With the FCPX user base growing, there is no doubt a vibrant plugin and template ecosystem is growing around it. New today are two new plugins from Skippor.

Red Giant have announced that PluralEyes 3 is shipping. The new version sports a new interface design as well as claimed performance speeds of up to 20x. New tutorials for FCP7 & FCPX too.

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.

New plugin and effects maker CineFlare from Utah has launched four effects packs for FCPX users. Split screens, old looks and of course light leaks and flares.

One of the lesser known editing features of FCPX is the secondary storyline. So what are they and how and when would you want to use one? Our usual duo are on the case.

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New today is CrumplePop's $49 Fisheye Fixer plugin for correcting distortion on GoPro footage in Final Cut Pro X. They have also very kindly given us five copies to give away.

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A plugin that will appeal to event videographers, Flash Remover Pro will repair those annoying half frame flashes that can mar a special moment.

Something we haven't had for a while and that's a brand new book. The Craft of the Cut is billed as the Final Cut Pro X Editor's handbook.

Stupid Raisins has released a $49 pack of plugins to give childhood View-Master toy style transitions to Final Cut Pro X. 

The small Danish plugin company Skippor has released a new effect called 'Color' which livens up footage by tinting it with various gradients. At $10 can you go wrong?