PlugIn Comparisons

mjroddy wrote on 5/2/2005, 8:23 PM

This is sort of directed to Spot's reply to a plugin thread.
He mentioned using a few programs that I would have predicted in a different way.
Is Zenote a better series of plugs to get film effects than Ultimate S?
Is Cayman Graphics better than Boris Red - for text graphics? (and is it a true plugin for Vegas, or do you need proxies, like you do with Boris?)

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 5/2/2005, 8:30 PM

Zenote doesn't do film effects. There are 5 basic tools, blur, jitter, glow, letterbox, and grain. There is a new deartifactor too, but it's not an effect as much as a tool.
I love the Zenote stuff.
Cayman is MUCH faster than Red for text. It's a true plugin. www.caymangraphics.com
I enjoy it, it's a good tool. It's got an older-looking interface, but it was the standard of many NLE's as a titler for years. If they weren't such a small company, you'd see more marketing on them. they don't offer extrusion, but, that's not what it's designed for.
Zenote is a great addition if you already have Pixelan; I'd choose Pixelan over Zenote as a "first" plug buy, but Zenote would be hot on the heels of some of the other tools available.

routerguy99 wrote on 5/2/2005, 10:22 PM

Thanks for info

mjroddy wrote on 5/3/2005, 9:38 AM

Yes, thank you but...
"Zenote doesn't do film effects. There are 5 basic tools, blur, jitter, glow, letterbox, and grain. "
With colour curves, isn't this chain what makes up film effects? I kind of though that Film Effects are: Colour Curves, Grain, LetterBox (3:2Pulldown) and glow.
I know Zenote purchased FilmFX from Aaron Hurley and thought that these plugs were their answer to his product (MAN! I wish FilmFX was available for Vegas!).
I'm still learning here.

jetdv wrote on 5/3/2005, 9:43 AM

The Zenote plugs are written by Aaron. They are all pieces of FilmFX but you have to manually combine them to come up with your "looks".

Spot|DSE wrote on 5/3/2005, 9:48 AM

I guess in that sense, you're right, Matthew. The effects in Celluloid use a lot more than that, including convolutions, bumps, and other things, but yes, you can use the Zenote stuff for a huge portion of it. I love the Zenote glow, it's got a very nice look to it. I probably use the Glow and the Random/jitter more than anything for titles or softer looks.