Boinx Software says that FxTiles
(http://boinx.com/fxtiles), its collection of 3D
filters and transitions, is ready for the new
Apple Final Cut 7. Based on the visual effects
architecture FxFactory from Noise Industries, it
also fully supports Apple Final Cut Express,
Apple Motion 4 and Adobe After Effects CS3/CS4.
FxTiles filters include: Flip 3D, which lets
users divide the source image in tiles and flip
them in 3D space; Shatter 3D, which lets users
divide images into tiles and animate them through
3D space; and Spread 3D, which divides the image
into tiles and offsets each tile in 3D space.
FxTiles transitions include:
° Flip & Reveal 3D, which divides the source
image into tiles and flips them in 3D space to
reveal the same portions of the destination image;
° Shatter & Rebuild 3D, which lets you shatter
the image into fragments while at the same time
rebuilding fragments of the destination image in
place of the source;
° Shatter & Rebuild with Fade 3D , which lets you
shatter the image into fragments that gradually
fade out, then fades in fragments of the
destination image and uses them to rebuild it in
place of the source;
° Shatter & Reveal 3D. It has two variants: in
the first, the source image is shattered to
reveal the destination image below it. In the
second variant, a shattered version of the
destination image is gradually rebuilt over the
source.
The Boinx FxTiles FxPack is available for US$49
through the Noise Industries online store
(http://www.noiseindustries.com). Adobe After
Effects CS3/CS4, Apple Final Cut Studio and Apple
Final Cut Express users can test drive FxTiles as
well as hundreds of FxFactory plug-ins by
downloading the free 15-day trial version.