Which edition of Knoll Light Factory is best for you?

PRO edition

Light Factory Pro provides professional results and is designed to give you the utmost control for advanced composting in motion graphics. Additional features only available in Pro include lens preset design, element animation, and the highest quality 16-bit output when using Adobe After Effects.

EDITORS edition

Light Facdtory Editors provides professional results and is designed to add high quality light effects and transistions right on your timeline, quickly. If you are FCP, Avid Xpress, Premiere Pro user Editors is the right product for you. If you want more flexibility and control and the ability to work across all applications, like Final Cut Pro and After Effects, then step up to Pro.

KNOLL LIGHT FACTORY PRO VS EDITORS CHART
	Knoll Light Factory	Knoll Light Factory	Knoll Light Factory LE
X	Buy $399	Buy $199	(Free with Premiere Pro v2 registration)
TOOLS INCLUDED
Light Factory	•
Light Factory EZ	•	•	•
Light Factory Spectacular	•
Light Factory Elements	•
FEATURES INCLUDED
Advanced flare editor	•
19 element plug-ins	•
Spectacular particle effects	•
70 Lens Flare presets	•	•	X
3 Lens Flare presets			•
Create and save unique flares	•	•	•
Brightness controls	•	•	•
Scaling controls	•	•	•
Color controls	•	•	•
Location controls	•	•	•
Angel and rotation controls	•	•	•
Location & obscuration controls	•	•	•
Accelerated GPU render engine	•	•	•
	X	X	X
HOST APPLICATIONS SUPPORTED	XX	XX	XXXXX
Adobe After Effects (6.0 or later)	•	XX	XXX
Apple Motion (2.0 or later)	•	•	X
Discreet Combustion (3.0 or later) (Many artists use Knoll with this application, however we do not certify its compatibility)	XX	XX	XX
Digital Fusion (5.0 or later) (Many artists use Knoll with this application, however we do not certify its compatibility)	XX	X	X
Adobe Premiere Pro (1.5 or later)	•	•	•
Apple Final Cut Pro (4.5 or later)	•	•	X
Avid Media Composer (6.0 or later)	•	•	X
Avid Xpress (6.0 or later)	•	•	X