EFX Render Elements Free

Two free plugins from the full EFX Render Elements Plugin Suite. These plugins are useful to help select object from an ID pass and remove artifacts from the resulting alpha channel. Check out the full suite for the rest of the toolbox.

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Please note that these plugins are not compatible with CS6.

EFX Render Elements Free

Version: 1.0.2 Sign up to be notified by email when a new version is posted

Adobe dropped Pixel Bender support in After Effects CS6 so this plugin will not work in CS6.

EFX Render Elements Plugin Suite

These are free plugins from the EFX Render Elements Plugin Suite developed to help select objects from an ID pass

EFX ID Select – Select up to 5 objects from a supplied ID pass.
EFX Alpha Streaks – Remove artifacts in the alpha channel that occur when using an ID pass for pixel selection.

Download the user guide/manual

Note: These plugins are included in the full Render Elements suite so you don’t need to download them if you already own the suite.

Version History

1.0.2 – ID Select color swatches can now be used in any order (Jan 2012)
1.0 – Initial release (Oct 2011)

Last updated October 27th, 2011
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Tags: Alpha, CS4, CS5, CS5.5, ID, Matte, Pixel Bender

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About the author

EFX is the work of Filip Kaczorek. Filip has been a CG artist since 2000. After having gone through every position at a VFX studio, he is currently a Technical Director and a VFX supervisor at polish VFX house: ATM FX. His passion is everything that happens behind the curtains of 3D and compositing applications and likes to think that he has a very technical approach to compositing.