With updates to this tool, users can add light rays to a glow using its new radiate feature. What’s more, optical glow and layer glow tools were updated to include new radiate options for creating organic light rays the ability to separately scale the RGB channels of the glow and also the ability to separately scale the effect on the X and Y axes. The tool also supports popular cameras from Arri, Blackmagic, Canon and RED. In addition, Supercomp now includes professional color handling options 28 new color spaces were added. Supercomp will instantly match the black-and-white points of the layers behind it. With Supercomp 1.5, users can utilize the new color match tool (found in the color correction tool). Furthermore, all plug-ins are GPU-accelerated, giving AE users results at faster speeds. Red Giant also upgraded various existing tools inside of the VFX Suite 1.5. Moreover, it identifies curved lines that should be straight and solves the problem-all within the After Effects workflow.

The tool can also determine the type of lens used for a shot on its own, instantly. Lens Distortion is a new tool to make matching the distortion of a lens easy, so that elements are seamlessly composited in a shot. “With VFX Suite 1.5, we’re building on that with new and updated tools that allow for even better visual effects and compositing results.” New in Red Giant VFX Suite 1.5

“When we released VFX Suite last year, our goal was to solve the challenges faced by professional VFX artists by giving them next generation tools right inside of After Effects” said Stu Maschwitz, Maxon/Red Giant’s chief creative officer. It also provides updates to some of the original tools: Supercomp, Optical Glow, King Tracker, Shadow and Reflection. Moreover, Red Giant VFX Suite 1.5 introduces Lens Distortion, a brand-new tool for matching the distortion of any lens. Portland, OR- Red Giant released an update to its VFX Suite-a collection of keying, tracking, cleanup and visual effects compositing tools, all inside Adobe After Effects.

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