One of the interesting aspects of using Apple’s Final Cut Pro editing application and the associated Final Cut Studio is the community of users and developers that has grown up around it. FCP primarily uses two plug-in architectures – FxScript and FxPlug – that permit easy third party development. The original FxScript is simple enough that many users can create new or modify existing effects with little or no programming expertise. In fact, Apple even offers documentation for creating new custom effects. Since FxScript doesn’t offer any copy protection hooks for developers, many of these plug-ins are offered free or at very low cost by their developers. Like Adobe After Effects or Digidesign Pro Tools, the power and potential of your Final Cut editing station can be greatly enhanced through the addition of a few choice plug-in packages.
You can search out the web and find many sources for these. Here’s a short list in no particular order of some of these resources for plug-ins and other extras. Enjoy!
cgm-online.com
kafwang.com
joesfilters.com
chv-plugins.com
lyric.com
borisfx.com
genarts.com
nattress.com
digital-heaven.co.uk
redgiantsoftware.com
digiconform.com
riverrockstudios.com/riverrock/pages/FCP.html
synthetic-ap.com
noiseindustries.com
idustrialrevolution.com
peterwiggins.com
coremelt.com
haiku.com.au
digitalfilmtools.com
tiffen.com
pureandapplied.com.au
mattias.nu/plugins
digitalzoo.com.au/lunchtime/lunch_docs/related_02_free.htm
1z1.at/plugins
spherico.com/filmtools
homepage.mac.com/tomhenderson/beziermatte
web.mac.com/andymees/Free_and_Easy/main/main.html
dharmafilm.com/sebskytools
alex4d.wordpress.com/finalcut
automaticduck.com
squared5.com
lemkesoft.com
belle-nuit.com
videotoolshed.com
pistolerapost.com/pluginz
straylight.tv/pluginz
dvfilm.com
apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/jesdeinterlacer.html
digitalrebellion.com
chesa.com
fcprescue.andersholck.com
red.com
flip4mac.com
sorensonmedia.com
coloruser.net/grades
livetypecentral.com
kuler.adobe.com
xmedit.com
theassistanteditor.com
xmil.biz
pixelmator.com
EDIT: Please go to the top page “The Final Cut Ecosystem” for a more current compilation.
