

The pricing model is definitely affordable, and the subscription model is the direction the future is going. As a long time beta tester of Universe, I know that each effect has been crafted and tweaked to the optimal settings. I am a big fan of the Basic Membership and a even bigger fan of the plugins themselves. Personally, I’m not sure how I feel about Universe’s pricing platform. Pricing is free for Basic Membership, $10/month or $99/year for Premium Membership, or you can pay a one time (lifetime) price of $399 and get Universe’s Premium Membership forever (which I recommend). Currently at launch, there are 31 free effects, and 19 premium effects. With Universe Premium Membership, you’ll get additional effects and transitions, including Chromatic glow, Knoll Light Factory EZ, Holomatrix, ToonIt, Retrograde and much more. Premium members also get community benefits not available in free membership, such as voting on new Premium tools in Universe Labs, and eligibility for a chance to test out new tools before anyone else. Compatible with After Effects Premiere Pro on OS X and Windows and Final Cut Pro X and Motion on OS X.All effects are 32-bit floating-point to meet professional standards.


Red Giant Universe is a library of tools that is constantly growing and revolving around filmmakers, editors, and motion designers. There’s a lot of new stuff that we aren’t traditionally accustomed to, so let’s talk about it. Red Giant released their new arsenal of tools today called Universe, which is a very interesting approach towards a plugin platform and model.
