Raves
"Forge Freeform is a must-have filter, no other plug-in will do the same job. It advances the After Effects' 3D compositing from just 'Postcards in space' by allowing you to distort and displace your layers in 3D space. You can give your layers three dimensional textures as well as animate them organically distorting along the X,Y and Z planes. The new version, FreeformAE, extends it's capabilities by allowing you to render in either 8 bpc or 16 bpc and using the default After Effects lights and cameras. This makes it much easier to combine your freeform layer within animated After Effects compositions where they will react, along with the other layers to the cameras and lights within your comp. These new features, combined with the new After Effects 5.5 ability to import camera data from 3D applications, will open up endless creative possibilities to those with an enquiring mind."
Angie Taylor, Author "Creative After Effects 5"

"Forge Freeform is the only product of its kind. If it did not exist I do not know how I would have accomplished the many effects Freeform has made possible for our company. The new upgrade (FreeForm AE) will advance the already excellent capabilities of Freeform while increasing productivity through increased performance and user enhancements."
Jack Tunnicliffe, Java Post Productions

''Forge FreeForm is a cool, ground-breaking filter. It lets you organically and intuitively distort and move 2D elements in 3D space. FreeForm opens up exciting new possibilities for special effects as well as title design.''
Jean Hauptman, Art Director, 21 Post Broadcast Design

"On our last project, the film Red Planet, FreeFormDF was the exact tool that we needed to get the job done. And we'll be using it even more in our upcoming work. It's essential."
Ken Stranahan, Compositing Supervisor, Flash Film Works

"Forge Freeform is a must have for anyone who wants to take the built-in 3D capabilities to the next level in After Effects 5. The nurbs patch controls give After Effects users incredible 3D deformation control, previously only available in high end 3D compositors like Discreet flame. The new ability to use the camera and lights from the After Effects composition make this update invaluable."
Matt Silverman, Phoenix Editorial

Forge FreeForm takes a great plug-in and makes it even better. My particular favourite is the 3D displacement feature; you can use it to quickly create all kinds of 3D objects and Freeform will seamlessly intergrate them into AE's 3D environment.
Paul Tuersley, Freelance Animator/Designer

"I just finished 76 shots in a TV film and used FreeForm to add extra movement to things like smoke and fire to shots I composited. FreeForm was great. I was going to render a 4 second smoke sequence in 3D that would have taken quite a while but with a single frame, some
masking and noise filters and FreeForm it worked a treat."
Richard Turner, VFX Supervisor, Whiz Digital.

''I've spent countless hours and thousands of dollars trying to deform my After Effects layers with 3D applications and other "warping"- type plug-ins. Finally! I can stretch, warp, and deform to my hearts content-- in true 3D space direcly within my AE comps. FreeForm's excellent control and high quality have opened up endless new possibilities for me. - Thanks, Chris!.''
Rob Birnholz, Absolute Motion Graphics

''AWESOME!!! I am so happy to FINALLY have this tool in AE. I think that folks who have not used this type of warping before will wonder how they ever got along without it.
There are SO many uses for this type of freeform distortion tool.''
Sam DeWitt, Spontanous Combustion

''Not all plug-ins are created equal. Sometimes a tool becomes so critical to your pipeline that you often wonder how you ever managed without it. Forge Technology has produced what I believe represents a breakthrough in desktop compositing and effects, as we know it. The FreeForm for Maya Fusion plug-in seamlessly "fuses" mesh deformation, mesh morphing, mesh displacement, mesh transformation, camera transformation, 3D lighting and 3D shading into the Maya Fusion environment. It provides a plethora of functionality for creating stunning imagery - crucial for staying competitive in a world bombarded daily by visual stimulation. It literally adds another dimension to your working environment and creative abilities.''
Shai Hinitz, Product Manager, Maya Imaging, Alias/Wavefront

''Forge FreeForm for After Effects is an excellent tool for 3D warping and 3D displacement mapping. Forge Tech has taken good advantage of the new capabilities added to the After Effects 5.0 plug-in API, including 16 bpc rendering and a tight integration with the After Effects 3D environment, providing AE users a more robust feature set and an intuitive way of working. It's a great addition to our users plug-in arsenal.''
Steve kilisky, Senior Product Manager, Adobe After Effects

"We are truly excited to have this advanced 3D deformation tool available as a native 64-bit plug-in for Fusion. Having the FreeFormDF 3D feature set directly in Fusion greatly expands the capabilities and production value for our users."
Steve Roberts, Presiden, Eyeon Software

''Incredible... congratulations! They said it couldn't be done but you've done it!''
Tim Sassoon, Sassoon Film Design

''Forge FreeForm is a very powerful true 3D tool for After Effects and it's surprisingly easy to use right out of the box.''
Tim Thiessen, Animator

Reviews
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After Effects + Adobe are copyright of Adobe Systems Inc. Digital Fusion, copyright Eyeon Software, Maya Fusion, copyright Alias/Wavefront. Forge Freeform are copyright Forge Technology BB Inc. 2002