Versions 1.3.2 of CFX Path Tools and CFX Sphere Utilities have improved support for the After Effects Spectrum UI, which has selectable color themes and a high/low contrast switch. Apart from general speed improvements plug-ins have been updated with latest After Effects SDK.


Path Tools 1.3.2 supports Multi-Frame Rendering (MFR) and is fully compatible with Adobe After Effects 2022 or later. MFR is a feature in After Effects that take advantage of multi-core CPUs for improved rendering performance.

Path Tools is a package containing two powerful plug-ins, Rakka and Wiggle Stroke. The basic requirement for both plug-ins is a mask path. Rakka also needs a layer to "rack-up", or repeat, along the selected mask path. From there, the combinations are almost endless to create cool and original looking animations, backgrounds or effects. You can create stunning animations with minimal effort ― animations that were once only possible with particle generators. Using Wiggle Stroke you can do anything from "wiggling" frames to completely crazy looking thread/wire animations, all from a single mask path. Path Tools supports 32 bpc color (float) and will become an indispensable addition to your toolbox. Click here for more info.

Sphere Utilities 1.3.2 supports Multi-Frame Rendering (MFR) and is fully compatible with Adobe After Effects 2022 or later. MFR is a feature in After Effects that take advantage of multi-core CPUs for improved rendering performance.

Sphere Utilities is a package containing four plug-ins that are essentially tools to be used to create, edit and animate spherical maps. Using Sphere Utilities these tasks become as easy as moving text from left to right on the screen. Need to draw a line from Seattle to Uppsala or animate an airplane flying from Melbourne to LA crossing the date line? Sphere Utilities is a must have. Crossing the date line is a task that currently involves a lot of manual work, duplication of the layer and hand-matching the motion. These animations can then be used directly in After Effects with CC Sphere, or any other plug-in that supports spherical mapping, or in your favorite 3D application. Sphere Utilities supports 32 bpc color (float) and will be a welcome addition to your toolbox. Click here for more info.

With its strive to provide artists with the best tools for creating stunning visual effects and the coolest motion graphics, as well as providing the performance to meet deadlines. New controls have been added in Ball Action and Star Burst in the latest After Effects release (24.2.1). Displacement, Shading and Coloring in Ball Action and Shading in Star Burst. There are new defaults as well and projects are backwards compatible. The CycoreFX HD Manual has been updated accordingly. CycoreFX HD is part of After Effects CC's essential bundled software together with Maxon Cineware, Keylight, Mocha for After Effects and Color Finesse, to further enhance your projects. CycoreFX HD supports Multi Frame Rendering (MFR) in After Effects.

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Important note. CycoreFX HD is not sold as a standalone product. After Effects users who want to take advantage of all CycoreFX HD features need to upgrade to the latest After Effects version.


The CycoreFX HD "basic" project has been updated to include the Rainfall and Snowfall plug-ins. The projects gives a good introduction to the HD package, as well as being a good complementary to the manual.

Adobe After Effects owners that are using the bundled CycoreFX version are welcome to download CycoreFX 8-bit sample projects.

We're continuously adding projects, so make sure to check out our downloads page regularly.

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