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Use Coupon Code: NLCS5UP10

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UPDATE 2/28: Whoops! We sent this offer on Thursday, February 24 and had an unexpected problem with the discount coupon code. This newsletter extends our 10% Upgrade Sale until Friday, March 4. The coupon code will now allow you to buy multiple upgrades. We apologize for any frustration you may have encountered. Please contact our Support team with questions OR go shopping now.

After a whirlwind year, Red Giant has finished a big task. We updated 29 products for Adobe CS5 Creative Suite and 64-bit compatibility. We also put together four CS5-compatible Suites that will really knock your socks off (but keep your wallet intact).

That’s 29 products which contain 170 plug-ins. Each has a Mac and Windows side, which doubles to a total of 240 plug-ins, and then we have multiple Adobe host apps… Wow! This great accomplishment took the hard work of every team at Red Giant and — just as important — a lot of terrific support and advice from you, our customers. We always strive to release the best products, and sometimes we had to delay a much anticipated update to make sure it was in tiptop shape.

It’s been a wild ride to the finish line and we appreciate your patience. As a thank you, we are offering 10% off all upgrades for the next 5 days. That’s a 10% discount on individual and Suite upgrades, most of which are $29 and $99 regularly. Go Shopping Now.

5 Day Sale: This 10% OFF sale runs through Tuesday, March 4, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST (California). To find out when the sale ends in your time zone, visit the World Clock Site.

How To Buy: Add the selected product to your Shopping Cart. Enter Coupon Code NLCS5UP10 during checkout to redeem your discount on the page titled Review and Submit Your Order. (Note: The coupon code field appears after you have entered your credit card information and hit Continue.)

NOTE: This coupon works with upgrades only, not crossgrade offers. In order to purchase an upgrade, you must own the original product. The upgrade will ask for your original serial number. Have questions about which products you own? Please contact our Support Team.

Just an FYI folks – we’ve just released an update to Psunami that makes it CS5 Compatible. Psunami generates precise 3D geometry of an ocean surface, then produces ultra-realistic ray-traced output that looks like real water, from flat pools to raging high seas.

Psunami works in After Effects and Final Cut Pro. You can get it HERE.

For people that already own Psunami: All products purchased on or after April 12, 2010 qualify for FREE 64-bit updates (Adobe CS5 compatible) as soon as they are available. We’ll send an email out to you explain how to get your CS5 upgrade, free of charge, shortly.

Customers that purchased products prior to April 12, 2010 and choose to add 64-bit compatibility will need to pay for upgrades.

Great news to light up your summer! We have just released Knoll Light Factory 2.7. This important update includes support for Adobe CS5/64 bit processing along with new tools that make this industry standard plug-in even more amazing.

Even better, if you already own Knoll 2.5-2.6, you are elligble for a FREE update! (SEE BELOW)

Buy Knoll Light Factory 2.7 now for $399 or upgrade for $99.

What’s New?

• New Lens Designer for Adobe CS5
• 10 new custom lenses
• Knoll 3D Flare to easily create Lens Flares in After Effects 3D space (tutorial here.)
• Knoll Unmult for removing black backgrounds and generating mattes
• Support for Adobe CS5 and native 64-bit operation

The new Knoll Lens Designer for Adobe CS5

Free Update for Knoll Light Factory Pro 2.5 and 2.6 Users

If you own a license of Knoll Light Factory Pro version 2.5 or later, you qualify for a FREE update to Knoll Light Factory 2.7! This is our way of showing you how much we value your business and to thank you for being a loyal and devoted customer.

• Download the FREE Update (IMPORTANT: This will  only update Knoll Light Factory 2.5-2.6 to 2.7)

Hi folks – We know there’s been some confusion regarding the CS5/64-bit transition, and product upgrade pricing, so we thought we’d try to answer your questions with this short video: