Video Copilot
Free plugin for energy beams, neon text, lasers and electric arcs.
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Plugins that have become industry standards and show up most often in studio and freelance work.
Video Copilot
Renders real 3D models inside After Effects on the GPU.
Maxon
Particle, 3D form and light effects, including Particular and Form.
Boris FX
Professional suite of hundreds of effects and transitions for film and advertising.
Boris FX
Planar tracking, rotoscoping, object removal and stabilization.
RxLaboratory
Free toolkit for character rigging and animation.
RE:Vision Effects
Ultra-smooth slow motion by synthesizing in-between frames.
ABSoft
Benchmark noise reduction for footage shot in low light.
Maxon
Fast production GPU renderer.
INSYDIUM
Particle and simulation system for Cinema 4D: fluids, smoke, fire and cloth.
Chaos
Photoreal renderer for architecture, advertising and film.
Tyson Ibele
Particle and simulation system for 3ds Max with a free base version.
iToo Software
Scatter millions of objects: forests, lawns, crowds and rocks.
Exoside
Automatic retopology into clean quad meshes.
Artell
Character rigging, animation retargeting and game engine export.