Lightworks user Fx library, July 1, 2021.
The effects in this ZIP file were created by Lightworks users - thank you to all who have contributed, especially khaver, who started things off. They will run versions of Lightworks from 14.5 on, and may also run on versions earlier than that.
Use of these effects is simple:
Copy the FX file(s) that you need to your computer. Anywhere will do as long as you know where to find them..
Launch Lightworks, open a project, then open the Effects panel by clicking the F9 key.
Select the orange "+" symbol, and right click in the window displaying the Lightworks effects.
From the drop down menu that appears choose "Create template from .FX file..".
In the top left of the window that appears click on "Places" and navigate to the folder in which you stored the FX file.
Select the Fx file and then click OK.
The effect will be copied and a further window will appear giving details.
There is no checking in this library for effects with duplicate functionality. These are all included largely as supplied by the original creator. Some of the earlier effects may have been superseded by Editshare-supplied equivalents. It's up to you to check that any given effect does what you want, and does it better/faster/simpler than any alternative.
Lightworks does not overwrite existing effects but simply adds new ones to the list, even if they have the same name and category as a currently installed effect. If you want to replace an effect you need to destroy the existing version first. In the effects panel right-click on the effect you wish to change, and from the menu that appears, select "Destroy current effect". Then install your new version in the usual way. Note that you cannot delete effects supplied with Lightworks this way.
If you need to use two effects that have the same name, simply open one of them with any plain text editor (definitely not a word processor) and look for the line up near the top of the file that says something like ' string Description = "Effect name"; '. Type in your new name in place of the existing effect name inside the quotes and save the file. When you load that version it will now have the name that you gave it.
NOTE: Every attempt has been made to ensure that these effects will compile and run on any version of Lightworks on any supported operating system. If you have trouble installing them, please make a note of any error message that Lightworks gives you. Post the complete details here . It will be followed up.
CATEGORY FOLDER: Art Effects
EFFECT
FILE NAME
70s psychedelia
70sPsychedelia.fx
Edge
EdgeFx.fx
Edge glow
EdgeGlowFx.fx
Five tone
Five_tone.fx
Foreground glow
FgndGlow.fx
Four tone
Four_tone.fx
Pencil Sketch
Pencil_sketch.fx
Poster paint
Poster_paint.fx
Sketch
Sketch.fx
The dark side
DarkSide.fx
Toon
ToonFx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Backgrounds
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Fractal matte 1
FractalMatte1.fx
Fractal matte 2
FractalMatte2.fx
Fractal matte 3
FractalMatte3.fx
Lissajou sparkles
LissajouSparkles.fx
Multicolour gradient
MulticolourGradient.fx
Plasma matte
DarkSide.fx
Sinusoidal lights
ToonFx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Blend Effects
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Alpha feather
AlphaFeatherFx.fx
Blend tools
BlendTools.fx
Boolean blend plus
BooleanBlendPlus.fx
Crawl and roll fix
CrawlRollFix.fx
Drop shadow and border
DropShadowBdr.fx
Drop shadow plus blend
DropShadowBlend.fx
Enhanced blend
EnhancedBlend.fx
Extrusion blend
ExtrusionBlend.fx
Floating images
FloatingImages.fx
Glittery edges
GlitteryEdges.fx
Light ray blend
LightRayBlend.fx
Magical edges
MagicalEdges.fx
Masked mix
MaskedMix.fx
Unpremultiply
UnpremultiplyFx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Blurs and Sharpens
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Bilateral blur
BilateralBlur.fx
Bokeh
BokehFx.fx
Directional sharpen
DirectionalSharpen.fx
Focal blur
Focal_blur.fx
Ghostly blur
GhostlyBlur.fx
Iris bokeh
IrisBokehFx.fx
Masked blur
MaskedBlur.fx
Masked motion blur
Masked_motion_blur.fx
Motion blur
MotionBlur.fx
Soft foggy blur
SoftFoggyBlur.fx
Soft motion blur
SoftMotionBlur.fx
Soft spin blur
SoftSpinBlur.fx
Soft zoom blur
SoftZoomBlur.fx
Spin blur
SpinBlur.fx
Strong blur
StrongBlur.fx
Tilt shift
TiltShift.fx
Unsharp mask
Unsharp_mask.fx
Witness protection
WitnessProtection.fx
Zoom blur
Zoom_blur.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Border and crop
EFFECT
FILE NAME
3D bevelled crop
3Dbevel.fx
Bevel edged crop
BevelCrop.fx
Border
BorderFx.fx
Bordered crop
BorderedCrop.fx
Gradient shape
GradShape.fx
Octagonal vignette
OctagonalVignette.fx
Rounded crop
RoundedCrop.fx
Simple crop
Simple_crop.fx
Simple matte
Simple_matte.fx
Vignette
Vignette.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Colour Tools
EFFECT
FILE NAME
2 axis colour balance
2AxisColourBalance.fx
2 axis vector balance
2AxisVectorBalance.fx
3 axis colour balance
3AxisColourBalance.fx
ALE smooth chroma
ALEsmoothChroma.fx
Hue rotate
Hue_Rotate.fx
Midtone kicker
MidKicker.fx
Peak desaturate
PeakDesaturate.fx
Poly grade
PolyGrade.fx
RGB-CMY correction
RGBCMYcorrection.fx
S-Curve
S_Curve.fx
Three zone trim
ThreeZoneTrim.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Distortion
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Bulge
BulgeFx.fx
Flag wave
Flag_Wave.fx
Liquify
Liquify.fx
Magnifying glass
MagnifyingGlass.fx
Perspective
Perspective.fx
Perspective Fx
PerspectiveFx.fx
Refraction Fx
RefractionFx.fx
Regional zoom
RegionalZoom.fx
Ripples (automatic expansion)
RipplesAuto.fx
Ripples (manual expansion)
RipplesManual.fx
Water
WaterFx.fx
Whirl
WhirlFx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: DVE Extras
EFFECT
FILE NAME
2D DVE with repeats
2dDVEwithRepeats.fx
Deco DVE
DecoDVE.fx
2D DVE (enhanced)
DVE_Enhanced.fx
DVE with vignette
DVEwithVignette.fx
Framed DVE
FramedDVE.fx
Rosehaven
Rosehaven.fx
Spin zoom
SpinZoom20171022.fx
Tiled images
TiledImages.fx
Triple DVE
TripleDVE.fx
Zoom in, simple, 2021
ZoomInSimple2021.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Film Effects
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Bleach bypass
BleachBypass.fx
Colour film ageing
ColourFilmAgeing.fx
Colour negative
ColourNegative.fx
Duotone print
DuotonePrint.fx
Film exposure
FilmExposure.fx
Film lab
FilmLab.fx
Filmic look
FilmLook.fx
Multi toner
MultiToner.fx
Old film look
OldFilmLookFx.fx
Technicolor
TechnicolorFx.fx
Vintage look
VintageLook.fx
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Anamorphic lens flare
AnamorphicLensFlare.fx
Chromatic aberration
ChromaticAberration.fx
De-blemish
DeBlemish.fx
Flare
FlareFx.fx
Glint
GlintFx.fx
Graduated ND filter
GraduatedNDfilter.fx
Lens flare #1
LensFlare1.fx
Lens flare #2
LensFlare2.fx
Rays
RaysFx.fx
Skin smooth
SkinSmoothFx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Key Extras
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Alpha opaque
AlphaOpq.fx
ALE chromakey
AleChromakey.fx
Analogue lumakey
AnalogLumakey.fx
Chromakey and background
ChromakeyAndBg.fx
Chromakey plus
ChromakeyPlusFx.fx
Chromakey with DVE
ChromakeyWithDVE.fx
Delta key with blend
DeltaKeyWithBlend.fx
Delta mask
DeltaMaskFx.fx
Easy overlay
EasyOverlay.fx
Key despill
KeyDespillFx.fx
Lumakey and matte
LumakeyAndMatte.fx
Lumakey with DVE
LumakeyWithDVE.fx
Simple chromakey
SimpleChromakey.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Multiscreen Effects
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Quad split plus
QuadSplitPlus.fx
Quad split screen, simply
QuadScreenS.fx
Quad split screen, dynamic zoom
QuadScreenZ.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Polymasks
EFFECT
FILE NAME
PolyMask 03
PolyMask03.fx
PolyMask 04
PolyMask04.fx
PolyMask 05
PolyMask05.fx
PolyMask 06
PolyMask06.fx
PolyMask 07
PolyMask07.fx
PolyMask 08
PolyMask08.fx
PolyMask 10
PolyMask10.fx
PolyMask 12
PolyMask12.fx
PolyMask 14
PolyMask14.fx
PolyMask 16
PolyMask16.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Print Effects
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Color halftone
ColorHalftone.fx
Dot screen
DotScreen.fx
Halftone
Halftone.fx
Manga pattern
MangaPattern.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Remote control
EFFECT
FILE NAME
RC 1, Five channel remote
RC1_Five.fx
RC 3001, cyclic control
RC3001_LW14_5.fx
rc Gain
rc_Gain.fx
rc Gamma
rc_Gamma.fx
rc Lift
rc_Lift.fx
rc Gain (RGB)
rc_Gain_RGB.fx
rc Gamma (RGB)
rc_Gamma_RGB.fx
rc Lift (RGB)
rc_Lift_RGB.fx
rc Zoom (regional)
rc_Zoom_regional.fx
rc Zoom (regional) B
rc_Zoom_regional_B.fx
rc Settings display unit
rc_Setting_Display_U.fx
rc Spin zoom
rc_Spin_Zoom.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Repair tools
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Chromatic aberration fixer
ChromaticAbFixer.fx
Clone stamp
CloneStamp.fx
Cubic lens distortion
CubicLensDistortion.fx
Pixel fixer
PixelFixer.fx
Warped stretch
WarpedStretch.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Simple Tools
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Auto mask
AutoMask.fx
Boolean blend
BooleanBlend.fx
Fast bleach bypass
FastBleachBypass.fx
Flip flop
FlipFlop.fx
INK
InkFx.fx
Key out black
KeyOutBlack.fx
Mirrors
Mirrors.fx
Radial gradient
RadialGrad.fx
RGB registration
RGBregistration.fx
Simple S curve
SimpleS.fx
Simple star
SimpleStar.fx
Smooth roll
SmoothRoll.fx
Title blend fix
TitleFix.fx
Truer sepia
TruerSepia.fx
Vibrance
Vibrance.fx
White and black balance
WhiteBalance.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Simple Visual Tools
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Visual crop
VisualCrop.fx
Visual matte
VisualMatte.fx
Visual motion blur
VisualMotionBlur.fx
Visual quad split
VisualQuadSplit.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Special Effects
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Binocular mask
BinocularMask.fx
Double vision
DoubleVision.fx
Fireballs
Fireballs.fx
Glitch
Glitch.fx
Kaleido
Kaleido.fx
Kaleido A
KaleidoA.fx
Kaleidoscope
KaleidoscopeFx.fx
Lightning flash
LightningFlash.fx
Rainbow V2
Rainbow_V2.fx
Rainbow connection
RainbowConnect.fx
Sea scape
Sea_Scape.fx
Spotlight effect
SpotlightFx.fx
String theory
stringTheory.fx
Transporter 1
Transporter1.fx
Transporter 2
Transporter2.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Switches
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Channel selector
ChannelSelector.fx
Output selector
OutputSelector.fx
Random flicker
RandomFlicker.fx
Strobe light
StrobeLight.fx
Strobe light new
StrobeLightNew.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Technical
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Antialias
Antialias.fx
CC helper
CChelper.fx
Channel diagnostics
ChannelDiags.fx
Clamp to 16-235
Clamp_16_235.fx
Color bars
Colorbars.fx
Colour swizzler
ColourSwizzler.fx
Expand 16-235 to 0-255
Expand_16_235.fx
Exposure leveller
ExposureLeveller.fx
Frame lock
FrameLock.fx
HSV wheel
HSVwheel.fx
Safe area
SafeArea.fx
Show highs and lows
ShowHiLo.fx
Shrink 0-255 to 16-235
Shrink_16_235.fx
Tenderizer
Tenderizer.fx
Test greyscale
TestGreyscale.fx
Zebra stripes
Zebra_Stripes.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Textures
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Acidulate
AcidulateFx.fx
Film grain
Film_Grain.fx
Glass tiles
Glass_Tiles.fx
Grain effect
Grain_Effect.fx
Grain (Variable)
Grain_Variable.fx
Texturiser
Texturiser.fx
Tiles
TilesFx.fx
Variable film grain
Variable_Film_Grain.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: User Lower 3rds
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Lower 3rd toolkit A
Lower3rdToolkitA.fx
Lower 3rd toolkit B
Lower3rdToolkitB.fx
Lower third A
LowerThirdA.fx
Lower third B
LowerThirdB.fx
Lower third C
LowerThirdC.fx
Lower third D
LowerThirdD.fx
Lower third E
LowerThirdE.fx
Lower third F
LowerThirdF.fx
Lower third G
LowerThirdG.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Video artefacts
EFFECT
FILE NAME
Camera distortion
CameraDistortion.fx
Camera shake
CameraShakes.fx
Chroma bleed
ChromaBleed.fx
CRT TV screen
CRTtvScreen.fx
Low-res camera
LowResCamera.fx
Night vision
NightVision.fx
Old monitor
OldMonitor.fx
Quadruplex VTR simulator
QuadVTRsimulator.fx
Screen shake
Screenshake.fx
VHS simulator
VHSsimulator.fx
Video noise
VideoNoise.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Abstract transitions
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
Abstraction #1
Abstraction1_Dx.fx
Abstraction #2
Abstraction2_Dx.fx
Abstraction #3
Abstraction3_Dx.fx
Erosion
Erosion_Dx.fx
Fractal dissolve
Fractals_Dx.fx
Fractals_Ax.fx
Fractals_Adx.fx
Transmogrify
Transmogrify_Dx.fx
Transmogrify_Ax.fx
Transmogrify_Adx.fx
Warped dissolve
Warped_Dx.fx
Warped_Ax.fx
Warped_Adx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Art transitions
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
Border transition
Borders_Ax.fx
Borders_Adx.fx
Dry brush mix
DryBrush_Dx.fx
DryBrush_Ax.fx
DryBrush_Adx.fx
FlareTran
FlareTran_Dx.fx
Granular dissolve
Granular_Dx.fx
Granular_Ax.fx
Granular_Adx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Blend transitions
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
DissolveX
DissolveX_Dx.fx
DissolveX_Ax.fx
DissolveX_Adx.fx
Folded neg dissolve
FoldNeg_Dx.fx
FoldNeg_Ax.fx
FoldNeg_Adx.fx
Folded pos dissolve
FoldPos_Dx.fx
FoldPos_Ax.fx
FoldPos_Adx.fx
Non-additive mix
NonAdd_Dx.fx
NonAdd_Ax.fx
NonAdd_Adx.fx
Non-add mix ultra
NonAddUltra_Dx.fx
NonAddUltra_Ax.fx
NonAddUltra_Adx.fx
Optical dissolve
Optical_Dx.fx
Optical_Ax.fx
Optical_Adx.fx
S dissolve
Sdissolve_Dx.fx
Sdissolve_Ax.fx
Sdissolve_Adx.fx
Subtractive dissolve
Subtract_Dx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Blur transitions
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
Blur dissolve
Blur_Dx.fx
Blur_Bx.fx
Blur_Bx.fx
Spin dissolve
Spin_Dx.fx
Spin_Ax.fx
Spin_Adx.fx
Swirl mix
SwirlMix_Dx.fx
SwirlMix_Ax.fx
SwirlMix_Adx.fx
Whip pan
WhipPan_Dx.fx
WhipPan_Ax.fx
WhipPan_Adx.fx
Zoom dissolve
Zoom_Dx.fx
Zoom_Ax.fx
Zoom_Adx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Colour transitions
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
Colour sizzler
ColourSizzler_Dx.fx
ColourSizzler_Ax.fx
ColourSizzler_Adx.fx
Dissolve thru colour
Colour_Dx.fx
Colour_Ax.fx
Colour_Adx.fx
Dissolve thru flat colour
FlatColour_Dx.fx
RGB drifter
RGBdrifter_Dx.fx
RGBdrifter_Ax.fx
RGBdrifter_Adx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: DVE transitions
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
Barn door squeeze
BarndoorSqueeze_Dx.fx
BarndoorSqueeze_Ax.fx
BarndoorSqueeze_Adx.fx
Corner squeeze
CornerSqueeze_Dx.fx
CornerSqueeze_Ax.fx
CornerSqueeze_Adx.fx
Pinch transition
Pinch_Dx.fx
Pinch_Ax.fx
Pinch_Adx.fx
Radial pinch
rPinch_Dx.fx
rPinch_Ax.fx
rPinch_Adx.fx
Split and zoom
SplitAndZoom_Dx.fx
Squeeze transition
Squeeze_Ax.fx
Squeeze_Adx.fx
Stretch dissolve
Stretch_Dx.fx
Stretch_Ax.fx
Stretch_Adx.fx
X-pinch
xPinch_Dx.fx
xPinch_Ax.fx
xPinch_Adx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Fades and non mixes
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
Chinagraph pencil
Chinagraph_Dx.fx
Fade down
FadeDown_Dx.fx
Fade up
FadeUp_Dx.fx
Optical fade down
OpticalFadeDown_Dx.fx
Optical fade up
OpticalFadeUp_Dx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Geometric transitions
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
Block dissolve
Blocks_Dx.fx
Blocks_Ax.fx
Blocks_Adx.fx
Coloured tiles
ColourTile_Dx.fx
Kaleido turbine mix
KaleidoTurbineMix_Dx.fx
KaleidoTurbineMix_Ax.fx
KaleidoTurbineMix_Adx.fx
Mosaic transfer
Mosaic_Dx.fx
Rotate
Rotate_Ax.fx
Rotate_Adx.fx
Tile split
TileSplit_Ax.fx
TileSplit_Adx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Special Fx transitions
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
Dream sequence
Dreams_Dx.fx
Dreams_Ax.fx
Dreams_Adx.fx
Fly away
FlyAway_Dx.fx
Fireball transition
Fireball_Dx.fx
Fireball transition B
Fireball_B_Dx.fx
Page Roll
PageRoll_Dx.fx
Sinusoidal mix
Sine_Dx.fx
Sine_Ax.fx
Sine_Adx.fx
The twister
Twister_Dx.fx
Twister_Ax.fx
Twister_Adx.fx
Wave collapse
WaveCollapse_Ax.fx
WaveCollapse_Adx.fx
CATEGORY FOLDER: Wipe transitions
EFFECT
DISSOLVE
ALPHA TRANSITION
DELTA TRANSITION
Bar wipe
Bars_Ax.fx
Bars_Adx.fx
Barn door split
BarnDoorSplit_Dx.fx
BarnDoorSplit_Ax.fx
BarnDoorSplit_Adx.fx
Corner split
CornerSplit_Dx.fx
CornerSplit_Ax.fx
CornerSplit_Adx.fx
Push transition
Push_Ax.fx
Push_Adx.fx
Slice transition
Slice_Dx.fx
Slice_Ax.fx
Slice_Adx.fx
Strips
Strips_Ax.fx
Strips_Adx.fx