Do we have Lightning Video Effect in Edius 4?

[Sean]

Hi
Does Edius 4 have lightning video effect like Lens Flare or something else? Can we use Trap code plug-ins in Edius?
Thanks

[STORMDAVE]

Unfortunately, no. This is one place that Edius falls short...and no you can't use any After Effects plugins in Edius.

Hope this helps.

[Roy Colquitt]

You can use Boris FX for its filters and as a conduit to supported AE filters like those from Trapcode.

[mike0130]

The "creators" of Edius will probably not even plan to use such effects in application- they are very "power hungry"... in other words, it will compromise the idea of Edius realtiming. To keep the program run in realtime all the effects/transitions must be relatively simple...
And yes, use Boris or AE, but will need to render it.
mike