Quote First question: Does PD support anything that is similar to Twixtor?

Second: Are boris or newblue fx worth getting? They are pretty pricey but don't know what they offer. Has anyone tried them? I would like to know.


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1. not that I am aware of, and even twixtor is not perfect its a compromise. If superb slo-mo was important going down a hardware route would be necessary. There are plenty of sub £1000 cameras that can produce respectable slo-mo with none of the twixtor limitations.

2. NewBlue is impressive even at Titler Pro 1.5 level given free with PD. I have looked casually at the latest incarnation v6 and I guess its impressive but at $300 or more I have to ask - what am I making? Impressive titles and credits with mediocre content seperating the two, or am I trying to create entertaining video people enjoy watching, with adequate titling to accompany?

Quality content, skillfully edited and interesting is what I strive to make - titles credits and visually effects will always be second.

Just my opinion.

Alan.

In addition to what Alan said: Have a look at the compatibility list of a plugin.
PowerDirector does not support OpenFX-Plugins. Either the plugin is compatible to PowerDirector or you need a standalone program, that creates a for PowerDirector readable format.

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FX are great...if you need them. I use Boris for analog restoration and New Blue for green screen and a few others. You can apply FX to titles as well as pip and main timelines. I know New Blue FX are available for purchase within PD, but can also be found directly from NB and price may vary wildly. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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Thanks for the replies. I make amvs (animated music videos) for my YouTube channel and just thought that fx packs could be helpful so I was just wondering if I should get some.

You can go through each pack and seee if there are FX you may need, and there are trials.
For animation maybe look at Prodad's packages. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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Quote You can go through each pack and seee if there are FX you may need, and there are trials.
For animation maybe look at Prodad's packages.

Thanks. Think I'll give them a try