Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that one of their newest development partners, PHYX Inc., has released PHYX Color for the FxFactory platform. PHYX Color is a brand new collection of professional color processors designed to work inside Adobe After Effects CS3 / CS4, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion and Apple Final Cut Express applications.

PHYX Color's powerful range of color processing tools provide artists with the ability to efficiently add diffusion, sample color, control saturation and process a color shift/tint for stunning image capabilities. Artists can also use PHYX Color to simulate the legendary Technicolor 2-strip process utilized in classic award-winning films, including "Gone with the Wind," and "The Wizard of Oz," and actualize dramatic imagery with its Bleach Bypass process as seen in a multitude of cult films, including "300" and "Fight Club."

PHYX Color includes 5 color processor plug-ins to create unique looks quickly and easily. Highlights include:

Bleach Bypass: Also called "skip-bleach" or "ENR," this process was developed by Miyazawa Kazuo in the late 1950's to reduce saturation and latitude of film.

Glow Dark: Diffuses darker areas of 3D generated imagery to make renders look more realistic. This processor may also be used with film or video originated material to add unique diffusion to the darker areas of the images. Glow Dark can also be used to remove the edginess from digital video.

Selective Saturation: Precisely samples a color and controls its saturation.   Selective Saturation differs from Shift/Suppress in its color sampling method, and is perfect for isolating and controlling single colors.  

Shift/Suppress: Processes a color shift/tint by selecting the target color. Color Suppress enables users to isolate and suppress any color in an image. The amount of shift and suppression is controllable. Pre-saturation varies the amount of saturation present in the image before the color shift/suppression is applied.  Artists can also create their own "color gels," and suppress garish hues instantly.

Techni2Strip: Simulates the Technicolor 2-strip process first introduced as the Technicolor System 1 Additive Color Projection in 1917. Techni2Strip authentically simulates the vintage process.