FxFactory 2.0.4
Current FxFactory Pro 2 customers may also enjoy two new plug-ins: 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 makes it
possible to run your effects collection inside Adobe
After Effects CS3 (version 8.0 and later.) Installing
this version of FxFactory is the only action needed
in order to access FxFactory filters and generators
inside After Effects.
Contrary to industry trends, 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 inside After
Effects as well. (Freebies continue to be supported
at no charge on the new host.)
In this initial release for Adobe After Effects,
FxFactory supports all filters and generators running
at 8bit and 16bit depth per component (individual
plug-ins have varying rendering capabilities.)
Plug-ins running inside After Effects also maintain
full compatibility with parameter presets created in
other hosts: users are free to create a preset in one
host and load it up from any other supported host.
New and exclusive to the After Effects release, some
FxFactory plug-ins will begin sporting 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:
Blur Two Axes
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.
Blur
Dissolve
This new FxFactory Pro transition (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 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.
