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FxPlug

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FxPlug is a plug-in architecture designed by Apple Inc. that allows the writing of image processing effects.

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Hosts

Current hosts that can utilise FxPlug plug-ins are

  • Final Cut Pro
  • Final Cut Express
  • Apple Motion
  • Final Cut Pro X

    • Technology

    The advantages of using FxPlug over the previous FxScript and After Effects APIs are

  • Faster rendering as FxPlug can utilise the power of the GPU for rendering
  • Integration of other technologies such as OpenGL
  • Integration of other Apple technologies such as Core Image and Quartz Composer
  • 32-bit float processing

    • References

    FxPlug Wikipedia
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