VFX editorial toolkit

Red Pen Tools

Small, fast tools for VFX editors cutting in Avid. Shot lists, pulls and titles straight from your EDLs, on Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Works with Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro.

Red Pen Tools for Mac is out now. iPhone and iPad coming soon.

Red Pen Tools on Mac: the Shot Lister turning a sample EDL into a VFX shot list, with every tool in the sidebar

Classic

VFX Shot List Maker

Turns an EDL into a clean VFX shot list with IDs, timecodes and descriptions, ready for your spreadsheet.

Classic

VFX Shot Puller

Splits a master QuickTime into individual shot files with handles, straight from your markers, and prints pull slips.

Classic

VFX Title Maker

Turns EDL markers into a SubCap file for Avid, so every VFX shot carries its ID on screen.

New for Mac

Red Pen Tools

All 19 tools in one app: change lists, lineups, pull lists, vendor assignment, EDL, ALE and AAF inspectors, and timecode and speed math. iPhone and iPad coming soon.

See it work

Every screen below is the app running on the sample files from the support page.

AAF Inspector showing the tracks, markers and clips inside an Avid AAF — AAF Inspector: tracks, markers and clips inside an AAF.

VFX Title Maker turning VFX markers into SubCap titles — VFX Title Maker: markers to SubCap titles, XML and CSV.

EDL and AAF Check comparing an EDL against the AAF of the same sequence — EDL + AAF Check: an EDL against the AAF of the same cut.

VFX Lineup Maker building a lineup from AAF clips with effects — VFX Lineup Maker: AAF clips to a lineup with effects.

Red Pen Tools on iPhone: the tool list — iPhone

AAF Inspector on iPad — iPad. iPhone and iPad versions are coming soon.

Your files stay with you

Every tool runs on your device. Your EDLs, AAFs and exports stay on the device or in your own iCloud Drive. Nothing is uploaded to us. Read the privacy policy.

Help, the full tool list and sample files are on the support page.

Questions or a tool you wish existed: support@customtools.app