Visual effects toolbox for professional video
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FxFactory Pro
Visual effects toolbox for professional video
What’s New in FxFactory Pro 7
Build In/Out Animations
Final Cut Pro
Build In/Out Animations
Premiere
Build In/Out Animations
DaVinci Resolve
Source and Mask Configuration
Final Cut Pro
Source and Mask Configuration
Premiere
Source and Mask Configuration
DaVinci Resolve
Intro to Spot Light
Final Cut Pro
FxFactory Pro 7
AI-based depth masking, new procedural generators and a redesigned Edge Work effect round up a myriad other improvements that went into FxFactory Pro 7. Current users can upgrade today for only $99.
There’s no better way to catch up than our latest video tutorial:
Edge Work and Depth-based Masking
The process of rebuilding and modernizing older effects in our library continues. The new
A single click of the Analyze button tasks an AI model to estimate distance from the camera for every frame in your clip.
The resulting mask can be used on its own, or to refine an existing selection made via Source and Mask:
Depth masking has been added to all plug-ins that already sported Source and Mask sections. It is unlocked by upgrading to the latest version of
If you are looking to use Depth analysis independently, as a way to key your footage, you will find a new Isolate Depth plug-in in the
Nebula, Wormhole and Light Streams
Three new procedural generators are included with this release: Nebula, Wormhole and Light Streams. The first two are improved versions of the background generators that debuted in Photo Montage 4. The
Light Streams breaks new ground. It’s a great way to visualize flows such as electricity, energy fields or network traffic:
Watch our YouTube channel for an upcoming tutorial that will cover
How Do I Upgrade?
Current customers can upgrade to
Or by clicking the same Upgrade button you can spot in the inspector or on-screen controls:
What If I Don’t Want to Upgrade?
If you already own a license to a prior version of
While new plug-ins and features are locked behind the upgrade, you will enjoy many under-the-hood improvements that went into this release even if you stay with your existing license.
What Else is New?
We fixed some long-standing bugs related to object tracking and face detection in Premiere and
We also listened to the many
We retained separate effect categories for plug-ins that come with a large number of presets, such as Blur, Glow or the new Edge Work:
The FxFactory Pro 5 category will remain only until all older plug-ins have been redesigned. We welcome your feedback and hope most will judge this as an improvement over the previous version.
Best of all, bug fixes and improvements are available whether or not you choose to upgrade to the new version.