The team of Luca Visual FX have been working hard to bring a new product in the market that will benefit post production professionals across Mac and PC computers. It is Hi-Tech Overlays. This product line expands on the line of alpha transitions and overlays that LVFX has created in the past with a brand new model for users to access the elements they need at a moment’s notice. I’ve had a chance to preview the new library and had a chat with the guys LVFX. Here are a few questions users may have.
What’s Hi-Tech Overlays?
It is an alternative solution to our Hi-Tech plugins for FCPX that provides users of software such as Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, After Effects, Motion, Final Cut Pro a way to build Hi-Tech mographs for promos, sci-fi, music videos, news and sport, corporate productions and more.
I see that you implemented a new system for the users to access the product, tell us about it.
Yes, all mographs and images are provided in full resolution and the user will download from our web site only what they need any time they wish, right from the moment of purchase. We started working on this new way of delivering a product in December 2013 and hope to provide the easiest and most convenient way for our users to access a vast library of interchangeable mographs and images.
Will the library be based on a subscription that you pay monthly or is there a lifetime license?
No monthly subscriptions to pay but only a single lifetime licence that people can easily purchase on our web site. The user will receive unique and safe login details shortly after completing the payment and will be able to download both Hi-Tech default looks of effects like holograms, displays, sci-fi mographs, fractals etc. and individual elements to customise and combine as desired. The library also includes High-Tech Elements Vol.1.
I have issues with Quicktime on my PC. Is it possible to get the Overlays in a different format?
All files are delivered as .mov so as long as the user has Quicktime correctly installed everything should work correctly.
Will there be tutorials on how to achieve the results you showed in the demo?
Yes, we have already edited 4 of them and more will come. They show how to customize not only the elements but also how to combine them creatively in order to create unique looks. The first for are available on VIMEO.
If I own the FCPX templates of this product, is there a way to get access to this library to get additional elements?
Hi-Tech Overlays is essentially a cross-platform alternative to Hi-Tech for FCPX that will work with more hosts, FCPX users would find in the library what they have already in the form of FCPX templates. There are however several advantages in using indicvidual layers, we also intend to expand the library and add more and more elements for our users, should FCPX users wish to access the library in order to handle individual layers we recommend to email support@lucavisualfx.com with their request.
What manipulation options would allow you to get the best results with Hi-Tech Overlays (i.e color change, distortion, time remapping, etc.)
There are tons of ways to modify the overlays, the only limit is one’s creativity. For example with filters the user can indeed change the color and distort (some examples can be seen on the demo) but also add glow, blur and many other stylisations. Another way to create unique compositions is to combine individual elements taken from different categories (i.e. Holograms and sci-fi overlays or Screens and Fractals, you name it), use blend modes to create nice superimpositions and layers. Another great advantage that not even the FCPX template can offer in such extent is the use of any transition you can think of in order to create your own Build-In and Build-Out at the beginning and end of your composition. An example is shown at the very beginning of the demo where all elements come together in different ways. Possibilities are endless!
Do these elements come with embedded alpha transparency? If they don’t, what would be the best practice for getting transparency?
Yes, absolutely, the alpha channel comes with every single element of Hi-Tech Overlays.
Overall, I believe Hi-Tech Overlays will definitely be a product with infinite possibilities for the user. The amount of ways you can mix and match the elements will definitely draw the user to think outside the box when they apply mograph to their projects. I strongly recommend that you try experimenting with different colors and manipulation effects to see how far you can push each element. In the process, you may create a unique look that wasn’t thought of before.
The launch price of Hi-Tech Overlays is $39 for the first two weeks. Don’t miss out on this incredible product line.
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