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19/11/2014

Red Giant Releases Universe 1.3

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Red Giant has announced Universe 1.3, the latest update to the visual effects solution for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion, Sony Vegas and Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve.

Now with 81 effects, version 1.3 features 13 new tools, seven of which are plugins from developer CrumplePop. The new update also adds support for Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve, along with several updates to existing effects.

What's new in Universe 1.3 from Red Giant on Vimeo.



"The Universe 1.3 update is full of some truly awesome stuff, including tools from CrumplePop, which were never before available outside of Final Cut. This update also features the all-new, highly realistic VHS effect, and support for a new host app: DaVinci Resolve," says Aharon Rabinowitz, Red Giant’s head of marketing. "Resolve users have been asking us to bring tools like Knoll Light Factory EZ, Holomatrix and Retrograde into their app of choice, and today we’re excited to make that happen."

"I love the vast amount of effects I can apply to my footage with Universe. It allows me to create truly unique looks that stand out from what everyone else is making," said filmmaker Joey Shanks of Shanks FX, who works in association with PBS Digital Studios. "And it’s really nice to know that such a powerful bundle of effects can evolve just like an artist. Universe’s tools are always expanding. It gives me the power to create high-end imagery with a practical workflow."

The expanded Universe release includes:

Free:

CrumplePop Photo 2: Give footage the look of a classic or instant photo. Includes tools for colour treatments, vignettes, camera blur and more.
CrumplePop Noir Moderne Light: Create noir lighting effects with saturation controls, optically captured vignettes, flickering, Venetian patterns and more.
PixelGlow EZ (voted on in Universe Labs): An effect that isolates the brightest pixels and applies a glow in a variety of preset shapes to mimic halos, sparkles and shimmers.
3D Venetian Transition: A transition that divides the layer into vertically rotating sections, while simultaneously revealing a second layer of footage.
Fill Alpha: A utility effect that floods an alpha channel with a colour, with variable blending with the original. Includes a blending parameter.
Sobel Edges: A 'find edges' stylise effect with variable blending, using the Sobel gradient method to highlight footage edges.

Premium:

CrumplePop Fisheye Fixer: An effect designed specially for GoPro to correct GoPro fisheye lens distortion.
CrumplePop ShrinkRay: A quick way to make big things look tiny by simulating a tilt shift effect.
CrumplePop Finisher: Use this effect to improve the image quality of DSLR footage.
CrumplePop Overlight: A lens flare and light leak texture plugin that makes it easy to apply washed-out glows and lens flares to footage.
CrumplePop Grain 16: Using real 16mm film grain, add this effect to footage for the texture of authentic film.
VHS: Gives modern footage the classic look, color and distortion of old videotape.
• Chromatic Aberration: A simulated lens distortion effect that mimics real-world lens aberration, in which there is a failure of a lens to focus all colours to the same convergence point. Includes colour splitting, lens distortion, blurs and lens textures for added realism.

New Effect Controls in the UI:

New to ToonIt Paint: A new Soft Strokes effect has been added to the Paint style drop down menu
A new Sketch Outline effect can be found in the UI of ToonIt Cartoon, ToonIt Paint, ToonIt Outlines, and ToonIt Retouch

New Presets:

ToonIt Paint, ToonIt Presets, and ToonIt Transitions: New Presets featuring the Soft Stroke effect
ToonIt Outlines: Four new presets demonstrating the new Sketch Outlines effect
ToonIt Paint: A new preset Water Color, using the existing Watercolor paint effect

Support for Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve
Version 1.3 continues Red Giant’s expansion into new host applications with new DaVinci Resolve compatibility. All of the 80+ Universe plugins can now be used in the Resolve workflow, version 11.1 or later.

"We’re really excited to have more than 80 new OFX effects and transitions available for DaVinci Resolve," says Dan May, president of Blackmagic Design. "Red Giant makes some of the best motion graphics and visual effects plugins in the industry, and we know our users will enjoy having access to Universe’s free and premium tools right within Resolve 11."

Pricing & Availability
Existing Red Giant Universe users can download version 1.3’s new tools and updates from Red Giant’s website. For new users, Universe is available in a variety of options:
• Basic Membership: Free
• Premium Monthly: $10
• Premium Yearly: $99
• Premium Lifetime: $399

www.redgiant.com/store/universe/pricing

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