Newbluefx 2012 Beta 1 [top] Jun 2026

If you ever find an old hard drive with an .exe named NewBlue_2012_B1_Setup.exe , consider installing it on a retro machine. Not for professional work—you have far better tools today. But for a glimpse into the excitement of early 2010s post-production, when every new beta felt like opening a door to the future.

Perhaps the most legendary feature of Beta 1 was a hidden toggle labeled For a brief period, users could draw a rough mask around a moving object, and the plugin would attempt planar tracking. It was buggy—prone to crashes if you sneezed—but those who used it swore it predicted After Effects’ Rotobrush. Unfortunately, due to stability issues, Smart Mask was pulled from the final 2012 release. Newbluefx 2012 Beta 1

"The beta is unstable but the potential is insane. If they fix the memory leaks, Adobe should be worried." — Creative COW review, December 2011 If you ever find an old hard drive with an

While the beta offered a glimpse into a much faster workflow, early testers reported several common issues: Perhaps the most legendary feature of Beta 1

Newbluefx 2012 Beta 1 Release Type: Public Beta / Pre-release Release Date: Q3 2011 (archived) Platform: Windows XP / Vista / 7 (32-bit & 64-bit) Category: Video Effects Plugin Suite (for Vegas Pro, Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc.)