Plugins for Adobe CS (After Effects, Premiere Pro), Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Avid, Sony Vegas and more

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E
ver wonder how Hollywood make those stunning visual effects? Ever wished you could do something like them. Hollywood style audio visual effects cost money, and unless you have a few million dollars you may not be able to even come close. But do not despair. You may be able to recreate those effects in video editors like Adobe CS Apple Final Cut Pro or Sony Vegas.
Most of those visual effects can be duplicated using plugins which cost a fraction of what Hollywood spends. Couple that with comprehensive video editing tutorials and you are on your way to creating stunning movies that could rival or at least come close to those Hollywood blockbusters.

Following are links to some of the most popular audio-video plugin providers in the market today. They can be used in most video editing software such as Adobe CS, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid, Sony Vegas and more, or working cross-platform.

Boris FX

Boris Continuum Complete is a must-have for Adobe CS users. They have over 200 plugin filters include 3D Objects; image restoration tools; time-based effects; distortion and perspective effects such as a spline-based warp filter; lights such as Glint, Glare, and Glitter; wipe transitions; keys and mattes including Motion Key for automated foreground object removal; a 3-way color grade filter with built-in keying and masking tools; still and video morph technology; and film, glow, and cartoon effects. The new Version 7 release has been reengineered for 64-bit processing and OpenGL acceleration and provides support for Mac OS and Windows versions of  After Effects and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5, CS4, and CS3.
Introducing Final Effects Complete 6 AE for Adobe CS5
by BorisFXco | video info

12 ratings | 9,228 views
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CoreMelt

CoreMelt Complete V2 is an all-in-one bundle of plugins which are GPU accelerated tools for video editors.
Their plugins effects range from soft organic glows and blurs to advanced color correction tools and instant photo montages, and promises great results and to save you hours of time on every project, no matter what type of editing or motion graphics work you do.
Comparison of CoreMelt's Lock & Load X stabiliser to Smoothcam
by CoreMeltFX | video info

8 ratings | 2,426 views
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Cycore System

CycoreFX offers a wide array of plugins for Adobe Creative Suite users.
Watch more demo videos on their site.
FreeForm AE + Cycore Effects CC Glass
by MettleMontreal | video info

3 ratings | 1,041 views
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Diggieffects

diggieffects offers plugins that work in conjunction with Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Grass Valley Edius, and Quantel. Video tutorials and project files for all their products are downloadable for free.

Delirium V 2.0 Overview
by digieffects | video info

2 ratings | 373 views
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Digital Film Tools

With three Emmy Awards under their belt Digital Film Tools boasts a wide array of plugins for Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Apple Aperture, Apple iPhone Applications, Avid and Quantel Systems.
FCProducer Reviews Photocopy from Digital Film Tools
by FullDisclosur | video info

1 rating | 1,510 views
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Digital Juice

Digital Juice offers plugins for most video editing and compositing software such as Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Motion, Sony Vegas and more; stock footage, pre-keyed footage, projects and templates, and links to great tutorials.
Digital Juice - Compositors ToolKit 2 demo reel
by JustDemoReels | video info

4 ratings | 8,072 views
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The Foundry

The Foundry is a leading innovator of visual effects and image processing technologies that boost productivity in motion picture and video post-production.
Worth mentioning is their CAMERATRACKER for Adobe After Effects that allows you to pull 3D motion tracks and matchmoves without having to leave AE.
Watch the demo video on their website that demonstrates 3D camera tracking inside After Effects, exporting to Cinema 4D, projection mapping, rendering and reimporting to AE. Heavy duty stuff indeed.
The Foundry Camera Tracker HD
by rickvandorp | video info

5 ratings | 2,202 views
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frischluft.com

frischluft.com is a Germany-based maker of plugins for Adobe After Effects. Their products are constantly updated so be sure to check back often.
DOF with Frischluft Lenscare plugin
by MarcusDriessen | video info

11 ratings | 7,432 views
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GenArts

Genarts is one of the leading provider of visual effects software to the media and advertising industries. Their recent credits include providing software to ILM for the Iron Man movie.
GenArts Customer VFX Reel
by genarts | video info

70 ratings | 18,593 views
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ISP Imaging & Video Processing Plugins

ISP Imaging & Video Processing Plugins' ROBUSKEY for Video makes chroma keying a clinch even if the video is shot under weak lighting, wrinkles or with shadows in the background. The plug-in can be used not only when editing the video but also when actually shooting it.

Other awesome plug-ins in their collection are:
3D Title
Anti FalseColor
Color Like HDR
Stereocospic 3D
ISPDEMO_2.mp4
by djenatsu | video info

5 ratings | 5,463 views
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Scopo Gigio

Scopo Gigio is a full-featured video waveform monitor and vectorscope plugin for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects. It emulates most of the features you'd find in a hardware-based waveform monitor / vectorscope combo. Scopo Gigio lets you monitor your video levels quickly and easily.

NewBlueFX

NewBlueFX has just released NewBlue Light Blends , a collection of 10 dynamic video transitions. That's a very interesting addition to their wide array of video and audio plugins for Adobe CS, Apple Final Cut Pro, Sony Vegas and more.
Harness the Power of Light with Light Blends
by newbluefx | video info

0 ratings | 5,169 views
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Noise Industries FxFactory Pro

Noise Industries FXFactory Pro has more than 150 hardware-accelerated filters, generator and transitions for NLEs such as Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express and Apple Motion.

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Barcode Generator plugin for After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express & Motion
by noiseindustriesllc | video info

17 ratings | 8,773 views
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Pixelan

Pixelan Software provides visual effects plug-ins for for Adobe Premiere, Adobe Premiere PRO, Adobe Premiere Elements, Adobe After Effects, Avid, DPS Velocity, Pinnacle Studio, Pinnacle Liquid Edition, Sony Vegas, Ulead MediaStudio, Ulead VideoStudio, Media 100 844/X, Digital Fusion, Boris RED.
Products include SpiceMASTER, SpiceFILTERS, SpiceFX Packs for Movie Maker, Video SpiceRack PRO/OrganicFX, and more.
Pixelan SpiceFX for Movie Maker -- PanZoom Wizard pan zoom effects examples
by PixelanSoftware | video info

14 ratings | 83,568 views
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Red Giant Software

As the name implies Red Giant Software is a real giant when it comes to digital video plugins for compositing software and NLEs such as Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere.
Their plug-ins have been used in many feature films, music videos, national TV commercials & shows. These include Grindhouse, The Aviator, Day After Tomorrow, Vanilla Sky, Hellboy, Spy Kids 3D, Double Dare, Nike commercials, Good Eats, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Good Morning America, Cher videos, FooFighter videos, and MTV shows.

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Plot Device
by redgiantsoftware | video info

2,294 ratings | 112,526 views
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RE:Vision Effects, INC

RE:Vision Effects' Twixtor lets you create extreme slow motion or super speed effects. But that's just one of their awesome plug-ins.
Super Slo-Mo test with RE:Vision Effects Twixtor
by toolfarm | video info

2 ratings | 1,302 views
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Video Copilot

Video Copilot offers a wide array of audio-video plugins, tools for visual effects and motion graphics, stock footage, sound effects, tutorials, mobile apps and even T-shirts and caps.
Their website is a must-visit for all audio-video editors and motion graphics artists of all levels of experience.
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