Reviews of Some of the Best Free Special Effects Software Programs

Special Effects 3.2 is a gem of a freeware special effects program that makes use of pixel animation for creating a number of attractive real time 3D displays, which include B-spline warp, star fields, gravity wells, fireworks, B-spline sparklers, and more.

The program allows the user to set several preferences for further customization of the output. As a result, you can even configure the persistence of sparks, number of sparks per shell, viewing focal length number of fireworks shells, and much more.

What’s more, you can even use Special Effects 3.2 program as your PC wallpaper. It comes with an impressive ‘Galaxy Effects’ feature that allows you to even create galaxies with tons of additional properties

You can find online help for every feature in its dialogue box, and sound files can be lined to the fireworks burst configurations as well. The latest version of Special Effects software also comes with the password protection facility, ability to view effects in preview window, and much more.

You can download Special Effects 3.2 here.

ArcSoft Magic-i Visual Effects 2 is remarkable free special effects software, which can enhance video chat experience of the users by means of advanced effects, frames, themes, and a number of features.

It is basically a webcam application for adding spice to a video chat client, and having fun while chatting. It can be launched by default with the launch of a video chat program, and it works with most of the popular video chat clients.

To download ArcSoft Magic-i Visual Effects 2.0.0.50, click here.

Coming to the standalone programs, ParticleIllusion is a highly powerful special effects software that helps you in creating all kinds of special effects ranging from smoke, explosions, sparkles, fire, down to creatures, abstract artistic effects, space effects, motion graphics backgrounds, and much more than whatever you may dream of.

ParticleIllusion is basically a premium special effects software that is available as a free trial with limited functionality. But, even the free trial version is lot more powerful than many of the freeware program available online.

It is fast, easy, and powerful, featuring out-of-the-box special effects, thanks to its huge library featuring 1500+ effects. What’s more, a new library gets released every month, and all the premium users get free access to it.

So, whatever be in your mind, you can visualize it with the help of particleIllusion; explosions, waterfalls, fireworks, rain, sparks, sparkles, snow, puddle splashes, lava, flocks of birds, motion graphics backgrounds, waves, rainbows, light beams, and magic effects, are just few amongst them.

You can download free trial version of ParticleIllusion here.

Zwei-Stein 3.01 is freeware non-destructive, non-linear video editing software that isn’t too popular in the market yet. But, what sets it apart are some of the highly advanced features, which aren’t available elsewhere (on other free special effects software).

The program allows you to edit 256 video, still image clips, audio, and add up to 64 effects serially! It provides automatic key frames that make panning, cropping and custom effects a cakewalk.

To download a copy of Zwei-Stein Video Editor 3.01, click here.