highlight detail. – Same as the tool in Looks.
-Shadows: Region-based control over the brightness of shadows. Especially useful for adding fill light to shadows.
-Vignette: Powered by Lens Vignette, this allows you to add vignetting to your image that mimics real-world lenses.
-Strength: Controls the overall strength of your effect.
-Host-Apps: Now Runs in FCPX and Motion, in addition to Premiere Pro and After Effects

Magic Bullet FILM Features are

Since Magic Bullet Film is pretty much all-new, it’s a little hard to list every feature here. So here are the big highlights:
-Gives your footage the look of real motion picture film.
-Chemistry: Magic Bullet Film emulates the entire photochemical process – from the original film negative, to color correction and finally to the print stock.
-Stocks: Magic Bullet Film includes 22 Negative Stocks and 4 print stocks, giving you up to 88 cinematic combinations.
-Real Film: Magic Bullet Film is based on real film and the real color grading experience of an industry expert.
-Vintage/Modern: A simple slider makes it easy to give your footage a vintage color treatment, or to bring the colors into a more modern grade.
-In addition, Magic Bullet Film provides accurate measured film grain and a full-proof vignette tool that always feels natural.

Magic Bullet MOJO & COSMO

-Both Mojo and Cosmo are now GPU Accelerated and render in near real-time

Pricing

-Full: $799
-Upgrade: (from previous versions of Color Suite/Magic Bullet Suite) $199
-Academic: $399
More information here


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Variable Diffusion v1.1 for After Effects

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[ #AfterEffects #VideoEditing ] Variable Diffusion is the After Effects plugins which allows you to add instant production value to your After Effects compositions by emulating expensive glass filters

>> See Also: Color grading tutorial

The Variable Diffusion plugin for After Effects is available here. The plugin is only available currently on Mac OS X and it works with After Effects CC 2014, CC, CS6, CS5.5, CS5
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[ #AfterEffects #VideoEditing ] Variable Diffusion is the After Effects plugins which allows you to add instant production value to your After Effects compositions by emulating expensive glass filters

>> See Also: Color grading tutorial

The Variable Diffusion plugin for After Effects is available here. The plugin is only available currently on Mac OS X and it works with After Effects CC 2014, CC, CS6, CS5.5, CS5
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Red Giant Color Suite 11.1.1

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[ #AfterEffects ]Red Giant has recently updated its Color Suite to 11.1.1

>> See Also: What's New in Magic Bullet Looks 2.5

Magic Bullet Looks 2.5.1

  - NEW: Now Compatible with Avid Media Composer 8
  - Fixed an issue where the video frame was distorted in Sony Vegas 32-bit mode when using Magic Bullet Looks 2.5.
  - Fixed a crashing issue in FCPX when using Magic Bullet Looks 2.5.
  - Fixed an issue where Magic Bullet Looks would overwrite other plug-ins in FCP 7
  - Magic Bullet Looks 2.5 will now properly support using dual monitors.

Red Giant Mojo 1.2.5

  - Fixed an issue that would cause Red Giant Mojo to freeze FCPX.

Compatibility

Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 11.1.1 works with

  -Adobe After Effects CC, CS6, CS5.5, CS5
  -Adobe Premiere Pro CC, CS6, CS5.5, CS5
  -Apple Final Cut Pro X (10), 7
  -Apple Motion 5
  -Sony Vegas Pro 12, 13
  -Avid Media Composer 6.0, 6.5, 7.0

Download

More information and download Red Giant Color Suite 11.1.1 here
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[ #AfterEffects ]Red Giant has recently updated its Color Suite to 11.1.1

>> See Also: What's New in Magic Bullet Looks 2.5

Magic Bullet Looks 2.5.1

  - NEW: Now Compatible with Avid Media Composer 8
  - Fixed an issue where the video frame was distorted in Sony Vegas 32-bit mode when using Magic Bullet Looks 2.5.
  - Fixed a crashing issue in FCPX when using Magic Bullet Looks 2.5.
  - Fixed an issue where Magic Bullet Looks would overwrite other plug-ins in FCP 7
  - Magic Bullet Looks 2.5 will now properly support using dual monitors.

Red Giant Mojo 1.2.5

  - Fixed an issue that would cause Red Giant Mojo to freeze FCPX.

Compatibility

Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 11.1.1 works with

  -Adobe After Effects CC, CS6, CS5.5, CS5
  -Adobe Premiere Pro CC, CS6, CS5.5, CS5
  -Apple Final Cut Pro X (10), 7
  -Apple Motion 5
  -Sony Vegas Pro 12, 13
  -Avid Media Composer 6.0, 6.5, 7.0

Download

More information and download Red Giant Color Suite 11.1.1 here
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What's New in Magic Bullet Looks 2.5

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[ #AfterEffects #Compositing #Colorgrading ]Red Giant has unveiled Magic Bullet Looks 2.5 for After Effects, Final Cut Pro and Photoshop few day ago and now Let's take a look at the What's New video by Harry Frank

>> See Also: qp Grade Assistant 2 for After Effects

to see the new Feature list of Magic Bullet Looks 2.5 please go here
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[ #AfterEffects #Compositing #Colorgrading ]Red Giant has unveiled Magic Bullet Looks 2.5 for After Effects, Final Cut Pro and Photoshop few day ago and now Let's take a look at the What's New video by Harry Frank

>> See Also: qp Grade Assistant 2 for After Effects

to see the new Feature list of Magic Bullet Looks 2.5 please go here
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Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks 2.5 for After Effects, Final Cut Pro and Photoshop

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[ #AfterEffects #FinalCutPro #PremierePro #VegasPro #Motion #MediaComposer #Photoshop ]Red Giant software has announced its colour-grading toolset Magic Bullet Looks 2.5 for After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Vegas Pro, Motion, Media Composer and Photoshop. The free update includes new color correction tools, better previewing of presets, and a major bump in speed.

>> See Also: Red Giant Colorista II 1.1.0 and Magic Bullet Looks 2.1.3

What's New in 2.5:

  - Speed Increases of up to 95% on windows, and more than 25% on Mac.
  - Improved Looks Previewing: allowing a user to hover over a Looks to preview to see the results.
  - Strength Slider: Control the overall strength of your entire Look with an easy-to-use, keyframable slider.
  - LUT Tool: allows users to import .cube LUTs as well as 12 new LUT Presets.
  - S-Curve Tool: makes it easy to add contrast without losing detail.
  - Better Custom Looks Management: making it easier to share your Looks with other editors.

FREE UPGRADE for current owners of Magic Bullet Looks 2.0. More detail here
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[ #AfterEffects #FinalCutPro #PremierePro #VegasPro #Motion #MediaComposer #Photoshop ]Red Giant software has announced its colour-grading toolset Magic Bullet Looks 2.5 for After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Vegas Pro, Motion, Media Composer and Photoshop. The free update includes new color correction tools, better previewing of presets, and a major bump in speed.

>> See Also: Red Giant Colorista II 1.1.0 and Magic Bullet Looks 2.1.3

What's New in 2.5:

  - Speed Increases of up to 95% on windows, and more than 25% on Mac.
  - Improved Looks Previewing: allowing a user to hover over a Looks to preview to see the results.
  - Strength Slider: Control the overall strength of your entire Look with an easy-to-use, keyframable slider.
  - LUT Tool: allows users to import .cube LUTs as well as 12 new LUT Presets.
  - S-Curve Tool: makes it easy to add contrast without losing detail.
  - Better Custom Looks Management: making it easier to share your Looks with other editors.

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qp Grade Assistant 2 for After Effects

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[ #AfterEffects #compositing ]qp Grade Assistant 2 provides the next generation of scopes and monitoring for compositing and grading in After Effects.

>> See Also: After Effects CC 12.2

Key Features:

Five scopes:
   - Waveform monitor (Luma, and RGB views)
   - NEW! Vectorscope, including Hue Vectors graticule designed by grading guru Alexis Hurkman
   - Channel Parade (RGB and YCbCr views)
   - Slice Waveform (Luma, and RGB views)
   - NEW! Histogram (Luma, and RGB views)
Five monitor layouts:
   - Full-screen single
   - Four-way split
   - Four-way classic
   - Windowed (resize and move anywhere on screen)
   - Off (scopes only)
Fully customisable interface - use only the scopes you need for the job, and place them anywhere on screen
Three scope sampling levels - High (1:1), Medium (1:2) and Low (1:4) for optimum performance whatever your hardware
Alpha and Luma monitoring in the primary monitor; YCbCr monitoring added to four-way set-ups
Plus all the great features from the original plugin:
   - Compare with original (or alternative) layer
   - Gamma (and now Gain) controls for checking black and white levels

Instructions:

   - Create a new adjustment layer above your source layer and apply qp Grade Assistant 2 (hint: the plugin works best on an adjustment layer at the top of the stack. In this new version, the plugin will automatically switch to Guide Layer mode if applied to an adjustment layer to avoid it accidentally rendering)
   - By default, qp Grade Assistant 2 shows the classic four-way split with RGB channels beneath the primary monitor, and the Waveform Monitor, Vectorscope and Channel Parade stacked on the left-hand side of the window
   - Turn scopes on and off using the checkboxes. Controls for hidden scopes are also hidden from the Effect Controls panel
   - Alternative monitor layouts are chosen from the dropdown list at the top of the effect's controls
   - Scopes (and the monitor in "Windowed" mode) can be resized and moved anywhere on screen. You can also do this directly in the Comp Viewer by dragging the scopes as if they were sub-windows
   - Perform colour correction on your source layer, or on a further adjustment layer below the qp Grade Assistant layer
   - To see a before/after comparison, select the source layer from the "Original Source" dropdown and use the "Compare with Original" slider. Alternatively use the handle to interactively drag the comparison bar in the Comp Viewer, Nuke style
   - To mix between the before view and the graded view, use the "Compare Opacity" slider (or drag down the comparison handle in the Comp Viewer)
   - Use the Slice Waveform to check individual RGB and/or luma levels for a given row of pixels
   - For colour matching of CG or other composited elements, apply qp Grade Assistant 2 as normal and use the RGB channel views in "Four Way Split" or "Four Way Classic" monitor modes as you tweak RGB levels
   - Use the Gamma and Gain sliders to "slam" your comp and check black/white levels. These sliders also affect the Alpha and Luma "Primary Monitor View" modes - especially useful for finding small holes in keyed mattes

Advanced Tips:

   - In 32-bit float mode, if you see a small red exclamation mark (!) in the title bar of the Waveform Monitor, Slice Waveform or Channel Parade, your comp has superbright values. Use the "Max Waveform Scale" slider in the options to reveal values above 100%
   - Most scopes have the ability to display different channels (accessed via a dropdown). The small colour swatch in the top right of each scope (except the Vectorscope) shows which channels are currently being displayed
   - The Channel Parade echoes the channels selected in the "View Channels" dropdown that controls which channels are shown in the four way monitor modes (either RGB or YCbCr)
   - qp Grade Assistant 2 will happily play back during a RAM preview. However to speed things up, you can choose to "Mute Active Scopes", which turns off the sampling and rendering of the scopes, instead drawing a red diagonal line through each scope
   - By default, qp Grade Assistant 2 will lock its layer's position using an expression in order to prevent the layer being moved accidentally (for example trying to move a scope without first selecting the effect in the Effect Control panel). Feel free to turn this on and off using the "Lock Layer" checkbox at the bottom of the effect's controls

Download

qp Grade Assistant 2 for After Effects costs $79.00 with Special Intro 20% off until March 24, 2014 here
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[ #AfterEffects #compositing ]qp Grade Assistant 2 provides the next generation of scopes and monitoring for compositing and grading in After Effects.

>> See Also: After Effects CC 12.2

Key Features:

Five scopes:
   - Waveform monitor (Luma, and RGB views)
   - NEW! Vectorscope, including Hue Vectors graticule designed by grading guru Alexis Hurkman
   - Channel Parade (RGB and YCbCr views)
   - Slice Waveform (Luma, and RGB views)
   - NEW! Histogram (Luma, and RGB views)
Five monitor layouts:
   - Full-screen single
   - Four-way split
   - Four-way classic
   - Windowed (resize and move anywhere on screen)
   - Off (scopes only)
Fully customisable interface - use only the scopes you need for the job, and place them anywhere on screen
Three scope sampling levels - High (1:1), Medium (1:2) and Low (1:4) for optimum performance whatever your hardware
Alpha and Luma monitoring in the primary monitor; YCbCr monitoring added to four-way set-ups
Plus all the great features from the original plugin:
   - Compare with original (or alternative) layer
   - Gamma (and now Gain) controls for checking black and white levels

Instructions:

   - Create a new adjustment layer above your source layer and apply qp Grade Assistant 2 (hint: the plugin works best on an adjustment layer at the top of the stack. In this new version, the plugin will automatically switch to Guide Layer mode if applied to an adjustment layer to avoid it accidentally rendering)
   - By default, qp Grade Assistant 2 shows the classic four-way split with RGB channels beneath the primary monitor, and the Waveform Monitor, Vectorscope and Channel Parade stacked on the left-hand side of the window
   - Turn scopes on and off using the checkboxes. Controls for hidden scopes are also hidden from the Effect Controls panel
   - Alternative monitor layouts are chosen from the dropdown list at the top of the effect's controls
   - Scopes (and the monitor in "Windowed" mode) can be resized and moved anywhere on screen. You can also do this directly in the Comp Viewer by dragging the scopes as if they were sub-windows
   - Perform colour correction on your source layer, or on a further adjustment layer below the qp Grade Assistant layer
   - To see a before/after comparison, select the source layer from the "Original Source" dropdown and use the "Compare with Original" slider. Alternatively use the handle to interactively drag the comparison bar in the Comp Viewer, Nuke style
   - To mix between the before view and the graded view, use the "Compare Opacity" slider (or drag down the comparison handle in the Comp Viewer)
   - Use the Slice Waveform to check individual RGB and/or luma levels for a given row of pixels
   - For colour matching of CG or other composited elements, apply qp Grade Assistant 2 as normal and use the RGB channel views in "Four Way Split" or "Four Way Classic" monitor modes as you tweak RGB levels
   - Use the Gamma and Gain sliders to "slam" your comp and check black/white levels. These sliders also affect the Alpha and Luma "Primary Monitor View" modes - especially useful for finding small holes in keyed mattes

Advanced Tips:

   - In 32-bit float mode, if you see a small red exclamation mark (!) in the title bar of the Waveform Monitor, Slice Waveform or Channel Parade, your comp has superbright values. Use the "Max Waveform Scale" slider in the options to reveal values above 100%
   - Most scopes have the ability to display different channels (accessed via a dropdown). The small colour swatch in the top right of each scope (except the Vectorscope) shows which channels are currently being displayed
   - The Channel Parade echoes the channels selected in the "View Channels" dropdown that controls which channels are shown in the four way monitor modes (either RGB or YCbCr)
   - qp Grade Assistant 2 will happily play back during a RAM preview. However to speed things up, you can choose to "Mute Active Scopes", which turns off the sampling and rendering of the scopes, instead drawing a red diagonal line through each scope
   - By default, qp Grade Assistant 2 will lock its layer's position using an expression in order to prevent the layer being moved accidentally (for example trying to move a scope without first selecting the effect in the Effect Control panel). Feel free to turn this on and off using the "Lock Layer" checkbox at the bottom of the effect's controls

Download

qp Grade Assistant 2 for After Effects costs $79.00 with Special Intro 20% off until March 24, 2014 here
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