Digital Anarchy Releases PlasmaFX 1.0 for Speedy Design Work in Apple's Final Cut Pro and Motion

Digital Anarchy, a leading provider of cost-effective special effects software for Adobe® and Apple® products, today announced the release of PlasmaFX. This new filter set is a collection of powerful, fast effects developed using new Apple technology. You get cool new effects and great variations on existing ones, all with the potential to run and render very quickly within Apple native applications.
PlasmaFX plugins are based on Mac OS X’s Core Image system. This base system provides an big boost in speed, making the effects real time in some cases. By using Mac OS X technology, the plugins take full advantage of new, multi-core CPUs and enhanced graphics cards. The speed is apparent in both Apple and Adobe host applications. In Final Cut Pro and Motion, PlasmaFX filters are built on Apple’s new FxPlug architecture, which provides faster and more robust support than older, non-Apple architecture.
There are 26 plugins in the PlasmaFX set, creating a wide variety of custom effects that range from image processing to film looks and particle systems. New filters include the Topology filter, which generates topographical lines based on the luminance values of footage; the Film: Technicolor 3-Pass filter, which separates out color channels and ‘dyes’ them; and the Edge Rays filter. All the plugins have many customizable parameters for creating different effects and some plugins are designed to be combined with others to create further variations.
Terrific features in PlasmaFX 1.0 include:

• 26 Plugins: A wide variety of image processing and synthesis filters.
• Core Image: Accelerated using Apple’s latest cutting edge technology.
• Real-time on fast hardware: Support for multi-core CPUs and the latest OpenGL graphic cards.
• FxPlug Support: Native functionality in Final Cut Pro and Motion
• After Effects Support: Native functionality in Adobe After Effects
• MacIntel Native: Supports PPC and Intel chipsets for Macintosh.
• Resolution Independent: No resolution limits. SD, HD, or Film.

Pricing and Availability
Regularly priced at USD $129, PlasmaFX 1.0 will be available for USD $99 through February 15th, 2007. The filters work in After Effects 7.0 and higher, Final Cut Pro 5.1.2, and Motion 2.1.2. PlasmaFX runs only on Macintosh OS 10.4 and higher. This product is not supported in Windows, earlier versions of Mac OS X, or Mac OS 9 systems. Demo filters and samples are available at www.digitalanarchy.com.
About Digital Anarchy
Digital Anarchy® is a privately owned company operating out of San Francisco, Calif., that creates high-quality creative software for broadcast designers, 2D animators and professional photographers. These tools solve a wide range of design issues, from creating text effects and background design elements, to masking out bluescreens for commercial still photography. Digital Anarchy products work in conjunction with a wide range of products from companies like Adobe®, Discreet™ and Apple®. For more information, please see the company’s website at www.digitalanarchy.com or call 415-586-8434.