Rowbyte Separate RGB is a free effect plugin for After Effects and Premiere Pro that applies lens distortion, blur, and blend operations per color channel, supporting a wide range of host versions on Windows.
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About Rowbyte Separate RGB
Rowbyte Separate RGB operates on the red, green, and blue channels of a clip inside After Effects and Premiere Pro. It offers per‑channel lens distortion for chromatic aberration and automatically expands clip boundaries as the effect is applied. The plugin can also blur an individual channel and blend each channel with the original footage. Compatibility includes After Effects versions from CS6 through 2024 and Premiere Pro versions from CS6 through the 2020 release, on Windows. Later builds added multi‑frame rendering support in After Effects and Apple Silicon support for Premiere Pro. A demo video is available and the plugin is listed as free, though licensing terms may vary.
Features
- Lens distortion per channel for easy chromatic aberration
- Automatically grows boundaries
- Blur an individual color channel
- Blend each channel with the original
- Multi-frame rendering support in After Effects and Apple Silicon support in Premiere
- Compatible with After Effects and Premiere Pro on Mac and Windows
Best for
Artists creating chromatic aberration and other per‑channel color effects in After Effects or Premiere Pro.
Frequently asked questions
Does Rowbyte Separate RGB work with After Effects CS6?
Yes. Rowbyte Separate RGB lists compatibility with After Effects CS6 and newer versions up to 2024, as well as Premiere Pro CS6 through the 2020 release, on Windows.
Does Rowbyte Separate RGB run on Apple Silicon Macs?
Yes. Apple Silicon support was added for the Premiere Pro version in a later build, allowing the plugin to run on Apple Silicon Macs when used with Premiere Pro.
Is Rowbyte Separate RGB free?
The catalog lists Rowbyte Separate RGB as free, but notes that licensing terms may change and that floating‑license server compatibility is mentioned, so the actual cost could vary depending on distribution.
Does Rowbyte Separate RGB support multi-frame rendering in After Effects?
Yes. Multi‑frame rendering support was introduced in a later build for After Effects, enabling the plugin to work with that feature in compatible After Effects releases.
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