Factory Tools Built-in
Effects
16 March, 2007 09:31 AM
Both Factory Tools Basic and Pro offer this set
of 115 AVX plug-ins for Avid Xpress Pro and Media
Composer on the Mac.
$299 (Factory Tools Basic)
$579 (Factory Tools Pro for Avid
Xpress)
$799 (Factory Tools Pro for Avid
Media Composer)
TV Show
16 March, 2007 09:30 AM
An effect library dedicated to implementing
popular transitions used in TV shows into simple
plug-ins (one transition only, initially).
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Threshold Effects
16 March, 2007 09:30 AM
One Color Effect that posterizes source video
based on 4 colors & threshold values; one
Halftoning filter that applies 2 line screens with
separate parameters based on a threshold value.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Fast Titler
16 March, 2007 09:29 AM
Simple, fast titling plug-in with presets,
blend modes, animatable parameters (color, size, drop
shadow, etc.). Eliminate round-trips to Avid Title
Tool with fully native interface.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Ken Burns v1.1
16 March, 2007 09:28 AM
Two plug-ins for simple Ken Burns-style
animations of large graphic files directly in your
Avid timeline. The wide ranging parameters let you
pan around images larger than 10000x10000 pixels.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Field Work
16 March, 2007 09:27 AM
Two plug-ins: Field Info, which displays field
statistics for the track it's applied to, and Field
Overwrite, which lets you de-interlace footage by
picking a single field to be replicated for the
entire frame.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Motion Blur
16 March, 2007 09:27 AM
Simulates a Motion Blur by blending neighboring
frames together according to an adjustable shutter
speed parameter.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Edge Blur and
Despeckle
16 March, 2007 09:26 AM
Two effects that use edge detection to only
blur the edges or the interior (Despeckle) of the
input image.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Dissolve Transitions
16 March, 2007 09:26 AM
The Dissolve Blur and Dissolve Composite
plug-ins combine a blur or one of many composite
operations into a basic dissolve transition. The
results range from subtle to dramatic.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Emboss
16 March, 2007 09:22 AM
Emboss, Emboss Edges and Emboss with Track:
three filters that cover multiple embossing styles,
with optional edge softnening and other interesting
looks when applied with blend modes.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Scanlines
16 March, 2007 09:21 AM
A plug-in that simulates scanlines on the given
input. The user can specify color, height and
intensity of the scanlines. Best used with
progressive media only.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Planets
16 March, 2007 09:16 AM
3D renditions of planets and moons in our solar
system with inmproved rendering quality.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Blocks
16 March, 2007 09:15 AM
Splits the input image in three layers with
various pixellation, and lends a sense of depth to
the image by adding drop shadow for each layer.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)
Particle Generators
16 March, 2007 09:14 AM
A generic plug-in that exposes the QC particle
system and a handful of examples: Inferno, Snow and
Chemical Burn.
Free (requires
Factory Tools Pro)