After Effects

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

CoreMelt upgrade their plugins for FCPX and lower the price

CoreMelt Complete is now available for Final Cut Pro X and it's been reduced to half price. Also Red Giant show us why Magic Bullet won't be coming to FCPX just yet.

Two new FCPX tutorials, Pencil Sketch and Sobel Edge using FxFactory

Noise industries must be one of the most prolific tutorial makers for plugins out there. These two new plugin tutorials are for stylising video.

Digieffects upgrade their plugins for FCPX

Digieffects have joined the list of companies that have updated their plugins to work with Final Cut Pro X. Delerium is the first pack that gets the makeover.

OMF export out of FCPX the long way round

Hot on the heels of the weekend's excitement with FCPX and FCP7 project interchange, Jef Gibbons got in touch with us to share his Final Cut Pro X OMF export 'workaround'

Steve Martin talks about the new features in the FCPX 10.0.1 upgrade

Over half an hour of information and tips on Final Cut Pro X from Steve Martin of Ripple Training. The first presentation we've seen stopped by a heckler too.

Adobe buy into Automatic Duck. Why? Is this good news or bad news for FCPX?

The news yesterday that Wes Plate from Automatic Duck was moving to Adobe flashed around the internet pretty quickly. Is this good or bad news for Final Cut Pro X?

Two green screen tutorials, one for FCPX and one because it is Friday

Two completely different tutorials on using green screen in your productions. One of them qualifies for inclusion as it describes the process in Final Cut Pro X, the other because it's informative and fun for a Friday.

Blackmagic Design announce the low cost HDMI & Thunderbolt equipped Intensity Extreme

The newly announced Thunderbolted Intensity Extreme from Blackmagic Design is targeted at professional videographers. Small, bus powered with HDMI in & out, it will retail for €209.

Foolcut: The FCPX to After Effects AppleScript in action

We first saw this a few days ago and to be honest were slightly put off by the sparse website. There is nothing like a fresh demo to prove a point and here the author shows off the script exporting RED material out of Final Cut Pro X and into After Effects.