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Deep Glow sits at rank 8 in the toolfarm library and earns its place for physically accurate glow that holds up even in non-linear color spaces, backed by GPU acceleration.
Plugin Everything Deep Glow generates a physically accurate glow by simulating inverse-square falloff, producing correct results even while working in a non-linear color space. Built-in gamma correction keeps gamma accurate regardless of the colorspace, and the plugin is compatible with 8, 16, and 32bpc. HDR thresholding and a thresholding smoothness control that reduces temporal flicker are also included.
Deep Glow is GPU accelerated and runs most operations on the GPU, so a GPU is required for rendering and it is not compatible with CPU-only render nodes. It works with integrated hardware such as iMacs and laptops. Downsample and blur quality controls speed up rendering and can also produce grainy or stylized glows, alongside compositing controls, glow aspect ratio, glow spread, chromatic aberration, unmult for text, and view controls to show the glow source or the final render.
Recent additions include cinematic tonemapping, RGB radius multipliers, lens dirt texturing, multicolor tint, and image-based glow. The plugin suits HUDs, infographics, text, and telemetry, works for compositing CG elements and simulating bloom, and pairs with other optical effects such as bokeh.
Plugin Everything Deep Glow is best for hUDs, infographics, text, and telemetry, plus compositing CG elements and simulating bloom.
Plugin Everything Deep Glow is completely free to download and use.
Plugin Everything Deep Glow supports a wide range of After Effects versions, from CS6 through the CC releases and up to 2026. That includes After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, and CS6. Whether you're on a current build like After Effects 2026 or an older CC release, the plugin is listed as compatible. Check the developer's page for any host-specific notes before installing.
Plugin Everything Deep Glow requires a GPU for rendering. It runs most operations on the GPU, so it is not compatible with CPU-only render nodes. The plugin is GPU accelerated for speed and also works with integrated hardware such as iMacs and laptops. If your render setup relies on CPU-only nodes, keep that limitation in mind, since Deep Glow needs a GPU to render its results.
Plugin Everything Deep Glow is built to produce correct results even while working in a non-linear color space. It simulates inverse-square falloff and includes built-in gamma correction, which keeps gamma accurate regardless of the colorspace you're working in. HDR thresholding and a thresholding smoothness control that reduces temporal flicker are also part of the package. The plugin is compatible with 8, 16, and 32bpc, so it fits into higher bit-depth pipelines as well.
Plugin Everything Deep Glow is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for current details before you rely on it for a project. The most recent update refreshed the license framework, so it's worth confirming the latest terms directly with Plugin Everything. The version listed here is 1.1.1. If licensing matters for your workflow, the developer's page is the authoritative source for what's included and any conditions that apply.
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