NewBlueFX might have done just that with their Art Effects package, which is basically a bunch of the filters we all know and love from Photoshop re-imagined and ported into the video world. Usually this happens when someone comes along and puts a fresh spin on something old, and reintroduces it to a whole new generation. However, fads have a tendency to swing back around after a few years what is tired and clichéd today suddenly becomes hip and retro ten years from now. Getting up and running is made painless by this utility, which puts all activation tasks in one location.
I guess they assumed that if nobody was using them for still photos anymore, they definitely wouldn’t use them for video. It was probably for that reason that Adobe didn’t include these filters into After Effects or Photoshop. Of course, soon thereafter, it seemed like everyone and their mother knew what Photoshop was and these filters became passé and tired.
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I’d load up an image and run through every single filter, and especially loved messing with the ones the really made things look crazy, like the brush stroke simulator and all of the artistic presets. I personally have vivid recollections of saying “wow” numerous times while playing with all of the built-in filters.
If you were into graphic design back in the early 90s, you probably remember those first few days of wonderment after you discovered Photoshop.