Duvan Prieto

Plug-in for Final Cut Pro · Version 2.0

Grit Guides Pro

Pixel rulers, up to 10 guides each way, composition grids and delivery safe zones, sharp at any viewer size.

$15 · Checkout opens soon · macOS 13 or later

Up to 10 guides each way.

Drag them in the viewer or type a number. They snap to the thirds, the center, the golden-ratio lines, safe zones and each other, and their positions show in the rulers.

Ten vertical and ten horizontal guides with their positions in the rulers
Guides snapping to the thirds, their positions shown in the rulers

Guides that snap

Show Spacing measures every gap, in pixels.

A guide and its partner mirrored across the center

Mirror pairs

Drag one guide and its partner mirrors it across the center.

Every grid you frame with.

Thirds, golden ratio, phi grid, fifths, golden triangle, harmonic armature, diagonals, center cross, a custom grid and a layout grid with columns and gutters. Each with its own color.

Rule of thirds, golden ratio and phi grids over a shot
Ruler numbers staying crisp with the viewer zoomed in

Sharp at any size

Drawn for the viewer you're looking at, crisp from a laptop to a 5K display.

Grit Guides Pro in Final Cut's Titles and Effects browsers with its preset menu

A title or an effect

Above your clips, or on an adjustment layer. Any project shape.

See it the way viewers will.

Safe zones for Reels, TikTok, Shorts and Stories, with each app's buttons and caption drawn over your video. Plus title safe, action safe and every aspect ratio from 2.39:1 to 9:16.

Instagram Reels buttons and caption over a vertical video

Each app's own screen New

One app at a time, or all of them at once.

Title safe, action safe and aspect outlines

Delivery checks

Outlines or letterbox bars, or several shapes at once.

Also in the box.

What you need

macOS
13 Ventura or later
Mac
Apple silicon or Intel
App
Final Cut Pro
Download
A disk image with the installer app and the user guide

Getting set up

  1. Open the disk image and drag Grit Guides Pro into Applications.
  2. Open it and click Install.
  3. Quit and reopen Final Cut Pro.
  4. Find it under Titles › Grit Guides Pro or Effects › Grit Guides Pro.

Questions

Does it show in my export?

Yes, like any title or effect. Disable its clip (press V) or turn off Show Overlay before you export. Or save your setup as a Viewer Overlay: Final Cut shows it in the viewer only.

Does it work in vertical projects?

Yes. It works out 16:9, 4:3, vertical, 4:5, square and cinema-wide projects on its own. For 2.39:1 and 21:9, use the effect on an adjustment layer: a title only covers the middle 16:9.

Title or effect: which one?

Both draw the same overlay with the same controls. A title sits above your clips; the effect goes on an adjustment layer and covers the whole frame, whatever its shape.

Can I share my presets?

Yes. Open the Grit Guides Pro app and use its Presets menu to export yours to a file. Another editor imports it into theirs.

What if it isn't for me?

Email support@dnftd.net within 14 days of buying and you'll get a full refund. See the refund policy.

User guide

Installing, presets, every control, troubleshooting and uninstalling, on one page.

Open the user guide

Email me

Questions, bugs or ideas for the next version. I answer myself.

support@dnftd.net
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