What It Does
Motion Extractor isolates and displays only the pixel changes that occur between frames in your footage. The plugin strips away static elements and reveals temporal changes, turning seemingly still shots into mesmerizing motion visualizations. Even when nothing appears to move, the plugin extracts subtle signs of life, wind, water flow, or other movements invisible to the naked eye.
Key Features
Multiple output types. Choose from various rendering modes to visualize motion in different ways, from subtle reveals to dramatic effects.
Creative applications. Add fire effects to fields by extracting heat shimmer, exaggerate water flow in rivers, reveal wind movement in trees, or even create unconventional keying effects. The plugin turns ordinary stock footage into abstract visuals or practical compositing tools.
GPU acceleration. Renders in real-time using OpenCL/OpenGL, compatible with After Effects, Media Encoder, and Premiere Pro. Works on Mac (Intel and Silicon, macOS 12.0+) and Windows.
Live workflow. No export/import workflow required. Apply the effect directly to clips and see results immediately.
Who It’s For
Motion designers looking for abstract visual treatments, VFX artists needing motion analysis for compositing tasks, or editors who want to add dynamic interest to static footage. The developer describes it as a “poetic plugin” meant to inspire creative approaches to ordinary shots.
Pricing
Motion Extractor uses a pay-what-you-want pricing model. The suggested price is $39.99 for a single-user license, but you can name your own price. A trial version is available for testing. Floating server and render-only licenses are also offered at different price points.