Edit Tools: Noise Industries

GPU-accelerated via OpenGL, Quartz Composer, and Core Image. Price: $399 (FxFactory Pro); $99 (Motion Pack); $99 (Editing Pack)

FxFactory Pro 1.06 is a visual effects package designed for Apple Final Cut Studio 2, offering more than 100 GPU-accelerated plug-ins based on the FxPlug architecture. A new plug-in development tool allows you to create your own FxPlug effects for Final Cut Studio without writing any code. New 1.06 effects include Frame Overlay, Particle System, slideshow creation, and an LED lights effect. New effects packages (FxPacks) running on the free FxFactory engine are also available. The Motion Pack includes Glitch, 3D Shatter, Panel Vision, and RGB Trails, while the Editing Pack has new transitions: Cheshire Fade, Explode Away, Panels Mix Off, Spinner, and Zipper. These packs are also bundled within the Pro version.

Boston

(617) 934-0553

www.noiseindustries.com