Hey folks – as promised, we are ready day-one with Creative Cloud compatibility for all of our products. If you own our current CS6 compatible products, your updates to Creative Cloud are FREE.

To get your free Creative Cloud compatible installers, please download them HERE.

What are you getting?

• No upgrade cost: As a part of our Red Pledge, you will not need to pay for the updates to the software you’ve already purchased.
• Red Giant has been participating in Adobe’s Creative Cloud beta programs to ensure all of our products work properly in the new host applications. This means that ALL of Red Giant’s products have been tested for quality inside of After Effects CC, Premiere Pro CC, and Photoshop CC, where applicable.
• To ensure full compatibility with Creative Cloud, please ensure you’re using the products included in the latest release. We did find bugs! And we fixed them!
• Our FREE products are Creative Cloud compatible. LUT Buddy, Colorista Free, and Quicklooks Free are all CC compatible.

Hey folks – we know it’s taken a while, but we’re crazy excited to announce that PluralEyes 3 for Windows is finally here! Get it NOW!

If you’re new to Red Giant PluralEyes, here’s what it’s all about:

Pricing

Wondering how much it’s going to cost you? This should help:

• PluralEyes 3: $199
• PluralEyes 3 Upgrade: $79
• Academic: $79

IMPORTANT: Anyone who purchased DualEyes 2 or PluralEyes 2  (Windows or Mac) after March 17, 2012 is eligible for a FREE upgrade. A coupon code will be emailed to you shortly. Also, anyone who purchased PluralEyes 3 (Mac) gets Windows compatibility in this free PluralEyes 3 update – Get the free update HERE. That’s part of our Red Pledge Guarantee.

Get PluralEyes 3 for Windows now!

What’s New in PluralEyes 3?

New in PluralEyes 3 is Windows compatibility in several host applications:

• Premiere Pro CS6, CS5.5, CS5
• Avid Media Composer 5.5, 6, 6.5
• Sony Vegas Pro 10, 11, 12  (Windows Only)
• All video editors are supported via our export media settings.

REMINDER: The Mac version is already compatible with versions of Premiere Pro, FinalCut Pro, FCPX, and Avid. Check HERE for more info.

Hey folks – With Adobe’s recent announcement about Creative Cloud, we’re starting to get questions about whether or not our plug-ins will work on the new versions of Adobe’s tools. The short answer is: Yes!

People who are already using Creative Cloud for CS6 are already enjoying our plug-ins. But it get’s better. When then next version of After Effects, Premiere, and Photoshop are released, here’s what you can expect from Red Giant:

• No upgrade cost: As a part of our Red Pledge, you will not need to pay for the updates to the software you’ve already purchased.
• Installers are ready to go and in final QA – that means we have people testing each product thoroughly to make sure you won’t get any surprises.
• From the preliminary tests we’ve already performed, everything seems to be compatible with the next versions of the Adobe host apps, and while we’ve found a few minor bugs, we’re already fixing them.

This latest update for the Magic Bullet Suite (11.4.2) contains several bug fixes and improvements for products in the Suite, most notable of which is a new, GPU enhanced version of Denoiser II – speed! To download the latest version of the entire suite, you can grab it here. For full details, read below!

Magic Bullet Denoiser II v1.4:

The key feature here for this free update to Denoiser II is speed. The engine has been completely enhanced to run on OpenCL 1.1 compatible graphics card. Our testing has shown Denoiser runs 3-4 times faster using the GPU – we recommend downloading a demo and seeing for yourself. If an OpenCL 1.1 compatible graphics card isn’t found, don’t worry – Denoiser II will still run on the CPU.

In order to engineer this update, we have had to drop support for Adobe’s CS4 products. If you are using a CS4 host application, you can still use Denoiser II v1.3, which you can still find in the latest Windows 32-bit installer. OSX users will need to use the 11.4.1 version of the Magic Bullet Suite installer.

To read all the gory details, including details on supported graphics cards, check out the Denoiser II product page.

Magic Bullet Looks 2.0.9:

Several bugs have been fixed in Looks running on Retina displays:

• A fix for the mouse jumping to the top right corner of the screen when editing the value of the controls of any of the tools added to the Look.
• A fix for FCPX users so the tool overlay is properly sized and readable when a Look is applied.

A special note for FCPX users: This Magic Bullet Suite update does not contain a fix for the rendering issue we have blogged about previously.

Magic Bullet Colorista II 1.0.6:

• We have fixed an issue found in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 where the secondary keyer was importing the wrong frame.

Magic Bullet PhotoLooks 2.0:

• An issue in the Windows installer has been fixed that would cause the LooksBuilder to be unable to launch from Adobe Lightroom when running on 64-bit versions of Windows.

Enjoy the update!

Andrew Cheyne, Director of Engineering – Red Giant

At Red Giant we strive to provide you with the best support experience (and to make the need for technical support suck less) so we’re excited to announce the new Red Giant Community forums that will allow you to connect with other Red Giant users to share ideas and solutions.

These forums continue our goal to provide faster answers to your questions, whether the answer comes from our support team, an FAQ or by asking in the community forums.

Red Giant Community Forums are organized in to a few different sections:

Updates & Feedback – Stay up-to-date with announcements from Support, show your Red Giant love and share your feature suggestions with us.

Getting Started – Topics that will help you get up and running for all Red Giant products.

Community Questions & Answers – Ask questions and share solutions with other Red Giant users.

You might also be happy to know that you may use your existing Red Giant ID to post and comment and you can subscribe to topics to receive email notifications.

So, what are you waiting for? Check it out, look around and start posting!

While most of our elves have been busy lately working on eye catching fun like Tempo or making sure our website didn’t fall over during our secret sale, our nerd factory has also been working on resolving some issues that have cropped up in PluralEyes. To grab the latest version, pick up the latest installer for PluralEyes 3 here.

This update (PluralEyes 3.1.1) contains the following fixes and changes:

• Fixed an issue with “Allow Sync to Change Clip Order” that caused incorrect playback after the sync.
• Now enables you to reconnect to missing media files when opening a project.
• Fixed an “Audio Extraction Failed” error when attempting to sync with AAF.
• Fixed an import crash when importing some types of spanned media.
• Now reports an import error if a user imports an AAF that uses unsupported properties
• Fixed an export crash when exporting some types of spanned media.

Enjoy the updates and have a great new year!

Andrew Cheyne, Director of Engineering – Red Giant

PS: Before you ask… Yes, we’re working on the Windows version!

With the release of FCPX 10.0.6, there was a change in the handling of multicam clips that caused a compatibility issue between PluralEyes and FCPX. We quickly identified the problem and have released new versions of both PluralEyes 3.0 and PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro. Both updates can be downloaded here. While we were busy putting this fix together, we also identified an issue with AVCHD support in our Windows version of PluralEyes for Premiere Pro and have released fix for that today as well, which can be downloaded here.

As we posted earlier, we are aware of the issues with both Magic Bullet Looks 2.0 and Magic Bullet Mojo and the FCPX 10.0.6 update. We are working with Apple to determine the root cause and will provide you with a fix as soon as we have it! Some bugs are obvious and easy, and some require a bit more investigation – we’re doing what we can to get this one resolved!

More to come,

Andrew Cheyne – Director of Engineering @ Red Giant

In a previous post we told you that we were partnering up with CrumplePop to create new tools for FinalCut Pro X. Now, we are super proud to present Red Giant Retrograde for FCPX – Co-produced with CrumplePop:

This was truly a team effort that has produced the most realistic 16MM and 8MM film look you’ll find anywhere. Real analog source material was used to create the unique film textures in Retrograde.  By creating laser scans of old, commonly used film stocks, we were able to capture the actual grain patterns, color profiles, and exposure flaws in old Kodak and Fuji film.  When you apply Retrograde to your clip in Final Cut Pro X, what you are seeing is actual film texture – a look that is impossible to create from scratch digitally.  The robotic-looking contrast and color space of digital video disappears, and the milky, faded, and bizarrely punchy look of old 8mm and 16mm film emerges. The 10 presets in Retrograde are completely customizable, but the film looks are ready to go as-is.

BUY IT NOW for just $49 HERE at CrumplePop’s website.

Carousel, our other Red Giant + CrumplePop creation  is another fun product for giving your footage a vintage, plastic camera look, very different from the effect in Retrograde.

Carousel captures the classic look of color cross-processing, film fading, and vignettes. Authenticity was key in development. Each look was created using film prints from a toy camera and 120 film, with care taken to preserve the color profile and unique flaws in the prints that came back from the lab. On top of that, Carousel features optically-captured light leaks to complete the unique feel of using a vintage plastic camera.

Buy Carousel now for just $49 HERE at CrumplePop’s website.

The why of Red Giant + CrumplePop

There are two questions you may be asking about our relationship with CrumplePop : “Why partner at all?” and “Why are the products only available for FCPX?”

Red Giant has been making plugins for ten years and are experts at developing products for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro 6/7, Avid and Sony.  However, all our products don’t support every host, we pick and choose based on many factors, some business, some technology but all decisions are made to ensure we provide the best possible product and customer support experience possible.  The bottom line is, we can’t do it all well, so we make decisions we feel make sense for the overall quality Red Giant can deliver.

The release of Final Cut X really rocked our industry – it was both scary and exciting.  Because of the lower price point and the ease of use, it opened the door for millions of new editors. It also created new challenges for developers who want to cater to these new editors.

Red Giant is dedicated to making the best products and user experience possible, and this always starts with the best resources in the world.  As some of you may know, the plugin workflow and architecture for Final Cut X is a little different than in other host applications, such as After Effects or Final Cut Pro 7.   As we began discovering the different possibilities, we met the folks from CrumplePop, who have a really deep understanding of, and commitment to, the Final Cut X platform.  We use the word “partnership” because we believe that by mixing the best of what both Red Giant and CrumplePop do, we can deliver some amazing stuff,  in a  standard 1 + 1 = 3 equation. Watch this video to learn more about how we work together to create cool stuff:

When we make a product for After Effects, if the technology makes sense for the Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro or Avid editor, it’s relatively easy to “port” that product to the other hosts.  However this is not the case for FCPX plugins, the architectures are completely different and not transferable in the same way.  We want everyone to know this is the beginning of this new product relationship and we have bigger plans in the works.  We would love to hear your opinion the subject and want to be as up front as possible about this project.

That said – while we’re working with CrumplePop to make these fun and beautiful products, we also have many other products for FCPX, including:

• Magic Bullet Looks
• Magic Bullet Mojo,
• PluralEyes 3 (Our brand new Audio/Video syncing tool!)

In addition, we have 6 Guru Presets that work in Looks (which means they work in FCPX, if you have Looks). Learn more about Guru Presets HERE.

Anyone who made the switch right away to Apple’s newest operating system update, Mountain Lion, likely noticed a new security feature called GateKeeper. This feature is intended to protect you from installing malicious software downloaded from the Internet. In order for Mountain Lion not to think Red Giant’s installers are malicious, we had to go through a process called code signing with Apple in order to bring everything up to date. Even though we’ve been working on this for a while with developer seeds of Mountain Lion, we waited until the update was finally released so we could do our final testing; now that we’re through that process, we’re happy to announce that our installers are now “Mountain Lion Ready”.

So, all you need to do* if you’ve updated to Mountain Lion and want to get started on installing Red Giant products is ensure you download our latest installers and you’re all set!

* There’s always that one caveat to this type of information! We’re specifically talking about Mountain Lion’s GateKeeper feature in it’s default setting. If you’ve changed that security setting to only allow installations through the Apple App Store, you’ll need to change it back – outside of Plastic Bullet for OSX, we do not sell our products through Apple’s OSX App Store.

Enjoy!

Andrew Cheyne

Red Giant’s Engineering Manager

Introducing Red Giant Carousel for Final Cut Pro X – A fast, easy way to create strikingly beautiful vintage camera looks in Final Cut Pro X – co-produced with CrumplePop. Get it HERE.

Co-Produced? What’s that about?

Recently, behind the scenes, Red Giant partnered with a fantastic company called CrumplePop to make some new products. They have a really awesome, hip aesthetic that we just love. They also have a company culture that matches our own – Do what you love, and focus on happy customers and happy employees above all else.

Even so, you might be asking why we partnered with anyone to make a product – and it’s a great question.

The release of Final Cut X really rocked our industry – it was both scary and exciting.  Because of the lower price point and the ease of use, it opened the door for millions of new editors. It also created new challenges for developers who want to cater to these new editors.

Red Giant is dedicated to making the best products and user experience possible, and this always starts with the best resources in the world.  As some of you may know, the plugin workflow and architecture for Final Cut X is a little different than in other host applications, such as After Effects or Final Cut Pro 7.   As we began discovering the different possibilities, we met the folks from CrumplePop, who have a really deep understanding of, and commitment to, the Final Cut X platform.  We use the word “partnership” because we believe that by mixing the best of what both Red Giant and CrumplePop do, we can deliver some amazing stuff,  in a  standard 1 + 1 = 3 equation.

In this partnership, all products are sold and supported by Crumple Pop directly. As a part of this relationship, we are leveraging their expertise in Final Cut Pro X from a development and user experience standpoint. They are awesome at what they do, and we are thrilled to be working with them.

Red Giant Carousel is the first result of combining our Wonder Twin powers, but we have a lot more coming. we hope you like it, because there’s more fun stuff on the way.