Maxon launches Maxon Studio
New After Effects template engine lets users of Maxon's Red Giant products create motion graphics by customizing readymade 'Capsules'.
Thursday, June 6th, 2024
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Sunday, February 5th, 2023
Maxon ships Universe 6.1
Online library of effects for editing and compositing apps gets Box Bokeh, ChromaTown and Sketchify tools, plus new Stretch transition.
Monday, April 25th, 2022
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
Red Giant ships Universe 2.2
Library of add-ons for editing and compositing software gets updated VHS and Retrograde effects, plus 11 new, mainly retro-style transitions.
Thursday, November 9th, 2017
Mettle ships Mantra VR
Intriguing new After Effects and Premiere Pro plugin enables users to apply 16 stylised procedural effects to 360-degree VR footage.
Tuesday, September 19th, 2017
Adobe buys Mettle's SkyBox Suite of VR tools
Popular After Effects and Premiere Pro plugins for creating 360° video now available free to Creative Cloud subscribers.
Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
Red Giant releases Universe 2.1
Library of add-ons for compositing and editing apps gets six new tools, three for retro title effects.
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
Boris FX releases Sapphire 10 Units
Popular suite of effects plugins now available as nine modular units, priced from $195 to $595 apiece.
Monday, March 27th, 2017
GenArts ships Sapphire 10
Now shipping: Suite of plugins for compositing apps gets three new effects, new presets for Builder.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
Boris FX acquires GenArts
Buyout will put the competing Boris Continuum Complete and Sapphire collections of compositing and editorial plugins under a single roof.
Friday, September 9th, 2016
GenArts ships Sapphire 9
Suite of plugins for editing and compositing tools gets four diverse new effects, plus advanced options for building your own.
Friday, October 9th, 2015
Red Giant Software releases Universe 1.5
Online library of add-ons for editing and compositing apps gets six new tools, with three useful freebies.
Thursday, July 9th, 2015