Maxon releases Red Giant 2026.1 and 2026.2
Browse all your Red Giant tools (and presets) in one place – the new Plugins Page in #MaxonStudio pic.twitter.com/94gtThJoAd
— Maxon Red Giant (@MaxonRedGiant) December 4, 2025
Maxon has released Red Giant 2026.2, the latest update to its suite of effects plugins for compositing and editing apps.
The update consolidates the installer for Universe, the library of effects and transitions included with Red Giant subscriptions, with the installer for the Red Giant plugins themselves.
Other features added in recent updates include a new Depth Generator tool for generating depth maps from video footage inside After Effects.
Red Giant 2026.2: unified installer for Red Giant and Universe
Red Giant 2026.2 consolidates the installers for the Red Giant plugins themselves and Universe, the library of readymade effects and transitions included in Red Giant subscriptions.
Users can browse the plugins inside After Effects via the Plugins tab in the Maxon Studio panel.
📢 It's here! Depth Generator from Red Giant has arrived. Update today, launch #AfterEffects, and get deep. pic.twitter.com/NkeMvsOSpn
— Maxon Red Giant (@MaxonRedGiant) November 5, 2025
Red Giant 2026.1: new automatic depth map generator
The previous update, Red Giant 2026.1, added a new depth estimation tool for generating depth maps from video footage inside After Effects.
The maps can be used as alpha mattes, or to create custom blur and displacement effects. Users can adjust output with “advanced isolation and refinement controls”.
Price and system requirements
Red Giant is compatible with After Effects 2025+ on Windows 10+ and macOS 14.0+. Some individual tools are compatible with other host applications, including DaVinci Resolve.
Complete Red Giant subscriptions, which include Universe, cost $85/month or $639/year. Individual Universe subscriptions cost $32/month or $214/year.
Read more about the Red Giant plugins on Maxon’s website
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