FxFactory 2.0.4
FxFactory Pro 2 customers may also enjoy two plug-ins newly added in this release: the “Blur Two Axes” filter and the “Blur Dissolve” transition.
Please note that this version requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and it will only work with Final Cut Pro 6 and Motion 3. If you are still running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Final Cut Pro 5.1 and/or Motion 2.1.2 please continue using the previous version instead.
FxFactory and Adobe After Effects CS3
Starting with this release, FxFactory plug-ins can be
used inside Adobe After Effects CS3 (version 8.0 and
later.) Simply install this version to access all
FxFactory filters and generators inside After Effects
running on Mac OS X Leopard.
No product activations or separate purchases are
needed. Users will be able to use all plug-in packages
for which they have already purchased a registration
code – as well as freebies – inside After Effects.
The initial After Effects- compatible release of
FxFactory supports all filters and generators at 8-bit
and 16-bit precision (actual bit depth used for
rendering depends on the capabilities of individual
plug-ins.)
Plug-ins running inside After Effects also maintain
full compatibility with parameter presets created in
other hosts: a preset created in After Effects can be
loaded inside Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut
Express (and viceversa.)
New – and exclusive to the After Effects release – some
FxFactory plug-ins sport a new Anti-aliasing parameter
that lets you take advantage of hardware-accelerated
anti-aliasing methods to generate a smoother output
image:
Because After Effects does
not support generators natively, FxFactory generators
are available under the Effects menu and must be
applied to an existing layer. All generators sport a
new parameter named “Composite on Original” that lets
users control whether the output of the generator
should be composited over the original layer. When this
option is off, the output of the generator is
composited over transparent black:
New in FxFactory Pro: Blur Two Axes and Blur
Dissolve
New under the “NI Blur” category is an
FxFactory Pro filter that lets you apply a directional
blur over two arbitrary axes. The plug-in uses the X
and Y axes by default, but allows you to define each
axis independently, via angle parameters.
The newest transition in FxFactory Pro (available under
the “NI Transitions” category inside Final Cut Pro and
Final Cut Express) combines a directional and/or
gaussian blur with an exposure shift, generating
various popular looks with minimal parameter
adjustments. Three of the built-in presets are shown
below:
Please note that this version requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and it will only work with Final Cut Pro 6 and Motion 3. If you are still running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Final Cut Pro 5.1 and/or Motion 2.1.2 please continue using the previous version instead.
