FxPlug

FxPlug is a plug-in architecture designed by Apple Inc. that allows the writing of image processing effects.

Hosts

Current hosts that can utilise FxPlug plug-ins are

• Final Cut Pro
• Final Cut Express
• Apple Motion

Technology

The advantages of using FxPlug over the previous FxScript and After Effects APIs are

• Faster rendering as FxPlug can utilise the power of the GPU for rendering
• Integration of other technologies such as Open GL
• Integration of other Apple technologies such as Core Image and Quartz Composer
• 32-bit float processing

3rd Party Plug-ins

The following products utilize FxPlug:

• FxFactory^[1]
• Idustrial revolution^[2]
• nVeil^[3]
• Zaxwerks^[4]
• Sapphire^[5]
• Sheffield Softworks^[6]

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