With Final Cut Studio 2 starting to ship, Noise Industries makes ready by shipping a free upgrade to their extremely cool set of plug-ins for Final Cut Pro 6 and Motion 3: FxFactory Pro 1.0.5. The package picked up a 2007 NAB Vidy Award this year, and has received very favorable reviews from some of the staple voices in the FCP community.
Noise Industries: "FxFactory 1.0.5 is a free upgrade which brings compatibility with Final Cut Studio 2 applications (Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3), Presets functionality and 18 new plug-ins, of which 16 are free of charge to existing FxFactory Pro customers and the remaining 2 come with industrial revolution Volumetrix."
In addition to the 18 Plug-Ins, the Pro package comes with 200+ additional visual effects. These effects plug-ins are top notch pro level filters and transitions, and there is a great QuickTime demo of the effects you can watch here. The FxFactory Pro Pack runs $399, while the Motion Pack and Editing Pack are each $99 if you're buying new. Volumetrix will run you $49.

- New Presets functionality in FCP 6 and Motion, with dozens of built-in presets and the ability to share parameter settings among different hosts.
- 8 new Plug-ins in all the main FxPacks:
FxFactory Pro Pack: LED Lights, Dots, Polka Dots, Frame Overlay, Slideshow, Particle System, Dots Pattern.
FxFactory Motion Pack: Glitch, 3D Shatter, Panel Vision, RGB Trails.
FxFactory Editing Pack: Cheshire Fade, Explode Away, Panels Mix Off, Spinner, Zipper.
Volumetrix: Volumetrix Glow and Zoom Wipe Transitions.