Thursday, February 13th, 2025Posted by Jim ThackerMaxon releases Red Giant 2025.3 and Universe 2025.2html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"Maxon has released Red Giant 2025.3 and Universe 2025.2, the latest updates to its suite of effects plugins for compositing and editing apps and its online library of effects and transitions.The updates add new scaling features to After Effects template engine Maxon Studio and integrate it more directly with Red Giant and Universes other After Effects tools.Red Giant users also get better integration between 3D particle toolsets Form and Particular.Red Giant 2025.3: updates to Maxon Studio and ParticularThe Red Giant 2025.3 focuses mainly on Maxon Studio, Maxons new tool for creating motion graphics in After Effects by customizing readymade Capsules.The update adds new scaling options, making it possible to apply a Capsule at its original size, or to scale it to the width of a composition, its height, or both.Subscribers also get 200 new Capsules with 9:16 aspect ratios for use on social media.Maxon has now added a Maxon Studio Open button to all of its other After Effects plugins, making it possible to launch Studio from within the Magic Bullet, Trapcode and VFX tools.The new Apply Form Defaults button in Particular sets up the 3D particle toolset to create Form-style particle grids as well as its more traditional organic particle effects.The update also improves interoperability between Particular and Form, Red Giants 3D particle toolsets, with a new button to apply Form default settings within Particular.Universe 2025.2: better integration with Maxon Studio and bugfixesUniverse 2025.2 is a much smaller update, adding the Maxon Studio Open button to all of the Universe tools in After Effects.Price and system requirementsRed Giant is compatible with After Effects 2024+ on Windows 10+ and macOS 12.0+. Some individual tools are compatible with other host applications, including DaVinci Resolve.Complete Red Giant subscriptions, which include Universe, cost $85/month or $639/year. Individual Universe subscriptions cost $32/month or $214/year.Read more about the Red Giant plugins on Maxons websiteHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Latest NewsMaxon releases Red Giant 2025.3 and Universe 2025.2Check out the new features in the suite of motion graphics and VFX plugins and the online library of effects and transitions.Thursday, February 13th, 2025Maxon releases Redshift 2025.3Renderer gets better multiscattering in volumes, USD procedural support in Maya, and initial support for GeForce 50 Series GPUs.Thursday, February 13th, 2025Chaos releases Vantage 2.7Real-time ray tracing renderer for exploring large V-Ray scenes gets OCIO color management, DLSS 4, and new lens distortion system.Thursday, February 13th, 2025Adobe launches the Firefly Video Model in public betaNew generative AI model let users create video, animation and even stock FX clips from text prompts and images. Read our FAQs about it.Wednesday, February 12th, 2025Wacom launches redesigned Intuos Pro pen tabletsPopular pro graphics tablets get their first updates in eight years. See the specs and prices for the 2025 Intuos Pro Small, Medium & Large.Wednesday, February 12th, 2025Free add-on Paint System 'turns Blender into Photoshop'Updated for version 1.2: Intuitive layer-based texture painting add-on for Blender now supports shader layers and texture baking.Wednesday, February 12th, 2025More NewsFree tools: Render Manager and Light Editor for BlenderRichard Rosenman releases IK Studio for After EffectsTopaz Labs releases Gigapixel 8.2See CG benchmarks for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUsChaos releases Beta 2 of the new V-Ray for BlenderReview: Huion Kamvas 22 Plus pen displayCETA Software launches Artist AccessTutorials: Creating a Character for Games - Vol. 1 and Vol. 2LightWave Digital previews LightWave 2025Check out the new features in the ForestPack 9.1 updatesSee five great VFX breakdowns from the 2025 V-Ray showreelHow Vine FX created a parasitic underwater forest for The RigOlder Posts