Knoll Light Factory is part of the Premium package Access to the Premium effects costs $10 month, $99 yearly or you can buy a “lifetime” subscription for $399. While Universe is available by subscription, you can sign-up for a Basic membership, which is free, and provides access to 50 of the effects. Universe now includes 81 effects, including 13 new tools added with the 1.3 release. Support for Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve was added with the 1.3 update in October. The effects and transitions of Universe support a variety of environments: Adobe After Effects (CS5.5 and higher) and Premiere Pro (CS 6 and higher), Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion, and Sony Vegas. You can even try out the premium effects for free with your first month of use. Universe is cross-platform, works with a variety of software applications and supports GPU acceleration.

Members of the Universe community get to vote on effects that are being added to the set. It’s offered as a subscription, but you can get access to a sizeable number of effects without paying a thing. There are a number of things that are different about Red Giant’s effects package Universe. Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Red Giant, Red Giant Universe, Sony Vegas

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