Most people don’t even know what a multi-host-app library of GPU-accelerated tools is. But Red Giant’s newly expanded Universe includes nine new effects and transitions. These updates expand the Universe toolset to 68 effects and transitions, more than half of which are free and run in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion, and now, Sony Vegas.
Most people don’t even know what a multi-host-app library of GPU-accelerated tools is. But Red Giant’s newly expanded Universe includes nine new effects and transitions. Universe 1.2 also adds support for Sony Vegas as well as native editing of transitions in Premiere Pro CC and CC 2014. These updates expand the Universe toolset to 68 effects and transitions, more than half of which are free and run in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion, and now, Sony Vegas.
Sean Safreed, co-founder of Red Giant said
When we released Universe, we promised frequent updates … In just two updates, including this one, we’ve added 18 new effects and transitions. But more than that, we are very proud to add support for our first OFX host, Sony Vegas, so quickly. We plan to add more certified OFX applications in 2014.
When we released Universe, we promised frequent updates … In just two updates, including this one, we’ve added 18 new effects and transitions. But more than that, we are very proud to add support for our first OFX host, Sony Vegas, so quickly. We plan to add more certified OFX applications in 2014. 
What’s new in Universe 1.2 from Red Giant on Vimeo.
Lightning-Fast Transitions and Effects: Universe 1.2 includes many new features, including three new effects. The Glitch plugin creates the video compression and digital glitches seen in low-bandwidth video. The Billowed Background tool quickly and automatically creates animated fractal backgrounds for your motion graphics work. Edge Glow adds a neon-like glow around the edge of text or shapes within a video.
The new release also adds six new transitions, including three premium tools from Red Giant partners. Partner transitions include CrumplePop HalfLight (a popular tool, formerly exclusive to Final Cut Pro X), Glitch Transition, and ToonIt Cartoon Transition. Other premium transitions include Triangle Wave and Diamond Wave, which generate 3D folding shapes as transitions. Universe 1.2 also includes the new free Exposure Blur transition – the winning tool in the Universe Labs community voting. All of the effects and transitions available in Universe are GPU-accelerated, giving artists a serious boost in speed.
Finally, native-style Premiere transitions have arrived in Universe 1.2. This change brings native editing of transitions to Premiere Pro CC, eliminating the need for a custom dialog box and speeding up the transition setup and adjustment with all Universe transitions.
Lightning-Fast Product Development: Since Red Giant Universe was launched this past March, community members have been loving both the quality of the effects as well as the speed at which they are being developed.
John Dickinson of Motionworks.net said
In addition to being popular with motion graphics and visual effect artists, Universe’s quickly growing library of free and premium tools has been a big hit with filmmakers and editors as well.
Ryan Connolly of FilmRiot.com said
The secret to Red Giant’s rapid release cycle is the new Supernova development platform, which allows Red Giant’s team of artists and engineers to build and improve software tools for artists at an unprecedented rate. Supernova also makes it simple to output plug-ins for all supported host applications at the touch of a button.
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Pricing and AvailabilityL Red Giant Universe is available today as a subscription for $10/month or as a discounted yearly pre-pay for $99. Users that want the benefits of membership but would prefer to opt out of the subscription model can opt for a lifetime membership for $399. The lifetime membership never expires and includes all Universe updates and upgrades released over the months and years to come. All Red Giant Universe tools and effects work in After Effects (CS 5.5, CS6, CC and CC 2014), Premiere Pro (CS6, CC and CC 2014), Final Cut Pro X (10.1.1) and Motion (5.1) and work on both Mac OS X (10.8.4 and later) and Windows 7 (64-bit) and Windows 8.1. This release is fully certified for the new Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CC 2014. Sign up for a free Red Giant Universe account today. Category: video, graphics, multi-media
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