There are so many features available within the VFX Suite that it almost makes it feel like an entirely new workspace available to you right there within After Effects. Included in the package are the following individual plug-ins: Supercomp, Primatte Keyer 6, King Pin Tracker, Spot Clone Tracker, Optical Glow, Chromatic Displacement, Knoll Light Factory 3.1, Shadow and Reflection.Īs a user of Red Giant plug-ins for some time, I have found them extremely user friendly, allowing the user to spend more time honing and refining their work rather than spending time trying to figure out how to use the actual software. It comes at the seemingly hefty price of $999 ($499 for students), which is actually a fair price considering what is included in the bundle.

The VFX Suite incorporates powerful tools for compositing, chroma-keying, motion tracking, clean-up, distortion as well as lights and glow. Like many of their products, the VFX Suite bundles many of their individual plug-ins to ensure a more effective collection of VFX tools.

For those people not in the loop, Red Giant, which was founded in 2002, is one of the largest developers of After Effects Plug-ins and have an excellent reputation in both the VFX and Motion Design communities. Post-production expert Alistair Rankine, who has been testing the Red Giant VFX Suite for the last few months, gives us his verdict on whether this is indeed a game changer or just another market launch.Īlistair Rankine is a post production manager, colourist and VFX artist working in both the UAE and the UK.Ī few months ago, Red Giant asked me to road test their new VFX Suite plug-in collection for After Effects. When the Red Giant VFX Suite for After Effects was introduced last year, the big question on everyone’s mind was whether it would really give the end user the ability to take their compositing and effects work to the next level.

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