Still can't get rid of new blue fx transitions - blue fx trial

osX 13.5.2


I found this link trashing preferences and did the option command, and still get need transitions dialogue box on startup. "blue effects. I still have some blue effects left in my transitions window. "FCPX transitions".


I went deep and trashed any blue effects folders I could find. I assume I am missing one? The blue effects website isn't too helpful.


Just incase: these are the trial effects that load with FCP after download. I have an M2 MacBook, and am having this problem.



If this is can be fixed by a simple delete in a folder I missed, cool. If not I will open a support ticket on "newbluefx"


MacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023)

Posted on Oct 18, 2023 10:05 AM

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Posted on Oct 21, 2023 03:05 PM

I have no experience with New Blue, but you are probably correct that they are FxPlug based code plugins.


They make plugins for a variety of editors, the last supported seems to be Final Cut Pro.


I tend to view these types of plugins as "sanctioned viruses" — Apple allows them, but they can be doing things you might not be aware of. One thing they do track is whether or not a product has been purchased so it can limit your use of plugins as "Demos".


Historically, FxPlug added templates tend to *break* when FCPX is updated as well as when the OS is updated. These include plugins from FxFactory, PFS, MotionVFX, etc.


The Transitions you have that are blank probably *broke* a year or so ago. Therefore, you *might* have to upgrade the software to get a working uninstaller.


I have no idea how you ended up with this product, but I seriously doubt it was bundled with FCPX and Motion. New Blue isn't even listed in Apple's Final Cut Pro Ecosystem page.


I've searched around for removing these effects and can find very little. There is basically only this:

https://newbluefx.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/206317045-How-do-I-uninstall-a-NewBlue-product-


NewBlue Uninstallers may be a folder - if so, you'll find the uninstaller for each product you might have installed inside the folder. Once you get them all removed, you'll need to get rid of the NewBlue App Manager as well.


Apparently, you are likely to also have a User Account on NewBlueFX.com which you will need to deactivate (Sign Out).


Whether or not all this will actually work to get rid of these effects once and for all... your guess is as good as mine.


Good luck.



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Oct 21, 2023 03:05 PM in response to nelsonmay

I have no experience with New Blue, but you are probably correct that they are FxPlug based code plugins.


They make plugins for a variety of editors, the last supported seems to be Final Cut Pro.


I tend to view these types of plugins as "sanctioned viruses" — Apple allows them, but they can be doing things you might not be aware of. One thing they do track is whether or not a product has been purchased so it can limit your use of plugins as "Demos".


Historically, FxPlug added templates tend to *break* when FCPX is updated as well as when the OS is updated. These include plugins from FxFactory, PFS, MotionVFX, etc.


The Transitions you have that are blank probably *broke* a year or so ago. Therefore, you *might* have to upgrade the software to get a working uninstaller.


I have no idea how you ended up with this product, but I seriously doubt it was bundled with FCPX and Motion. New Blue isn't even listed in Apple's Final Cut Pro Ecosystem page.


I've searched around for removing these effects and can find very little. There is basically only this:

https://newbluefx.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/206317045-How-do-I-uninstall-a-NewBlue-product-


NewBlue Uninstallers may be a folder - if so, you'll find the uninstaller for each product you might have installed inside the folder. Once you get them all removed, you'll need to get rid of the NewBlue App Manager as well.


Apparently, you are likely to also have a User Account on NewBlueFX.com which you will need to deactivate (Sign Out).


Whether or not all this will actually work to get rid of these effects once and for all... your guess is as good as mine.


Good luck.



Oct 21, 2023 06:24 AM in response to fox_m

I may be wrong about New Blue. I think is fx plug. I don't mind getting rid of the dialogue box, but I have a lot of transitions that are blank. Do you recommend downloading the the New Blue and fx plug installers and trying to get everything out? I am not even sure where I got these. I think they came bundled in the download with FCPx and Motion when I bought it back in 2021.

Oct 21, 2023 04:13 PM in response to fox_m

Appreciate the advice. What I may have to do is wait for the first Sonoma patch. Then I will wipe my hard drive and just install Sonoma fresh. From there I can download everything and hopefully all this crap will be gone.


You talked about signing out on the website at new blue effect: If I was signed in, it wouldn't allow anything to sneak into my white Drive and newly stalled OS X?

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