What It Does
Pixel Galactic is a GPU-accelerated plugin from Pixel Sorter Studio that generates glitch effects driven by motion in your footage. Apply it to a clip and it produces trails, echoes, and flowing pixel distortions that react to movement in the frame. The result sits somewhere between datamoshing and pixel sorting, giving footage a disintegrating or simulation-corrupted look.
It works inside Premiere Pro (2020 through 2026), After Effects, and Media Encoder on both Windows and macOS (12.0+ required on Apple Silicon and Intel).
Key Features
GPU acceleration with live feedback. Because the effect runs on the GPU, you see results immediately as you adjust parameters. No render-and-check cycle, which makes dialing in the look much faster.
Fully keyframable. Every parameter can be animated over time, so the glitch intensity can build, pulse, or sync to a beat.
Presets included. A set of starting presets ships with the plugin, giving you a range of looks to modify rather than building from scratch.
Motion-aware processing. The distortions respond to actual motion in the clip. Fast-moving subjects produce more pronounced trails and echoes; static shots stay mostly clean unless you push the parameters.
Who It’s For
Pixel Galactic suits editors and motion designers working on music videos, short films, social content, or title sequences that call for a glitchy or lo-fi digital aesthetic. It pairs naturally with other Pixel Sorter Studio tools like Motion Mosh and Pixel Sorter if you want to layer multiple distortion types.
Requires a GPU with OpenCL or OpenGL support. Computers without that support are not compatible.
Pricing
Pixel Galactic is a one-time purchase at $34.99 for a single-user license. A free trial is available that includes full functionality but watermarks renders with a red cross and limits resolution. Buying two or more plugins from aescripts applies a 10% discount automatically at checkout.