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REVIEW: proDad Vitascene

While I tend to be a pretty conservative editor, the time comes for all of us when we need some flashy effects to grab a viewer.  Light blasts, aggressive color effects, blur transitions and the like can be powerful tools when used in the right places.  Problem is, few editing applications come with these effects pre-programmed, and the software used to create the eye candy often carries a steep learning curve and a price point to match.  Luckily, a German software company called proDad has come to the rescue with an application called Vitascene.

It acts as a plug-in to many PC-based non-linear editors, including Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas, Canopus Edius and several others.  I tested Vitascene on Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, running on a Dell XPS600 rig with an ATI X1900X graphics card.  I mention that particularly because while Vitascene effects do require rendering, the app leverages the power of your graphics processing unit (GPU) on the videocard to accelerate rendering – a pretty sweet trick.

When I say that Vitascene features “hundred” of effects, I’m not exaggerating one bit – the full version claims 500 effects.  I didn’t count every one, but that number seems accurate to me.  Categories include film look, old film, luscious blurs and defocus, glows, starburst (including the ubiquitous “light blast” effects,) sparkles, ripples, glass simulation and more.  All of these work both as filters (applied to an entire clip) or transitions, and there is a special subset for text transitions.  But what really makes Vitascene special is the broad level of modification available to the editor.  Each effect features a control panel, with from two to a dozen sliders to create customization of the effect or transition.  This kind of power will make your production stand out, and with Vitascene’s customizing features you can create new effects no one has ever seen before.

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