Maxon – Red Giant 2026.5.0 (WIN)

Overview:

Maxon Red Giant 2026 is an industry-standard, comprehensive suite of filmmaking, motion graphics, and visual effects (VFX) plugins designed for video editors, compositors, and VFX artists. Fully integrated into major host applications—including Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve—Red Giant delivers GPU-accelerated tools for particle simulation, color grading, stylized transitions, utility workflows, and advanced compositing.

Core Suite Highlights & Key Features:

• Maxon Studio: The modern workflow engine for motion graphics. Powered by Red Giant tools, Studio offers a massive library of customizable, capsule-based visual templates and presets that allow editors to build high-end titles, lower thirds, and motion graphics with intuitive control panels without leaving their timeline.
• Trapcode Suite: The flagship toolset for 3D motion graphics and dynamic particle simulations. Features industry benchmarks like Particular and Form, enabling artists to create fluid physics, procedural particle systems, 3D shapes, and organic volumetric effects directly inside After Effects.
• Magic Bullet Suite: A complete toolkit for professional color correction, grading, and cinematic film looks. Driven by tools like Looks and Mojo, it provides deep color management, real-time LUT workflows, film grain emulation, and natural skin-tone cleanup.
• VFX Suite: Engineered for high-end keying, tracking, lighting, and realistic compositing. Key features include Supercomp for seamless element blending, Real Lens Flares for physically accurate optical effects, and AI-driven Depth Map tools for depth-of-field control.
• Universe: A extensive library of GPU-accelerated video transitions, text animations, retro generators, and stylized effects designed to speed up day-to-day editing workflows across all supported NLEs.

Key Capabilities & Industry Value:

• GPU Optimization: Engineered for high-throughput performance, enabling real-time previews and fast render times on modern workstations.
• AI-Assisted Workflows: Integrates machine learning capabilities to streamline complex visual tasks, such as depth-pass generation and automated element isolation.
• Streamlined NLE/VFX Integration: Native panel integration and centralized control interfaces keep creative momentum high across premiere editing platforms.

Host Applications:

After Effects CC 2024, CC 2025

• All Red Giant Tools

Premiere Pro CC 2024, CC 2025

• VFX: Optical Glow, Primatte Keyer, Chromatic Displacement, Real Lens Flares
• All Magic Bullet Tools
• Trapcode: 3D Stroke, Shine, Starglow
• All Universe Tools

Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.5, 10.6

• All Magic Bullet Tools – except Parametric Curve
• All Universe Tools – except Bokeh and Bokeh Transition

Apple Motion 5.5, 5.6

• All Magic Bullet Tools – except Parametric Curve
• All Universe Tools – except Bokeh and Bokeh Transition

VEGAS Pro 19, 20

• Magic Bullet Looks, Cosmo, Mojo, Film, Renoiser
• All Universe Tools

Avid Media Composer 2023.x, 2024.x

• Magic Bullet Looks, Cosmo, Mojo, Film, Renoiser
• All Universe Tools except Prism Displacement, Compound Blur, Picture in Picture, Bokeh, and Bokeh Transition
• Bokeh and Bokeh Transition coming soon

DaVinci Resolve 18, 19

• Magic Bullet Looks, Cosmo, Mojo, Film, Renoiser
• All Universe Tools

Cinema 4D R26 and later

• Magic Bullet Looks

Unreal 4.27, Unreal 5

• Magic Bullet Looks

System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows 11/10
• Processor: Minimum 1 GHz Processor (2.4 GHz recommended)
• RAM: 8GB (16GB or more recommended)
• Free Hard Disk Space: 5GB or more is recommended