Visual effects toolbox for professional video
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FxFactory Pro
Visual effects toolbox for professional video
FxFactory Pro Demo
Build In/Out Animations in Final Cut Pro
Build In/Out Animations in Premiere Pro
Source and Mask Configuration in Final Cut Pro
Source and Mask Configuration in Premiere Pro
Intro to Spot Light in Final Cut Pro
Trackable PiP in Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro
Glow Titles in Final Cut Pro
Glow Titles in Premiere Pro
Camera Shake in Final Cut Pro
Camera Shake in Premiere Pro
Perspective Reflection in Final Cut Pro
FxFactory Pro 6.0.3: Yours for only $199
The success of our most recent sale made it clear we should continue to offer FxFactory Pro for only $199, an unbeatable price to bring a new generation of editors to our tools.
On the wave of this big change, let’s review the newest plug-ins and features that made it into FxFactory Pro 6.0.3.
Random Crop
This plug-in starts with the same goal of its predecessor: allow video editors to display a sequence of randomly cropped regions of a single clip. The new version improves on every aspect of this job. The best way to discover Random Crop is thorough our video tutorial. We made one for Final Cut Pro users:
...and one for Premiere Pro users:
In this new version it is easier to time the animation to your liking, easier to define the minimum and maximum size of each region, and there are multiple transition effects. Regions can be masked through predefined shapes, titles or custom graphics:
And you can leave the background visible, applying basic color adjustments and effects, to retain a visual connection to the original footage:
Random Close-up
Similar in scope to Random Crop, this newly redesigned sidekick creates a sequence of random close-up shots, creating smooth transitions between each region. Transitions have a very different role in Random Close-Up, ideal for more fast-paced action featuring smooth camera moves. Watch our introduction in Final Cut Pro:
...or the one we made in Premiere Pro:
Clone
The newest version of Clone features a built-in object tracker to allow cloning a moving portion of your video. Better geometry adjustments, animated parameters and our standard Build In/Out controls contribute to a more robust plugin than its predecessor. Video tutorials will be coming soon!
FPS
We filed this one under the FxFactory Pro 6 Video category due to its utilitarian role. FPS is A) not meant to be seen in your final output, unless by accident (we’re looking at you, Disney+ 😉) and B) a wonderfully simple tool to understand what might be causing performance problems in your timeline.
When video apps sport FPS indicators of their own, they usually provide feedback during previews. The FPS plug-in burns this information in the output, making it available even when rendering via Adobe Media Encoder or Compressor.
Watch our very quick introduction for Final Cut Pro, where FPS is best used through the Title layer:
...or the equivalent intro we made in Premiere Pro:
Icing on the cake
Performance of all plug-ins has been improved when running in Final Cut Pro and Motion. Expect a 5% to 10% boost, especially on configurations with 8GB and 16GB of memory. These improvements extend to other products on our catalog thanks to the common architecture.
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