After Effects

Get your timing of script reads right with Voice Over and Andy releases two more free plugins

The deluge of new plugins post NAB continues. New releases include a utility plugin for getting the timing right when editing to a script and a couple of new free plugins from Andy Mees.

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Dashwood release the Editors Essentials Plugin Suite

Dashwood Cinema Solutions has released a collection of effects and generators called the Editors Essential Plugin Suite. Also in this story you will see the coolest thing happening in FCPX this week!

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Adding subtitles to FCPX and FCP7 timelines with the $49 Subtitles plugin from SUGARfx

SUGARfx have made editor's lives a lot easier by releasing a brand new $49 plugin for the display of subtitles in FCPX and Final Cut Pro 7 timelines. 

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Clip Exporter 1.2 for Final Cut Pro X is now free and open source

Thomas Szabo at Mindtransplant has emailed us to say that ClipExporter has been taken off the Mac App Store and is now free to download. It's not the end of this handy app for getting clips out of FCPX, it's the beginning of more development.

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CoverFlux the free iTunes style slideshow plugin now updated for FCPX and Premiere Pro

Everybody loves free plugins, especially when they offer a lot of functionality for no Dollars! Idustrial Revolution have just updated their popular plugin called CoverFlux which now brings iTunes style slideshows to Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro.

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Will the end of Apple's Quartz Composer finally kill off Final Cut Pro 7 and its plugins?

The visual programming tool Quartz Composer hasn't received much love from the Apple team for a while. Should Apple finally kill it off, not only will it be the end for many popular QC based plugins for FCP, it could also be the end of Final Cut Pro 7 itself.

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Nattress launch a $49 Video Scrapbook plugin for Final Cut Pro 7 and FCPX

Another useful plugin from the husband and wife team of Graeme & Wendy Nattress. This $49 plugin makes animating 'video scrapbooks' from still images.

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Win one of 5 copies of Idustrial Revolution's Volumetrix 2.1 light spill plugin for #FCPX

***Winners Posted***

Idustrial Revolution have updated their popular Volumetrix light spill plugin to give full compatibility with Final Cut Pro X. They have also given us five copies of their popular $49 plugin to give away.

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Mindtransplant update ClipExporter for getting FCPX projects and clips into After Effects

The options for getting clips and projects from Final Cut Pro X into After Effects are decreasing. Foolcut won't work wih versions above 10.0.2 and Automatic Duck is only for Final Cut Pro 7. The new ClipExporter version 1.1 from MindTransplant fills that gap.

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The free Ken Burns style plugin Pan & Zoom gets updated for Final Cut Pro X

When the Final Cut Studio version of Pan & Zoom was released, it gave great Ken Burns style effects in Final Cut Pro 7 and was easy to use too. Noise Industries has now upgraded the free plugin to work with FCPX.

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Sheffield Softworks release two plugins via FxFactory

Long term plugin writer and Motion guru Patrick Sheffield has moved two of his popular plugins over to the FxFactory delivery method. Priced At $19 and $29, they're not going to break the bank stylizing your footage.

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Michael Cioni talks 4K workflow and FCP proxies for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

***Video Reposted***

Whatever you are doing, stop, get yourself a coffee and spend the next 30 minutes watching Michael talk about large format workflow. Packed full of information, this recent LAFCPUG presentation is not to be missed.

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SugarFX upgrade their $79 Viewfinder HUD plugin for Final Cut Pro X

SugarFX have updated their Viewfinder HUD (Head Up Display) plugin for Final Cut Pro X. The update brings an extra 50 filters for FCPX users.

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Digieffects upgrade their Damage plugin for FCPX

Digieffects have announced that their plugin 'Damage' is now available for Final Cut Pro X. So if you want to degrade that lovely pin sharp footage into old film, compressed video with artifacts or TV interference for example, this $99 plugin fits the billing.

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Does Thunderbolt slow down when daisy chained with an extra display?

Nick Militello, one of our readers emailed us to say he was having problems with Thunderbolt speeds when using an extra monitor in the chain. We investigate.

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Win one of two $399 copies of Noise Industries plugin package FxFactory Pro 3 for #FCPX

****Updated with winners****

FxFactory Pro 3 from Noise Industries was officially announced by press release today. We have two copies of this revolutionary set of plugins for Final Cut Pro X and FCP7 to give away.

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On screen levels control for FCPX with the new $29 Nattress plugin

A brand new plugin from Graeme Nattress, Levels and Curves gives you on screen colour correction controls in Final Cut Pro X.

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Yanobox launch 'Moods' a colour corrector plugin for FCPX with a 'Heads up Display'

This is a unique colour correction plugin from the people who bought you Motype and Nodes. Now you can colour correct in FCPX without taking your eyes off the viewer!

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Digital Film Tools release reFine a $99 plugin for FCPX and Final Cut Pro 7

Digital Film Tools have released 'reFine' a $99 video & film plugin that delivers edge aware sharpening and smoothing effects. The plugin supports many hosts including Final Cut Pro X and FCP7.

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GenArts release Sapphire V6 plugins for Final Cut Pro 7

GenArts have released Version 6 of their popular plugin pack Sapphire for Final Cut Pro 7. They seem to be moving away from compositing tools and going for the eye candy.

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