Ever wondered how you create the illusion of traveling through a cloud of stars in less than 10 minutes? All you need is a couple of FxFactory plug-ins — Zoetrope’s Flow is one them.
Zoetrope Flow creates a star travel in less than 10 minutes
Get creative in style with TitleMations 2
You could be forgiven to think TitleMations is a title generator that lets you automate title creation for your footage, but then you’d be doing this new FxFactory plug-in injustice. If you’re creating a commercial for a luxury car, TitleMations 2 will play nice with the message you’re trying to get across.
FxFactory Fold folds your footage
Fold is a FXFactory plug-in that folds your footage while animating it. It’s a great effect to use on titles, as a transition or on its own. You do need a bit of patience when rendering the effect on a slower machine like mine, but it’s worth it.
FxFactory’s Random to Custom Text makes titles really stand out
Luca Visual FX has released an FxFactory plug-in that enables you to animate random rows and walls of text morphing into words you define. It offers 18 title effects for you to play with.
Yanobox Mosaic converts footage into tiles
FxFactory has a new Yanobox plug-in that works with Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro and Motion. It’s called Mosaic and it turns your footage in dynamic mosaics. As with Nodes, Yanobox’s other plug-in, you’ll be creating a truly magnificent composite with Mosaic.
mHUD 2 trackable HUD elements make for stunning effect
MotionVFX puts mocha’s tracking technology to good use. An example of how effective you can create composites if you have the right design, just enough controls to keep everybody satisfied, and the right tracking engine, is mHUD 2, powered by mocha. You can use it to make commercials more exciting or add spice to sci-fi …
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GoPro HERO5 Black: a better user experience and some surprising improvements
GoPro’s Karma drone wasn’t a resounding success, but the company’s action camera product range is still among the best money can buy. Their latest press release states HERO5 Black sales are going well, which is encouraging to say the least. I purchased one and tested it, comparing it with a HERO4 Black in the process.
Digital Anarchy Samurai Sharpen for Video review
Video footage is often a little soft and sharpening details can make a world of difference. I tested Samurai Sharpen for Final Cut Pro X. This Digital Anarchy plug-in allows you to use parameters that let you easily isolate specific areas of the footage and only sharpen those areas. It's precise and simple.
Professional colour grading in Final Cut Pro X with Color Finale Pro
Not every colourist wants to use a separate application to quickly but professionally colour grade his footage. Why should they if you can colour grade right from within Final Cut Pro X? With Color Finale Pro, the standards are high and the level of professionalism you can attain, competes with dedicated colour grading software.
Professional colour grading in FCPX with Color Finale Pro
Not every colourist wants to use a separate application to quickly but professionally colour grade his footage. Why should they if you can colour grade right from within Final Cut Pro X? With Color Finale Pro, the standards are high and the level of professionalism you can attain, competes with dedicated colour grading software.
