• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  recommended plugins

  Posted by Rick Neely on February 24, 2007 at 3:41 am

  Hey guys,

  Wanted to get a few experts opinions on this. A client of mine has bought a FCP system, xserve, kona 3, the works. They plan to do HD editing for corporate shows (candids, bumpers, promos’ etc) and wanted to get a couple recommended plugins. Wanted to see what plugins you all would recommend considering the following–

  cost
  ease of use
  speedy renders
  great quality & versatility

  I have recommended a few simple ones from Eureka, and either Volumetrix or Trapcode shine (if it ever works with fcp again). Any other recommendations would be great. Thanks!

  Rick

  Niclas Bahn replied 19 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  Richard Martz

  February 24, 2007 at 4:54 am

  Buy all the Natress effects. Then consider Boris Continuum. After that buy for specific needs. The ones you mention are all great as well. Are you the Rick Neely in Atlanta?

  Richard Martz
  MagicMartz Media

  Final Cut Pro HD
  Kona LH
  After Effects
  PhotoShop
  Illustrator
  Lots of other Fun Stuff!
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  Max Frank

  February 24, 2007 at 7:12 pm

  I just made a plug-in favorite list for a friend, so I’m pasting it here for your convenience:

  All the best,

  Wayne

  The first thing I’d recommend is going through the links here and downloading all the free plug-ins available at the different sites – there is a lot of really great and helpful stuff:
  https://www.google.co.za/search?q=free+fcp+plug-ins&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

  and here:
  https://www.digitalzoo.com.au/lunchtime/lunch_docs/related_02_free.htm

  The free Face-Light plug in a GREAT plug in, when used correctly – it can REALLY enhance the look and lighting of interviews:
  https://www.haiku.com.au/ [see top right for plug-in download].

  For Film-Look software, I think the best is:
  https://redgiantsoftware.com/mbforeditors.html
  You can create GREAT looks with this stuff – I love it.
  It’s expensive and it takes forever to render but if you have a newer machine with a faster VIDEO-card, it will render faster, maybe even play real-time.
  I would recommend that Aish buys it, and maybe a few licences of it for you guys.

  These are also brilliant plug-ins – some are free, many are only $10, but are worth EVERY PENNY:
  https://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/fcplugins/

  There’s some good stuff here:
  https://nattress.com/

  This is the best DVD-ripping software [for non-encrypted DVD’s]:
  http://www.dvdxdv.com

  And this is the best screen-capture software:
  https://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/
  [I think I’ve already put the two above onto the Aish laptop]

  And finally, a GREAT tool-kit that I find indispensable is:
  https://www.borisfx.com/product/continuum/bcc/fcp/
  It’s also expensive, but you can do a LOT with it, including superior chroma keying than FCP native keyer

  This should be enough to get you started.

  Have fun!

  Wayne

  osx 10.4.8 G5 2.0DP, 3.5GB RAM, FCP 5.1.2
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  Rick Neely

  February 26, 2007 at 3:42 pm

  Thanks!

  And yes, Richard. That’d be me. Great to hear from you. Just left you a voicemail. Hope to talk soon!

  Rick
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  Niclas Bahn

  February 26, 2007 at 10:05 pm

  If rendering speed is important to you give FxFactory a Spin.

  Regards,

  Niclas

  https://www.noiseindustries.com

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