Final Cut Pro X Film Grain Plugins

Here's a short list of film grain plugins for FCPX. Some are renderable plugins while others are video files that you overlay your base video layer. If I've missed any please comment on this post.

Final Cut Pro X Film Grain Plugins

	PRO8MM by Pixel Film Studios Create the hip or edgy film that you always wanted to with PRO8MM by Pixel Film Studios. This collection of 25 professionally made grunge effects for Final Cut Pro X allows you to add moving textures and color burns to your film to give it that aggressive look. $34.95
	Cinema Film Grain by FCPeffects Make your digital film complete with some real, high-quality 35mm film grain. Quickly & easily add real 35mm film grain to your next film! $39
	cineLook for HDSLR’s with GORILLA GRAIN by Color Grading Central Instantly add a filmic look to your HDSLR! And NOW featuring GORILLA GRAIN film grain, film grain from real 35mm film scans! A purpose-built plugin for HDSLR’s that imitates the characteristics and look of film called cineLook™. $99
	Rgrain Realistic Film Grain Loops by Rgrain Make Your digital footage look organic and analog with realistic film grain plates from Rgrain. Choose from subtle 35mm to gritty 16mm and nostalgic 8mm film grain looks. $30-90
	FCPX 35MM PRO PACK PLUGIN by Gorilla Grain Instantly add cinematic 35mm grain to your footage! Featuring REAL 35mm film grain! The FCPX Gorilla Grain 35mm 1080p Pro Pack features 9 different REAL 35mm film grains to achieve that precise 35mm film look that you are going for! $69
	Grain35 by CrumplePop Grain35 is real 35mm and 16mm film grain that you can easily add to your own footage. Just drag and drop Grain35 onto your clips to add the beautiful texture of real photochemically processed film. $199

Final Cut Pro X In-Camera Effects Plugins

Here's a list of effects plugins I have compiled for Final Cut Pro X users. Since there are so many different types of FCPX plugins I decided to concentrate this post on plugins that emulate effects caused organincally by a cameras and lenses. Also knowns as in-camera effects, these effects used to be the cause of something going wrong in the production process. Filmmakers eventually began adopting these errors in artistic ways. These lighting effects include light leaks, lens flares, glows and rays. This is in no way an exhaustive list of all in-camera effect plugins. If you see some that I have missed please comment below with a link.

Final Cut Pro X In-Camera Effects Plugins

	Lumineux by CrumplePop Lumineux is a suite of optically captured light leaks for Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X. With Lumineux, you can quickly add light leaks to any project by simply dragging and dropping right inside of Final Cut Pro. $69
	Paul Irmiter Series Dacar by CrumplePop Paul Irmiter Series Dacar is a 2.5GB collection of light leaks and lens flares created with a 1953 Dacora Dacar lens. By simply dragging and dropping right inside of FCP, you can add subtle layers of depth to many types of footage. For Final Cut Pro 6, 7, and X. $99
	HalfLight by CrumplePop HalfLight is a collection of optically-captured light leak transitions built specifically for FCP X. Just drag and drop HalfLight onto a clip to add beautiful, organic flash transitions to your footage. An extensive set of controls allows you to customize the color and opacity properties of each transition. $49
	OverLight by CrumplePop OverLight makes it easy to apply washed-out glows and lens flares to your footage. Simply drag OverLight onto your clip to add a subtle, organic light texture that is impossible to create digitally. Extensive opacity and color controls allow you to customize each overlay. OverLight works with Final Cut Pro X only. $49
	Organic Light Leaks by FCPeffects These light leaks will help make your videos more beautiful. Available in 1080p & 4K resolutions! Companion plugin for FCP X also included! $39
	Light Rays by FCPeffects Add beautiful light rays to your videos, pictures & text in Final Cut Pro X with the Light Rays Plugin. Watch the video to see it in action! $39
	Poor Man's Lens Flare by FCPeffects Add realistic lens flares to your Final Cut Pro X videos with this powerful & easy to use plugin. No need for expensive lenses and camera filters! $39
	PROLUMETRIC™ by Pixel Film Studios Want to give the illusion that epic or stunning light rays are poking through clouds or a stained glass window? With PROLUMETRIC™ from Pixel Film Studios create beautiful volumetric lighting effects in Final Cut Pro X. $34.95
	TRANSFLARE™ by Pixel Film >Studios Flicker, flash, and flare your way from one clip to the next with TRANSFLARE™ from Pixel Film Studios™. With 70 professional light burst transitions for Final Cut Pro X, you can create endless vintage, hip, or edgy looks. $29.95
	PROVEGA™ by Pixel Film >Studios Add high-end lens flares to your FCPX project with PROVEGA™. This collection of dozens of professional lens flares was designed to create realistic streaks and light spots caused by light reflecting inside a camera lens. $49.95
	PROLENS™ by Pixel Film Studios Create the cinematic masterpiece you always wanted to with PROLENS™. This bundle of professional lens plugins and video enhancing tools for FCPX will help you look like a professional Cameraman. $39.95
	PROFLARE™ by Pixel Film Studios Easily add beautiful, epic, or vintage lighting to any footage in FCPX with PROFLARE™ by Pixel Film Studios™, a collection of over 150 professional light leak effects. $29.95
	Digital Heaven FCPX Transitions Pack 1 by Digital Heaven Add a splash of energy to any production with five brand-new transitions for Final Cut Pro X. From lens flares to camera shutters and rolling film, these dynamic transitions will become an essential addition to your effects toolkit. $29.99
	Sapphire Edge Video Effects by GenArts Introducing Sapphire Edge version 2, a groundbreaking approach to visual effects software. GenArts designed Sapphire Edge to enable time-constrained videographers to easily create the best look for their project in the least amount of time. $299
	mLeaks by motionvfx To use mLeaks in your production, simply drag the leak into your timeline, make sure you place the clip on a new layer above your current footage, select the suitable blend or composite mode and you're done. $49
	mFlare by motionvfx mFlare is the most advanced multi-platform plug-in for designing and animating realistic lens flare effects. $119
	mBurns by motionvfx mBurns is a collection of 50 film burn effects for your favorite video editing suite. $49
	Light Effects by NewBlue NewBlue Light Effects gives you maximum control over post-production lighting effects for your video. Create soft glows, harsh strobes, shimmers, flickers, sparkles and blinks that are difficult to capture in camera. $49
	Light Kit Pack 1.0 by Luca Visual FX This bundle reproduces lighting effects such as flickering, regional, burn and flashing light. Other plugins like Multicolor Gradient, Multicolor Vignette, Vivid Touch and Stylizer offer new ways of stylizing images and ambient light.  $49

From Lightroom to flickr by Magic

I was given a link to this great Lightroom 2 plugin by a good friend that throws me tidbits of social networking goodness occasionally. This plugin allows you to export directly to your authenticated flickr account. It is truly a timesaver.



This talented programmer is living in Japan. His name is Jeffrey Friedl. After downloading and installing the plugin I was having trouble with it enabling. I sent him a bug alert and he emailed me with a fix within a few hours. Great customer service for a guy that was just demo'ing his plugin.

The plugin basically puts the functionality of flickr into the export section of Lightroom. You can not only upload the exported media to flickr but you can click about a million option boxes to totally optimize the way your media is handled by flickr. You can put your photo in a preexisting set or create a new one. You can send the photo to a group photo pool. You can specify the level of permission the photo gets and then send a tweet about it.

I love it when software goes above and beyond by not only giving me what I want, but giving me 100 extra things that will give me new ideas for working. That's what makes great software. Check him out .