CFX Path Tools (Mac) Cycore Effects

CFX Path Tools (Mac)


Path Tools contains two powerful plug-ins, Rakka and Wiggle Stroke.

These plug-ins are used to create animations based on mask paths. Both filters offer controls that allow for almost endless combinations, empowering you to create anything from very basic animations to sophisticated and unique effects.

• 32 bpc support in all effects.

• Universal Binaries (Mac OS X).


Path Tools is a package containing two powerful plug-ins, Rakka and Wiggle Stroke. These plug-ins are targeted at creating animations based on mask paths. Rakka needs an additional layer to "rack up", or repeat, along the selected mask path. From these basic requirements both filters offer controls that allows for almost endless combinations to create anything from very basic animations to highly unique effects and background elements. PathTools supports 32 bpc color (float) and are Universal Binaries for Mac OS X.


This plug-in offers a broad range of uses. In its most basic form, Rakka functions as a timesaver for creating repeated path animations with an offset for each instance. This task currently involves writing complex expressions or a lot of manual work, duplicating the layer several times and doing the offset by hand. For example, if you need five corn flakes packages, or a logo, flowing along a path, Rakka makes that a no-brainer and you have full control over scale, rotation, twist etc.

The above only scratches the surface of Rakka’s potential. Rakka can be used to create anything from swirling lines to bands of pearls, from a caterpillar moving across the screen to highly organic "HR Giger like" animations. Thanks to controls for random scale, offset and rotation, transfer modes, scale-in/out, fade-in/out, to mention a few, you can create stunning animations with minimal effort ― animations that were only possible with complicated particle generators.

Wiggle Stroke

The possibilities with Wiggle Stroke are numerous. You can do anything from the basic "wiggling" of frames to completely crazy looking thread or geometric wire animations, all from a single mask path. To create the wiggling effect, Wiggle Stroke use three types of modifiers to displace the stroke from the original mask path, basic noise, wave noise and wave functions. Each type has a variety of options to vary the appearance. Wiggling can be applied to position, radius and opacity individually.

You will be truly amazed with what can be created from just an ellipse or straight line mask path. Check out the sample movies, download the unlockable demo version and start exploring the powers of Path Tools yourself.

Don't forget to also download the sample projects.

Path Tools will become indispensable in your day-to-day work!


Host Applications:
Adobe After Effects

Operating Systems:

System Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or later (Universal Binary).

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