Final Cut Pro X

Maxon releases Universe 5.1

Under-the-hood update to the library of effects for compositing and editing apps adds native support for Apple's M1 processors.

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

Maxon ships Universe 4.0

Set of effects plugins for editors and compositors adds electricity, stop motion and analog effects, plus Metal support for Mac users.

Thursday, June 24th, 2021

Red Giant ships Universe 3.3

Online library of effects plugins gets new Quantum tool for light trails, plus better layer blending, glow and chromatic aberration.

Wednesday, August 19th, 2020

Boris FX acquires Silhouette

Compositing effects plugin and planar tracking developer buys Academy Award-winning rotoscoping and roto paint tool.

Monday, September 9th, 2019

Red Giant rolls out Universe 2.0

Library of add-ons for compositing apps gets good-looking new HUD-creation toolset, but free subscriptions axed.

Thursday, June 30th, 2016