Scrappy plugin provider CrumplePop recently joined the FxFactory fold with four $99 plugins. Using FxFactory is as straightforward as the Mac App Store four buttons across the top provide shortcuts to featured new products, browsing the entire catalog (or only apps you have installed) and automatic updates, when available.ĮpiColor delivers drag-and-drop automatic color correction to Final Cut Pro X, while still allowing plenty of manual adjustments. The core software is free to download (as are nearly 20 of the plugins), but the $399 Pro version includes with over 175 built-in effects of its own, including blurs, color corrections, distortions, generators, glows, halftones, tiling, transitions, and more. FxFactoryįxFactory 6 is a slick app store for pro video plugins, with free 14-day trial installations and easy one-click purchasing. Not all plugins work with every host, and some are exclusive to FCPX-a welcome change, since rival Red Giant tends to favor Adobe. The rest happens behind the scenes, with FxFactory responsible for installing and updating plugins for compatible host applications, including Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Adobe After Effects CC, and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. On the surface, it’s a storefront for pro video plugins from 28 different developers including Noise Industries, the brainchild behind the concept. FxFactory is the rare Mac application you’ll rarely need to launch.
