by FanFilmFX (FxFactory)·VFX
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Saber Blade earns its spot in the toolfarm catalog by focusing on one job, building animated lightsaber blades, with per-end width, colour, flicker and cutout controls handling the details.
FanFilmFX Saber Blade is a generator plugin from FanFilmFX for adding lightsaber effects to fan-video Star Wars Jedi battles. You keyframe and rotoscope the blade onto your footage, and it runs in After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Motion and Final Cut Pro X.
The plugin lets you adjust the width of each end of the blade individually for motion blur and perspective effects, change the tip pointiness, and set the colour to any colour you like. Additional controls automatically animate flicker and vibration, and you can create a cutout section of the blade so it appears to pass behind other objects or people.
Saber Blade requires Noise Industries FxFactory to run, available as a free download, with FxFactory Pro offered as a paid version sharing the same system requirements. It works on both Apple Silicon and Intel processors. The plugin sits at popularity rank 153 in the toolfarm library, and a demo video is available.
FanFilmFX Saber Blade is best for adding lightsaber effects to fan-video Star Wars Jedi battles in After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Motion or Final Cut Pro X.
FanFilmFX Saber Blade is completely free to download and use.
FanFilmFX Saber Blade requires Noise Industries FxFactory to run, which is available as a free download. FxFactory acts as the host environment for the plugin. There is also FxFactory Pro, a paid version that shares the same system requirements as the free version. For the current system requirements, refer to the developer's page, since these are maintained there rather than duplicated per plugin. Once FxFactory is installed, Saber Blade becomes available inside your supported editing application.
FanFilmFX Saber Blade works in Final Cut Pro X, Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. That covers the main Apple and Adobe editing and motion applications, so you can add lightsaber effects whether you cut in Premiere Pro or work in DaVinci Resolve. The plugin runs through Noise Industries FxFactory, so you will need FxFactory installed alongside your chosen application before Saber Blade appears. Check the developer's page for any application-version specifics.
FanFilmFX Saber Blade runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel processors, so it works on newer M-series Macs as well as older Intel-based machines. It operates through Noise Industries FxFactory, and detailed system requirements are maintained on the developer's page rather than listed per plugin. For the most current requirements covering your operating system and application versions, check the developer's page before installing.
FanFilmFX Saber Blade is listed as free here. The plugin runs on Noise Industries FxFactory, which is available as a free download, while FxFactory Pro is a paid version with the same system requirements. For current licensing details and to confirm what is included, check the developer's page, since terms can change over time. That page is also where you download FxFactory itself.
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