v3.x Pixel Sorter
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Create and experiment with pixel sorting in After Effects & Premiere Pro with ease
Pixel Sorter brings the pixel sorting glitch effect to After Effects and Premiere Pro. Create a multitude of different glitch effects quickly and easily with an intuitive UI, and have fun sorting!
Pixel Sorter was the first tool to bring the pixel sorting glitch effect available for motion designers and video editors to After Effects and Premiere Pro. Experimenting with Pixel Sorting just became so much easier! Since its launch, AEPS had a huge success in Broadcast TV, Live performances, VJs, Music Videos, Video Games, Photography and even Apparel! Version 3 brings a lot of new useful features.
Pixel Sorting in After Effects and Premiere Pro
Pixel Sorter was the first tool to bring the pixel sorting glitch effect available for motion designers and video editors within After Effects. Experimenting with Pixel Sorting then became so much easier.
Features
Using masks as constraint
A new feature allows you to use masks to constraint the sorting.
Adding Noise
It’s now simpler than ever to add details to the sorting effect, with the use of the new Noise section.
Mirror Sorting
A new feature allows for smoother, loopable animations.
Floating Particles
Create the illusion of floating particles emitting from the image.
Examples
More Examples
Pixel Sorter has been used in a wide variety of media:
The Peripheral
Beautiful use of Pixel Sorter in this Prime Video series main title
Watch Dogs 2
Ubisoft made an extensive use of Pixel Sorter in their trailers, cinematics and in-game UI.
Shared Memories
This experimental short film made by Benjamin Bardou and Ash Thorp uses AEPS in all its elegance!
Shared Memories from Benjamin Bardou on Vimeo.
Pixel Sorter Render Only Licenses are also available
Note: The render only license can only be used on headless render machines using the command line renderer and you must own at least 1 full license of AE Pixel Sorter in order to purchase them.
Description
System Requirements
Compatible with
- After Effects 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
- Premiere 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
Change Log
3.1.0 – Jul 12, 2024
If you had black frames before, this is now fixed!
3.1.0 – Jun 26, 2024
If you had black frames before, this is now fixed!
3.0.7 – Feb 5, 2024
3.0.6 – Feb 5, 2024
3.0.5 – Jan 29, 2024
– Better logging
– Now under the “Pixel Sorter Studio” category
3.0.2 – Sep 12, 2023
3.0.1 – Sep 6, 2023
– Premiere Pro compatible
– Constraint masks
– Stretch mode
– Noise
– More control
– New animation settings
– New looks settings
3.0.0 – Sep 5, 2023
– Premiere Pro compatible
– Constraint masks
– Stretch mode
– Noise
– More control
– New animation settings
– New looks settings
2.2.2 – Apr 29, 2022
– Apple M1 Support (for real this time)
2.2.1 – Mar 28, 2022
2.2.0 – Jan 31, 2022
2.1.1 – Jan 16, 2022
2.1.0 – Nov 24, 2021
– Supports AE 2022’s Multi-frame rendering (MFR)
2.0.8 – Apr 7, 2020
- Updated licensing to support time-limited licenses
2.0.6a – Oct 16, 2019
- Compatible with macOS Catalina
2.0.6 – Oct 4, 2019
- Fixed licensing issues related to network users
- To regroup with Topograph, AE Pixel Sorter is now under Gabgren 2000 category in the Effects menu, and no longer under Pixel Sorting
2.0.5 – Aug 20, 2019
- “Cycle” is now an infinite angle UI for easier animation
- Licensing issues fixed
- Optimized blur speed
2.0.4 (Current version) – Oct 17, 2018
- Added “Cycle” option
2.0.3 – Oct 16, 2018
- Now supports deep color modes (16, 32 bits)
- New output type: Gradients
- Rotation / Angle Sort
- More sorting modes
- Sorting Blocks and Resolution features for bigger and bolder sorted pixels
- Offset, Length, Randomization
- Feather in/out
- Faster, multi-threaded core algorithm
2.0.2 – Oct 10, 2018
- Initial release of AEPS2
Tutorials
Create Depth Maps using Depth Scanner for After Effects
In this video tutorial, Charles Yeager explains how to create depth passes on footage using the After Effects plugin Depth Scanner.
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