Multimedia & graphics Windows
Wax
Compose video layers and create 2D or 3D effects with Wax, a free Windows application that also works as a plug-in for supported video editors.
Version 2.0e · Direct publisher file
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What is Wax?
Wax is a video compositing and effects tool for combining layers, adding animated masks and building effects such as particles or 3D text. It can run as a standalone application or as a plug-in for the video editors listed by its publisher. Presets combine plug-ins with saved parameters, so an effect chain can be reused across projects.
The publisher lists AVI, WAV and image inputs, with AVI, MPEG, WAV, Flash and image outputs. Its emphasis is visual compositing: the publisher explicitly describes audio features as limited. The linked package is the Wax 2.0e ZIP from WinTotal, a mirror listed by the publisher; it is not hosted by SoftGalaxy. Current Windows and editor plug-in compatibility have not been verified.
What it offers
- Combine video layers using unlimited tracks, top-down compositing and multiple compositing modes.
- Animate shapes and masks with RotoMate for rotoscoping and painting over video.
- Create particle effects, explosive shatter effects and extruded or beveled 3D text.
- Save and reuse customized chains of plug-ins as presets.
- Use the publisher-listed adapters for VirtualDub filters, DirectX plug-ins and Freeframe plug-ins.
Good to know
- Audio features are limited, according to the publisher.
- Compatibility with current Windows releases and current versions of host video editors has not been verified.
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