FxFactory 2.0.6

This free update to FxFactory adds thumbnail previews inside host application menus, better performance and two new plug-ins for FxFactory Pro users.

Current FxFactory Pro customers get two new plug-ins in this release: the "Blocks Dissolve" transition in the "NI Transitions" category and the "Banding-free" generator in the "NI Generators" category.

What's New?

Thumbnail Previews

Thumbnail previews allow you to quickly find the right effect for your project by providing a small preview of each FxFactory plug-in inside the host application menus. This feature is currently available for the “Video Filters” and “Video Transitions” menus in Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express, and for all plug-ins under the “Effects” menu in Adobe After Effects.

Thumbnails can be customized or turned off via a new preference available in the FxFactory application.

Blocks Dissolve

The Blocks Dissolve transition, new for FxFactory Pro users, reveals variable-sized blocks in the destination image according to a static or animating pattern.

Banding-free Gradient

The Banding-free generator lets you create a linear or radial gradient with certain features that can reduce or eliminate banding artifacts caused by codec compression.

Working Color Space

Select plug-ins will now provide an extra parameter to control the working color space used by the plug-in:

The available options are “Linear” and “Uncorrected”. When “Linear” is selected, the plug-in will linearize the gamma-corrected color values coming from the host in order to produce its output image. When the “Uncorrected” option is selected, the plug-in will use the original color values supplied by the host. It may be useful to select the “Uncorrected” option if the media you are using has already been gamma-corrected by the host application or in a previous step of your workflow. Plug-ins that render gradients or other basic geometric patterns may also benefit by rendering their output with “Uncorrected” color values.

What else is New?

Added support for hardware accelerated anti-aliasing in plug-ins running inside Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express (this feature was previously available only when running inside Adobe After Effects).
Added new preferences to the FxFactory application that control how plug-ins communicate images with FxPlug hosts. The new feature allows plug-ins to render in high-precision on systems with low available video memory. If you experience frequent rendering errors inside Final Cut Pro, please contact support@noiseindustries.com for assistance in using this new functionality.
FxFactory now allows plug-ins to load on systems with unsupported graphics hardware (such as the Intel GMA 950 and X3100). A warning will inform users when unsupported hardware has been found.
Fixed the Mix slider functionality when filters are applied to groups inside Motion.