Red Giant Software has released Datamator 1.5, a set of eight plug-ins for integrating chart and graph animations into news programs and corporate videos. Datamator enables users to create 3D content, with controls for several parameters including built-in cameras, lighting and rotation. The charts and graphs can be configured with customized colors, typefaces, grids, legends and labels. Users can also create alpha channels or choose from a variety presets.

Version 1.5 now supports After Effects 7, CS3 and CS4, on Windows or Mac systems. The company claims the new rendering engine is twice as fast as the previous releases.

Datamator 1.5 is compatible with Mac OS X 10.39 or higher and Windows XP SP1 32-bit and Vista 32-bit. Customers can purchase the set of plug-ins for $100.