Free (1) HFX created by caring individuals for your immediate use.

These effects have been tested, are virus free and work correctly in Pinnacle Studio V9/V10/V11/V12 as well as Adobe Première V1.5 & 2.x (2), under Windows 2000, XP or Vista. Anyone using the advice given in this website does so at their own risk. I cannot be held responsible in case of data loss or any damage to your computer (always backup your data regularly!!...).

© Thank you for not hosting these files anywhere else (or ask our agreement). All files are DV FX website property (each author gave DV FX Team the full property for hosting it exclusively).

Effects are in order by category. One effect can belong to more than one category.

To correctly use these hfz files:

• Please take a look at the Studio HFX tutorial: Lesson 1 - hfz file, what is it ? 
  (for Adobe Premiere, please have a look on the FAQ Adobe Premiere and HFX)
• People having difficulty seeing the HFX transitions inside Pinnacle Studio should follow the advice given in the HFX tutorial - "HFX effects do not appear in Studio" and "My HFX thumbnails in Studio are black". Otherwise, an alternate solution exists, one automatic fix (after installing HFZ).
  Just download it and execute it !
  --> Repare-HFX-S10.bat <-- (working only for S10) 
  --> Repare-HFX-S10.Vista <-- (working only for S10.8 with Windows Vista) 
  --> Repare-HFX-S11-XP.bat <-- (working only for S11 with Windows XP)
--> Repare-HFX-S11-Vista.bat <-- (working only for S11 with Windows Vista)  
--> Repare-HFX-S12-XP.bat <-- (working only for S12 with Windows XP)  
--> Repare-HFX-S12-Vista.bat <-- (working only for S12 with Windows Vista)
• InstallHFZ.exe, a small utility developed by Pinnacle will unlock a few HFX transitions listed above (working only for Studio 10 / HFX V6 or higher) !
  --> InstallHFZ.exe <--
  Copy InstallHFZ.exe to folder ..\Pinnacle\HollywoodFX\6.0 (and replace the existing file. Do not double-click on this file or you will receive an error message). Then, re-install those HFZ files which are watermarked !

For downloading some HFX effects

• Some effects are stored on a webserver called Neuf Giga (HFX .zip 001 to 100 and following, flags, etc...). It is mandatory to accept cookies and loading ActiveX control that installs the Java ™ platform on your computer for being able to download the files. In a first time, if you have not installed, download it manually on the JAVA (TM) web site. On the server Neuf Giga each file is represented by an icon. You must click on this icon to download the file.
  Warning :  some download utilities (like  "Free Download Manager" or  similar ...) prevent the downloading of our  HFZ  files. We strongly recommend  to avoid using it.

If an effect is listed here and you are the owner or you want to remove it from this site, or if you wish to share your own creation, please contact us.

Many thanks to Kiwi for having studied my HFX tutorial and tested my website. Kiwi, you helped me greatly in enhancing this website! Thank you for agreeing to help me with HFX !

Another special mention goes to Etienne Kinnaer & Loosecannon, they supported and helped me a lot, without them I would not have continued to publish these effects. Thank you to Loosecannon & Ekinnaer for agreeing to participate in HFX tests, enhancement, improvements, ...

(1) Some effects require HFX Plus, Pro, Mega or a 'Volume Pack' to remove the watermark (the semi transparent Pinnacle logo which may appear). In general, if you see [HFX Basic] that indicates that the effect is fully compliant with the base version. If you see [HFX Plus] or [HFX Pro/Mega], it means that it is compliant with HFX Plus or Pro/Mega. If you see [HFX ????] it means that I do not have enough information. In case you have this information, please inform us and we will update this page.

(2) These effects have been tested with success in Pinnacle Studio 9, Pinnacle Studio 10, Pinnacle Studio 11, Pinnacle Studio 12 and Adobe Première 1.5 & 2.x (for Adobe, see the FAQ Adobe Premiere).

(3) Do not take into account errors during decompression (known bug, related to the use of the "Text3D" object )

(4) To unlock this HFX, please use the following files : Unlock-MFX-Bundle, Unlock-Family-FX, Unlock-Holiday-FX

(5) to be used as a plugin, not as a transition