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July 3, 2003 |
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courtesy of the AE list e-mails of Dik Baskerville
Please note that this is time sensitive information. Dik is gracious in keeping us up-to-date, but please contact the developer for the final word -- and feel free to keep us informed.
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Tip from Brian Maffitt on the AE list:
> > You can even upgrade to OSX and continue to run old plug-ins
in AE 5.5...there's a switch in the get info box to force AE to
start up in classic if you like. Very handy!>>
Dik adds:>>I believe that some apps which run fine in OS 9.1 do not necessarily run well in Classic mode. I presume this does not apply to plug-ins? Anyway, having a way of running legacy plug-ins is probably a good thing. [Editor's note: Adobe doesn't officially support Mac OS X Classic mode, according to http://www.adobe.com:80/support/techdocs/2849a.htm.] >>
Recent News (Thu, 3 Jul 2003)
Thanks for the people who've been emailing me requesting to buy or to get plug-ins for free from me (mainly people from Asia.) Just to make it clear. I just list what there is. I don't sell them and I certainly am not dealing in krak !!
To buy, try the Developers' own sites, toolfarm.com or pluginz.com.
A summary of the news:
(1) Frischluft (Philipp Spoeth's Company) has now introduced OS-X (and OS-9 in the rare instance someone will be interested in that...) versions of the fLAIR (lightzoom) and Lenscare (lens/depth-of-field/rack-focus) plugs which have been available for Win for some months already. They're also 16-bit. There's also 2 free plugs: Field Fixer and HSL Selection (also 16-bit.)
(2) Breshnev Shu's KoalaLumpor Javascript for AE system is now OS-X capable (also Win.) Actually I'm told it has been for some time. Somehow I missed it.
The Press Release says that KoalaLumpor <<Scripts integrate seamlessly into After Effects® and can appear in the application's menus, be run upon application startup, interacted with the user by creating it's own unique dialog UI, or any combination and more. A script dialog's can even be set up for localization into any language After Effects® supports.>>
<<a Rapid Palette Development kit is now included, so users can create their palettes on screen, changing their behavior (the palette, and it's buttons, lists, etc). all through a graphical user interface, saving the palette to a script that can then be added to After Effects® menus, or started when the application is launched
- public SDK so native After Effects® plug-in developers can make their C/C++ code scriptable and available for users to customize/expand>>
Demo at http://homepage.mac.com/bresnev_shu/downloads.html.
(3) GenArts has announced that they plan to port their Sapphire plug-ins to a variety of hosts using the AE plug-in spec, including AE (of course) and FCP. Plugs will be OS-X and 16-bit capable. Their target date is 3rd. Quarter 2003 for AE and Combustion and a bit later for FCP. Not sure if this is for all their plugs or whether their intro will be staggered. Their Sapphire series is an extensive set, and they currently seem to be intending to port the following to AE format (over 180 plugs):
*Light Effects*
LensFlare
LensFlareAutoTrack
SpotLight
*Lightning*
Zap
ZapTo
ZapFrom
*Glints & Glares*
Glint
GlintRainbow
Glare
*Glow Effects*
Glow
GlowDist
GlowRings
GlowRainbow
GlowAura
GlowDarks
GlowOrthicon
GlowEdges
GlowNoise
*Blurs*
Blur
BlurChannels
BlurChroma
RackDefocus
RackDfComp
DefocusPrism
SoftFocus
DropShadow
BlurMotion
Streaks
*Edge Effects*
EdgeRays
EdgeBlur
EdgeFlash
EdgeDetect
EdgeDetectDouble
EdgeDetectChroma
EdgesInDirection
EdgeColorize
Sharpen
BandPass
*Embossing*
Emboss
EmbossShiny
EmbossLens
EmbossGlass
*Lensing Effects*
Lens
LensBlur
LensChroma
LensRGB
*Stylize*
AutoPaint
Sketch
Etching
HalfTone
HalfToneColor
HalfToneRings
Mosaic
ScanLines
ScanLinesMono
JpegDamage
*Warps & Shake*
WarpTransform
WarpVortex
WarpPerspective
WarpWaves
WarpWaves2
WarpPuddle
WarpBubble
WarpBubble2
WarpFishEye
WarpPuff
WarpPolar
WarpRepeat
WarpChroma
WarpToRect
WarpDrops
Shake
*Wipe Transitions*
WipeLine
WipeCircle
WipeRectangle
WipeStar
WipeClock
WipeWedge
WipeDoubleWedge
WipeFourWedges
WipeDots
WipeChecker
WipeStripes
WipeBlobs
WipeCells
WipePixelate
WipeDiffuse
WipeBubble
WipeClouds
*Dissolve Transitions*
DissolveStatic
DissolveSpeckle
DissolvePixelate
DissolveDiffuse
DissolveBubble
DissolveWaves
DissolvePuddle
DissolveVortex
DissolveBlur
DissolveLuma
*Grain*
FilmEffect
Grain
GrainStatic
GrainRemove
Diffuse
*Fractal Clouds*
Clouds
CloudsMultColor
CloudsColorSmooth
CloudsPerspective
CloudsVortex
CloudsPsyko
*Kaleidoscopes*
KaleidoTriangles
KaleidoSquares
KaleidoDiamonds
KaleidoOct
KaleidoPolar
FlysEyeHex
FlysEyeRect
FlysEyeCircles
*Procedural Textures*
TextureFolded
TextureWeave
TexturePlasma
TextureNoiseEmboss
TextureNoisePaint
TextureSpots
TextureCells
TextureChromaSpiral
PsykoBlobs
PsykoStripes
Sparkles
SparklesColor
Gradient
Grid
*Color & Math Ops*
HueSatBright
Monochrome
ClampChroma
PseudoColor
DuoTone
Tint
Threshold
Hotspots
Gamma
Solarize
Flicker
Zebrafy
ZebrafyColor
MathOps
Layer
MakeRGBA
*Temporal Effects*
GetFrame
TimeWarpRGB
MotionDetect
TimeSlice
FreezeFrame
JitterFrames
RandomEdits
ReverseEdits
ReverseClip
Feedback, Matte
FeedbackBubble
Trails, Matte
TrailsDiffuse
TimeAverage
NearestColor
FieldTool
FieldRemove
FieldRemove:NTSCtoFilm
FieldRemove:Deinterlace
*Matte Operations*
MatteOps
MatteOpsComp
*Flicker Tools*
Flicker
FlickerRemove
FlickerRemoveMatte
FlickerRemoveColor
FlickerRmColorMatte
FlickerMatch
FlickerMatchMatte
FlickerMatchColor
FlickerMchColorMatte
*Fog and Depth Effects*
ZComp
ZFogLinear
ZFogExponential
ZDepthCueBlur
(4) The Consortium interview mentioned by Russ Coffman:
<http://enews.primediabusiness.com/enews/videosystems/v/88#interview_newlyfo rmed_plugin>
includes news of new / preview products from Synthetic-Ap ("Test Gear",) DA ("Anarchy Toolbox - 8 plugs" and a preview of a 3D displacement tool using a Conoa rendering engine, which sounds interesting) and Stagetools ("Moving Parts" - there's no detail about this, so I'm not sure if it's a plug.) The DA Set includes: Designer Blur (blur 'kernels' using grayscale maps,) Anarchist Edge (glowing edge,) Path Distort (Uses any bezier path to bend, warp, and distort an image,) Gradient Path (gradient along a bezier path,) Advanced Displacement Mapping (Allows use of 3 maps for displacing pixels,) Noise Complex, Resizer (scaling using algorithms to produce the best re-samplingm) and Smooth Tiler (seamless tiling and kalidascopes.)
There was no release data mentioned, but I'm assuming 3rd. Quarter currently.
(5) Media-100 FE Complete appears to be broke again in FCP-4. Not bad for a 6-month old product...
Dik
AE OS-X Compatible Plug-Ins List - 2
Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:35:37 +0800
**OS-X Compliant Plug-ins available now!!**
2d3 Boujou Import
Adobe AE 5.5 Plug-In Power Pack ($25)
Alien Skin Software Eye Candy for AE
Automatic Duck Automatic Composition Import DV
Automatic Duck Automatic Composition Import FCP
Automatic Duck Automatic Composition Import
Belle Nuit Montage Mimikri
BigFX FilmFX 2.5 for Mac
Boris Continuum Complete 2.0
Boris Boris FX 6.1 (FCP, but not AE)
Boris Boris Graffiti 2 (FCP, but not AE)
Boris Boris RED 2.5 (FCP, but not AE)
Boris Title Toolkit (AE, but not FCP)
Bresnev Shu Expression Effects
Bresnev Shu KoalaLumpor JavaScript for AE
Bresnev Shu Path Palette
Buena Software Inc. Effect Essentials
Buena Software Inc. Effect Essentials FCP (not AE)
Conoa Conoa 3D
Conoa Conoa Cube
Conoa EasyTinter
Conoa Conoa Sphere
Diaquest Diaquest DDR After Effects Plug-in
DigiEffects DE Aurorix
DigiEffects DE Berserk
DigiEffects DE Cinelook Broadcast
DigiEffects DE Cinelook Film Res
DigiEffects DE Cinemotion
DigiEffects DE Delirium
Digital Anarchy 3D Assistants
Digital Anarchy 3D Assistants EZ
Digital Anarchy Aurora, Sky
Digital Anarchy Text Anarchy 2.0
Digital Anarchy Geomancy
Digital Anarchy Gradient!
Digital Anarchy Psunami ($25 upgrade)
Digital Film Tools DFT 55MM
Digital Film Tools DFT Composite Suite
Digital Film Tools DFT Fast Blur
Digital Film Tools DFT zMatte
dvGarage dvMatte
FAN AFX2QTL
FAN AFX2VPB
FAN Grader
FAN Supressor
FAN XMult (Free)
Flam3.com AE Flame
Fnord Software J2K (Freeware)
Fnord Software Power Picker
Fnord Software SuperPNG (Freeware)
Fnord Software Übercolor
Forge Freeform AE ($99 upgrade)
Frischluft fLAIR
Frischluft LensCare
Frischluft Field Fixer
Frischluft HSL Selection
Harald Heim/Panopticum Plugin Galaxy AE
Media 100 Inc. Final Effects Complete (upgrade fee++)
Media 100 Inc. Media-100 Project Importer
KaZuhiro FuRuhata HeboHebo (6 out of 7 work in OS-X)
META/DMA ScopoGigio
Panopticum Anima Text 2.0
Panopticum Array
Panopticum Engraver
Panopticum Figure
Panopticum Fire 3
Panopticum Grid
Panopticum Rich Typing
Panopticum Tools
Pete Warden's Plugins Freeware
Phillip-Spoeth Sinedot/Sinedot II/Retrodots/Shear
Profound Effects Swim
Profound Effects Reveal
Profound Effects Useful Things
RE:Vision Effects FieldsKit
RE:Vision Effects RE:Fill
RE:Vision Effects RE:Flex
RE:Vision Effects ReelSmart Motion Blur Pro
RE:Vision Effects ReelSmart Motion Blur
RE:Vision Effects Shade/Shape
RE:Vision Effects Twixtor Pro
RE:Vision Effects Twixtor
RE:Vision Effects SmoothKit
RE:Vision Effects Video Gogh
Realviz Retimer SD
Realviz Retimer HD
Red Giant Software Composite Wizard ($30 upgrade)
Red Giant Software Image Lounge ($30 upgrade)
Red Giant Software Knoll Light Factory
Red Giant Software Orphanage Magic Bullet SD
Red Giant Software Orphanage Magic Bullet HD
Red Giant Software Primatte ($149 upgrade)
Reiji Sakurai Optics Iris Filter
Sappire Innovations Andrew's (Video) Effects Vol 1.1
Sebastian Mecklenburg Freeware
Stagetools Moving Picture
Synthetic Aperture Color Finesse 1.0.3 (not FCP)
Synthetic Aperture Echo Fire
Theory LLC/Toolfarm ColorTheory
The Foundry Tinderbox 1 //
The Foundry Tinderbox 2 //
The Foundry Tinderbox 3 //
Trapcode 3D Stroke
Trapcode Shine
Trapcode Sound Keys
Trapcode Starglow
Ultimatte AdvantEdge ($495 upgrade, inc.USB dongle)
Visual Infinity Grain Surgery 2.0
Walker Effects Walker Effects 1.0
Zaxwerks Invigorator 3.0 Classic
Zaxwerks Invigorator 3.0 Pro
(**Lost the following plugs from BAE/BC: Boris 3D Text [already superceded by improved BC 3D Text,] BC 3D Text, Boris Clouds [already superceded by improved BC Clouds,] Boris Basic 3D, Boris Flat 3D Text)
(// look at The Foundry.co.uk website for updates. Some of the updates are backwards compatible and some are not.)
(++$249 if you own ICE or FE products from ICE/Media-100, or $395 if you own a Metacreations set. Does not include soft versions of the ICE'd DE or Ultimatte plugs.)
**OS-X Compliant Plug-ins which should be available Q3. 2003**
DigiEffects DE Cinelook 2
Digital Anarchy Anarchy Toolbox
ElectricFX eFX Extract3D
GenArts Sapphire Effects
Panopticum Lens Pro 3 3DS & VRML
Panopticum Lens Pro 3 Glass Foam
Panopticum Lens Pro 3 Light
Synthetic Aperture Test Gear
**Non-OS-X Compliant Sets Superceded by New OS-X Branding**
Boris Boris AE ++
Boris Boris Continuum ++
Ultimatte Ultimatte Classic **
Media 100 FE Complete ^^
Media 100 ICE Soft F/X ^^
Media 100 ICE Soft Edges ^^
(++ Superceded by Boris Continuum Complete/Calligraphy. The following plugs
reached end of life: Boris 3D Text, BC 3D Text, Boris Clouds, Boris Basic
3D, Boris Flat 3D Text)
(** Superceded by Ultimatte AdvantEdge)
(^^ All incorporated in Media-100 Final Effects Complete except for the following: ICE Geometrics, ICE Motion, ICE Super Shadow, FE Particle Systems, FE Particle Systems LE, FE Radial Blur, FE Wide Time, ICE DE Chaotic Noise, ICE DE Chaotic Rainbow, ICE DE Fog Alpha, ICE DE FogBank, ICE
DE Starfield, ICE DE VideoLook, ICE'd Ultimatte)
**No Public Announcement regarding OS-X / AE 5.5 Compatibility**
Diaquest DQSoft.PIC
Electric Fish Color Pal
Electric Fish QTVRMatte
ElectricFX eFX Pyro
ElectricFX eFX Pyro3D
Forged Images Make Film Look Comp
Koji (Japan) Koji's Plugins
Media 100 Inc. ICEfx Base (accelerated)
Media 100 Inc. ICE'd Cinelook (accelerated)
Media 100 Inc. ICE'd Edges (accelerated)
Media 100 Inc. ICE'D Final Effects Complete
(accelerated)
*OS-X plug-ins which are not currently supported for AE*
Boris Boris FX 6.1 (when used in AE)
Boris Boris Graffiti 2 (when used in AE)
Boris Boris RED 2.5 (when used in AE)
*Plug-Ins which will probably never run under OS-X*
Adobe AE PS+ Extrude/Pinch/Ripple/Spherize
Adobe AE PS+ Tiles/Twirl/Wave/Zigzag
Adobe AE (ex-CultFX) CE Color Solid (redundant)
Adobe AE (ex-CultFX) CE FireUp (redundant)
Alias|Wavefront Paint Effects
Atomic Power Radio Wave
Atomic Power Radio Shape
Atomic Power Radio Star
Atomic Power Multiplane
Atomic Power Turbulator
Atomic Power Evolution Set (AE3.1 compatible version)
Boris Boris 3D Text
Boris BC 3D Text
Boris Boris Clouds
Boris Boris Basic 3D
Boris Boris Flat 3D Text
Boris Boris Rhythm
Boris Boris Z-Order
Cycore Cult Effects Vol. 1 (Adobe IDs different)
Cycore CE Set Channel (redundant)
Cycore CE View Channel (superceded)
DigiEffects DE Cyclonist
DigiEffects TILT Plug-ins (x7) [DE Delirium]
Kaleidafex Matte Pack
Media 100 FE Force Motion Blur
Media 100 FE Particle Systems
Media 100 FE Particle Systems LE
Media 100 FE Radial Blur
Media 100 FE Wide Time
Media 100 ICE Geometrics
Media 100 ICE Motion
Media 100 ICE Super Shadow
Pinnacle Systems Hollywood FX
Pixelan SpiceMaster
Zbig Zbig Chroma Keyer
