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Action Essentials 2 is a collection of stock footage elements for your compositing software. It is unmatched for visual effects & motion graphics. You can use Action Essentials 2 with your compositing software like Adobe After Effects CS4, Autodesk Combustion, Autodesk Toxik, Autodesk Inferno and other.

FEATURING:

• 500 Pre-Keyed High Definition Elements
• Available in 2 Versions: 2K and 720p
• 60 Minutes of After Effects Training
• 20 Bonus Action Sound FX
• Detailed Video Thumbnails
• Over 90% Live Action Footage
• Pre-Keyed Stock Footage
• Built-In Alpha channels for faster compositing

Action Essentials 2 is available in two versions you have the choice between a 2K Film Resolution: (2048 x 1152) and a 720p High Definition: (1280 X 720) version of the footage. The 2K Film Resolution version offers the most freedom for compositors with over 2.5X more resolution in each element. The 720p Version is ideal for SD and 720p work but many of the elements work great with 1080i projects as well.

Action Essentials 2 is comes with many elements you can use in your daily work on visual effects: Atmospheres, Blood,  Charges, Couch_Hits, Debris, Dirt_Charges,  Dust_Elements, Explosions,Fire, Glass, Muzzle_Flashes, Particle_Hits, Powder_Hits, Smoke, Smoke_Charges, Sparks, Wall_Hits, Shells, Water and Textures (Bullet_Holes, Burn_Marks, Cracks, Ground_Holes, Grunge_Texture & Windshields)

Select and buy the right version of Action Essentials 2 :

• 720p High Definition [1280 x 720] $99.95
• 2K Film Resolution [2048 x 1152 ] $249.95 (beyond 1080p)

We recommend the 2K version.

nVeil from Storek Studio is a Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express plugin which in a unparallel way allows you to change your footage into a new piece of art. nVeil  transmits your footage based on their colors and movement as you can see in the video below.

More about nVeil in our nVeil – Interview with Rich Storek

To learn more about nVeil you should take a look at the available nVeil tutorials, which we recommend as they give a good overview on what the plug can do for you.

nVeil contains 60 veils (presets) and there should be more free  filter presets also called “veils” each month.

nVeil takes you source footage and based on the Veil selected transforms it as shown in the examples below.

Currently (as of June 2009) nVeil offers a introductory price of $99, a trial version is available allowing you to take your hands on this fine Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express plugin.

nVeil does not run on Windows today and we hope that Storek Studio considers to develop a Windows version for After Effects at a later stage.

(Update): See also our nVeil – Interview with Rich Storek