EffectsLab Pro
| Developer(s) | FXhome |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.005.011
/ February 27, 2008 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows and Mac OS |
| Type | Visual Effects |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | FXhome.com/EffectsLab |
EffectsLab Pro is a visual effects software product developed by FXhome.
The company also produced a limited functionality version, EffectsLab Lite, containing just the Particle engine, but this is no longer sold. A more extensive product, VisionLab Studio, combines the functionality of EffectsLab Pro and the company's CompositeLab Pro product with enhancements to both.[1]
Effect Engines
The effects are generated by the program's effect engines:
- The Neon Light engine allows light beams to be drawn onto the video, allowing the generation of lightsaber-like weapons, neon lighting, fantasy glow effects and laser blasts. [2]
- The Particle engine is used for particle effects, such as smoke, fire and weather effects.
- The Muzzle Flash engine is designed for creating and animating muzzle flashes. It's possible to rotate the created muzzle flash in 3D, making it the only engine with 3D use.
- The Optics engine is designed for creating artificial lens flares and light sources. It is useful for enhancing other light-based effects, and mimicking the distinctive flashes of light that accompany Star Wars' lightsaber battles.
- The Laser engine (introduced in EffectsLab Pro in late 2007) is designed as a simplified method of creating laser weapon effects, including the ability to add simulated perspective to the effect.[2][3]
Presets
EffectsLab Pro allows the user to save the effects using presets. Since all effects are generated from settings in the different engines, it is fairly easy to generate an XML style description of the effect. It is also possible to share presets on FXhome's website.
External links
References
- "EffectsLab Pro". PC Advisor. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- "Fxhome EffectsLab Pro". PC Pro. May 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- Gordon Mah Ung (5 July 2007). "Fxhome EffectsLab Pro". Maximum PC. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- Jeremy Hanke (15 October 2006). "EffectsLab Pro". Microfilmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- Kevin McAuliffe (8 May 2007). "Fxhome EffectsLab Pro". Creative Mac. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
Notes
- ^ "Comparison chart". FXhome website. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ a b "EffectsLab Pro". FXhome website. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ "Technical Specification". FXhome website. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
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