However, perpetual licences haven’t gone away – according to Red Giant’s blog: “Nothing has changed. It’s also worth noting that in the past, Red Giant hasn’t always raised its subscription prices in line with inflation: the cost of an annual subscription to Universe doubled with the Universe 3.0 update this January. Updated 27 March 2020: Red Giant has now introduced a montly payment plan. Red Giant Complete is a super-bundle of four other product bundles – After Effects motion graphics toolset Trapcode Suite and VFX toolset VFX Suite, multi-host colour-correction and looks toolkit Magic Bullet Suite, and standalone on-set tools Shooter Suite – plus Universe, Red Giant’s subscription-only effects library.Īn individual subscription costs $599/year, compared to $3,495 for new perpetual licences of the four bundles plus a one-year subscription to Universe.īy the standards of the VFX tools market, that’s a pretty competitive price ratio between subscriptions and perpetual licences, although unusually – and unlike Universe – there is no pay-per-month option. Perpetual licences for the individual versions of the products are still available alongside software rental.Ī single annual subscription to all of Red Giants VFX and motion graphics add-ons Red Giant has launched Red Giant Complete, a new $599/year subscription package providing access to its Trapcode Suite, Magic Bullet Suite, VFX Suite and Shooter Suite toolsets, plus its Universe library of effects.

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