Twixtor

Do you already know how to use Sony Vegas Pro, Avid Media Composer, or Adobe After Effects? If so, then you know how they can apply awesome visual effects and designs to big projects.

There are also add-ons available for these programs which can enhance their functionality even more. Twixtor is one of those add-ons. Actually, it is a dedicated plugin which is 100% compatible with several software programs like these.

You can use the addon to apply various video effects, such as acceleration and slow-motion. You just need to create the configuration for it.

Twixtor is more accurate than other comparable plugins. This gives it the ability to track objects at greater distances. If the current frame has intersecting objects, fewer artifacts are shown too.

Because the plugin has so much accuracy, there is less stretching or tearing of the objects as they’re moved away.

You can depend on the quality of your graphics files to be preserved when they’re edited with this plugin. It doesn’t matter if you’re applying acceleration or slow-motion effects to them.

Like anything that’s good, there is a price attached. The plugin does require you to buy a license in order to keep using all its options and features. Some of the most popular software solutions that you can use this plugin with include Sony Movie Studio, Sony Vegas Pro, Softimage, Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe After Effects.

Features and Highlights

• Warping and interpolation of frames to "time warp" input footage.
• Smart processing of interlaced material
• Stretching of a sequence using a single scaling parameter.
• Key framable retiming for complete control on a frame by frame basis.
• Frame rate conversions made easy (Important Note: frame rate conversions are supported only from within After Effects and Combustion ).
• 8 and 16 bits per channel processing. Unclamped floating point image support in After Effects 7.0 or later
• Option to automatically enhance dark imagery or imagery with poorly defined edges. In many cases, footage that was difficult to track becomes much more well-behaved upon retiming.
• It contains an option to add or remove motion blur, as appropriate.
• Support for marking material so that Twixtor does not motion-interpolate across a cut.
• After Effects only: ability to remap audio and video using AE's time remapping tools but using Twixtor "under the hood".

Twixtor Regular VS Twixtor Pro

Speed Changes: Both offer simple speed retiming.

Frame by Frame Control: Pro allows keyframing per frame.

Frame Rate Conversion: Pro simplifies converting frame rates.

360 Video Retiming: Both support 360° video with edge-aware retiming.

Motion Blur: Both allow adding/removing motion blur.

Enhance Dark Imagery: Pro improves tracking of poorly lit footage.

Cuts Marking: Both support marking cuts to avoid interpolation errors.

Interlaced Processing: Both handle interlaced footage smartly.

Audio Remapping: Pro remaps audio using AE tools under the hood.

Object Separation: Both support separating foreground/background with mattes.

RGB+A Tracking: Pro tracks dark/CG content using alpha channels.

Track Point Guidance: Both support up to 12 points for guiding motion tracking.

Spline Guidance: Both allow user-guided tracking fixes using splines.

Motion Vector Import: Both import external motion vectors for advanced retiming.

Motion Vectors Export: Pro exports internal motion vectors for debugging or reuse.

Summary

Twixtor Regular: This version provides standard features for time remapping and retiming.​

Twixtor Pro: In addition to all the features of the Regular version, the Pro version offers advanced capabilities such as support for motion vectors and enhanced control over motion estimation.

How to Use

Install Twixtor plugin on your supported video editor

Import your video clip into the timeline

Apply the Twixtor effect to the selected clip

Adjust the speed settings under effect controls

Preview the result and fine-tune frame blending

Export the video with your preferred settings

Supported Applications:

• Adobe After Effects
• Autograph
• Baselight
• Catalyst Edit
• Diamant & DustBuster+
• Final Cut Pro
• Autodesk (various products)
• Fusion Studio
• HitFilm
• DaVinci Resolve
• Scratch
• Silhouette
• Vegas Pro

System Requirements

• OS: Windows 11 or Windows 10 (64-bit)
• Processor: Intel or AMD multi-core processor
• RAM: Minimum 8 GB (16 GB recommended)
• GPU: OpenCL or CUDA capable GPU for acceleration
• Storage: At least 1 GB available for installation
• Host Application: Compatible video editor (e.g., Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas)

PROS

• Smooth slow-motion results
• High-quality frame interpolation
• Supports multiple video editors
• GPU acceleration for faster renders
• Works with high-resolution footage

CONS

• Expensive license cost
• May cause artifacts in fast scenes
• Requires powerful hardware
• Not a standalone application

Note: The demo version watermarks the images.

Also Available: Download Twixtor for Mac