by antoine bagattini·VFX
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Quick Compo stands out in the superhive library for bundling more than 30 compositing presets that span color, luminosity, optics, passes and geometry, with the option to customise, save and share your own.
Quick Compo is a compositing add-on for Blender that lets you apply a full set of compositing effects to your renders. It comes with more than 30 presets you can select and preview on your render, then adjust to change the ambiance of your images after rendering.
The filters are grouped into Color (Color Manager, Tint, Tint by Luminosity, Vibrance, Temperature, Saturation), Luminosity (Lighting Adjustment, Lighting, Clarity), Optic (Sharp, Noise, Glare, Anti-Aliasing, Lens Distortion), Passes (Background, Glossy Direct, Glossy Indirect, AO), Geometry (Vignette, Crop) and Volumetric (Volume). You can customise each preset and save it as a new one, and export or import presets to share them. An experimental mode lets advanced users edit the Quick Compo node tree, add their own nodes and save the result as new presets.
Quick Compo works with Blender 3.2 to 4.4, supports the Realtime Compositor, and is compatible with both Cycles and EEVEE. Some effects use render passes, so enable "Initialize Quick Compo" before rendering and the add-on handles the rest.
Quick Compo is best for blender artists who want to set up compositing effects on their renders using customisable presets.
Quick Compo is completely free to download and use.
Quick Compo is available for Blender 3.2 through 4.4, and it works with Blender's Realtime Compositor. Compatibility with Blender 5.0 isn't guaranteed by the developer, so check the developer's page if you're on a newer build. One thing to note: because of a Blender limitation, you need to keep the compositor window open, otherwise Blender won't refresh your render while Quick Compo is applied.
Quick Compo is compatible with both Cycles and EEVEE, so you can apply its compositing effects regardless of which of the two render engines you use. Some effects rely on render passes, so you should enable the "Initialize Quick Compo" option before rendering and the add-on will set up what it needs. A tip from the developer: render at low dimensions first to speed up compositor computation time, then render at full size.
Quick Compo is listed as free in this catalog, and it's released under the GPL license. Pricing and licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for the current details before you download. If you ever remove Quick Compo, remember to export your custom presets first — you'll be able to re-import them after reinstalling, so your saved work isn't lost.
Quick Compo lets you export and import presets, so you can save your custom setups and pass them to other people. After tweaking a preset to your liking, you can save it as a new preset, and advanced users can go further by editing the Quick Compo node tree, adding their own nodes and saving that as a new preset too. Export your presets before uninstalling so you can bring them back later.
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