Top products of 2013 as voted by our After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and CINEMA 4D Users.
There were some very close numbers this year! Here are the final results. Note – We broke suites up this year into individual products for better accuracy.
Top Ten Rankings of 2013
Adobe After Effects
1. Trapcode Particular
Amazing 3D particles with full camera and light support – It’s realistic shading allows spotlights to illuminate particles and logos as they move through 3D space. Give particles depth with Trapcode Particular’s full 3D rotation and use it’s expanded physics controls to generate more support for air resistance and turbulence.
2. Video Copilot Element 3D
3. Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks
4. Video Copilot Optical Flares
5. Red Giant Colorista II
6. Trapcode Form
7. Boris Continuum Complete
8. Red Giant Knoll Light Factory
9. Red Giant Denoiser II
10. RE:Vision Effects Twixtor / GenArts Sapphire (TIE)
Adobe Premiere Pro
1. Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks
Beautiful color finishing and camera-inspired tools – Whether you’re warming up a scene or building a palette from scratch, Magic Bullet Looks 2 brings professional color finishing to projects of any budget. It starts out very simple, with 100’s of beautifully designed treatments that range from practical lighting to popular Hollywood cinema.
2. Red Giant Colorista II
3. Red Giant PluralEyes
4. Red Giant Denoiser II
5. Video Copilot Action Essentials
6. Red Giant Magic Bullet Mojo
7. Trapcode Shine
8. Red Giant Knoll Light Factory
9. RE:Vision Effects Twixtor
10. Boris Continuum Complete
Apple Final Cut Pro
1. Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks
Beautiful color finishing and camera-inspired tools – Whether you’re warming up a scene or building a palette from scratch, Magic Bullet Looks 2 brings professional color finishing to projects of any budget. It starts out very simple, with 100’s of beautifully designed treatments that range from practical lighting to popular Hollywood cinema.
2. Red Giant Colorista II
3. Red Giant PluralEyes
4. Noise Industries FxFactory Pro
5. Red Giant Mojo
6. Video Copilot Action Essentials
7. Boris Continuum Complete FxPlug
8. CrumplePop Products
9. GenArts Sapphire
10. Red Giant Primate Keyer
MAXON CINEMA 4D
1. Greyscalegorilla Light Kit Pro
Real Studio Lights for Cinema 4D – HDRI Light Kit Pro turns Cinema 4D into a professional lighting studio. A collection of lights, studios and objects that lets you quickly light your scene with realistic soft boxes, spotlights, ring lights and more.
2. Greyscalegorilla Texture Kit Pro
3. Greyscalegorilla Transform
4. VRay4C4D
5. INSYDIUM X-Particles
6. Nitro 4D Thruasi (Freebie)
7. Greyscalegorilla CityKit
8. The Pixel Lab Products
9. Jawset Turbulence FD
10. MotionWorks MovieType
If you took part in the survey and were one of the random numbers drawn, we’ll be contacting you shortly to notify you of your prize. Keep an eye on your inbox!
1- Grand Prize GoPro Hero3 Black Edition Camera
2- $100 Toolfarm Store Coupons
3- choice of either book “Plug-in to After Effects: Third Party Plug-in Mastery” or “Greenscreen Made Easy” by Michele Yamazaki
Thank you for taking part in our survey!
Top Ten Rankings from 2012
Adobe After Effects Plug-ins:
1st: Trapcode Products
Trapocde Particular, Mir, Form, 3D Stroke, Lux, Shine, Horizon, Starglow and Sound Keys continued to top the list for After Effects customers in 2012. Popular products include Trapcode Suite and Particular.
2nd: Video Copilot Element 3D
3rd: Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite (Now Color Suite)
4th: Video Copilot Optical Flares
5th: Boris Continuum Complete AE
6th: The Foundry Keylight (Included in AE)
7th: GenArts Sapphire
8th: Digieffects Damage / Imagineer Systems mocha (TIE)
9th: RE:Vision Effects Twixtor
10th: RE:Vision Effects ReelSmart Motion Blur
Final Cut Pro Plug-ins:
1st: Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite (Now Color Suite)
Produce professional Hollywood-style results on an indie budget. Capture the emotion of your subject and make your footage more personal and compelling. Whether you are creating a color treatment, adding a beauty pass or cleaning digital noise, Magic Bullet Suite helps create the final look that tells your story perfectly.
2nd: Automatic Duck Pro Import/Export FCP
3rd: Boris Continuum Complete FxPlug / Noise Industries FxFactory Pro (TIE)
4th: Trapcode Plug-ins
5th: GenArts Sapphire
6th: Red Giant PluralEyes
7th: Digieffects Damage
8th: CrumplePop Products
9th: Tiffen DFX / The Foundry Keylight (TIE)
10th: Digital Anarchy Beauty Box
MAXON CINEMA 4D Products:
1st: Greyscalegorilla Products
Greyscalegorilla creates top-notch Light Kits, Model Kits, Texture Packs, Plug-ins and training for MAXON CINEMA 4D Customers. Popular products include Texture Kit and Transform.
2nd: VRay4C4D V-Ray for CINEMA 4D
3rd: Next Limit RealFlow
4th: The Pixel Lab Products
5th: e-on Software Products
6th: Nitro 4D Thruasi (Freebie)
7th: Xfrog for CINEMA 4D
8th: X-Particles for CINEMA 4D
9th: Blackstar Plug-ins
10th: Darkling Simulations DarkTree
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