Red Giant Universe
Red Giant Universe is a GPU-accelerated suite of video transitions and effects for editors and motion designers. It offers dozens of stylized looks, motion graphics presets, and utilities designed to streamline creative workflows inside popular editing platforms.
Red Giant Universe is a comprehensive collection of stylized video effects and transitions, built to accelerate creativity for editors and motion designers. With GPU-acceleration and support for major NLEs and motion design apps, it delivers both performance and polish.
What It Does Best
Stylized Effects: Create retro, VHS, glitch, and animated text effects with minimal setup.
Fast Transitions: Drag-and-drop motion transitions for cuts, wipes, zooms, and more.
Creative Utilities: Includes tools like Fractal Backgrounds, Heatwave, and Channel Blur for enhancing footage.
Who It’s For
Editors: Quickly add professional transitions and effects without heavy setup.
Motion Designers: Enhance animation workflows with GPU-accelerated tools.
Social Creators: Stylize footage for reels, shorts, and branded content with ease.
What Makes It Unique
Universe stands out for its deep library of creative effects and transitions that are highly customizable and GPU-accelerated. It’s tightly integrated with host platforms like Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and more.
Before You Start
Requires Red Giant App for installation and updates.
Runs on macOS and Windows, GPU recommended.
Part of the Maxon One subscription, or available separately.
Final Thoughts
Red Giant Universe is a go-to toolkit for creators who want fast, flexible, and cinematic effects inside their editing or animation software. Whether you’re enhancing a promo or stylizing a vlog, it makes polished visuals easy to achieve.