• The Compelling Power of Softness. Softness is a simple but compelling treatment that SpiceMASTER specializes in. It is a key advantage over most other effects. SpiceMASTER provides up to five types of adjustable softness -- use alone or blend them. Even for pure "cuts and dissolves" projects, SpiceMASTER's ultra-soft 'directional' dissolves can add a wonderfully subtle hint of movement or geometry to lead the viewer's eye.
• Cutting-Edge Organic Looks (PRO only). SM2.5 PRO's huge range of organic effects include bursts, climatics, plasmas, erosions, strokes, vapors, etc. These can be ideal for cutting-edge looks in music or sports videos, promotional work, multimedia, etc. Apply them as organic transitions or as organic animated mattes for OTHER effects in a clip (see below).
• Customize/Animate Virtually ANY OTHER Effect. In seconds, you can easily control and animate where color changes, blurs, distortions, or ANY OTHER visual effects (built-in or 3rd-party) appear within a clip's image (as shown below) -- an VERY useful capability for a wide range of projects.
• The Amazing New MIXER for FILM Dissolves & More (PRO only) --NEW! Looking for a true film look? Even if you have a film-look plug-in for adding grain, you're not all of the way there without also being able to apply true FILM dissolves. SpiceMASTER 2.5 PRO solves that need and adds a terrific industry-first to this capability! Details
• Unique Animated/Soft/Organic PIPs (PRO only). No longer must you limit PIP (picture-in-picture) effects to hard-edged rectangular looks. SpiceMASTER PRO can instead easily frame PIPs with a different shape, soft edge, glow, organic border, shadow, special texture, or numerous other treatments. You can even create PIPs with organic shapes that animate!
• Soft/Organic Effects for Titles, Graphics, & Mattes (PRO only). SpiceMASTER PRO powerfully supplements your built-in titler or CG/title program. Reveal or hide titles, graphics, logos, lower-thirds, or backgrounds with a subtle, beautiful 'directional' dissolve or a flowing, organic, natural-looking edge. Blend and animate content, colors, highlights, effects, etc. WITHIN titles. Feather text rolls/crawls seamlessly as they enter or leave the frame, a graphic, a PIP, etc. to add a classy touch.
• Complete Creative Control. For any of SpiceMASTER's hundreds of effects, customize the geometry, position, direction, speed, softness, organic edge, animation, border, glow, and shadow. The PRO version adds extra controls for rotation/spin, texture, borders, depth, bevel, ripples, etc. Never before has there been such customization to help you achieve that "just right" look.
• Bezier Curve Keyframing to Accelerate/Decelerate. With bezier curve keyframing, smoothly accelerate/decelerate speed in SM2.5 TFX, or virtually ANY parameter in the PRO version. Such keyframing can be used, for example, to motion-track effects on a moving subject. Adding/adjusting is just a simple click and drag -- nothing complicated to learn!
• Depth for Other Effects. SpiceMASTER can add photo-realistic shadows, glows, bevels, ripples, etc. to ANY OTHER effect/filter or key in a clip. Instant creative possibilities for showing layering and depth in your effects.
• Real-time Previewing. SpiceMASTER previews REAL-TIME in its built-in preview (most computers) AND real-time from the timeline of Adobe Premiere 6.5/Pro*, Sony Vegas, and Ulead MediaStudio 7. Also, it background renders in Pinnacle Liquid Edition.
* Certain RT video boards (i.e. Matrox) may require Premiere settings that defeat Premiere's native real-time previewing. In that case, SpiceMASTER's built-in preview can be real-time.
SM 2.5 TFX interface
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SM 2.5 PRO interface
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• Minimal Effect Setup Time. SpiceMASTER's intuitive interface reduces your effect setup time, an especially important time-saver when creating complex effects -- and often far more important than any rendering time. All controls are visual and easy to understand. You can adjust and fine-tune interactively while previewing.
•Resolution Independent --NEW! Both versions of SpiceMASTER now can handle ANY video output standard, including 16:9 and HD!
•Incredibly Easy to Use. Unlike many other effects programs, with SpiceMASTER you can avoid a steep learning curve and fat manual. Even novices can create powerful SpiceMASTER effects within minutes.
•100+ Undo/Redo's. SpiceMASTER's deep undo/redo capability allows you to experiment freely!
• THOUSANDS of Pre-Made Effects. Instantly apply hundreds of pre-made professional effects. Or with a few clicks, combine SpiceMASTER's huge collection of modular presets into entirely new effects -- THOUSANDS of compelling combinations are easily possible!
•Visually Choose & Compare Effects. Browse the visual Library to quickly compare and choose from related effect geometries, which preview side-by-side in real-time. Organize and manage the effects effortlessly. Click here to view
• Save & Recall Favorites. Save and instantly recall frequently used effects, organized by project, client, favorites, or any other category you desire.
• Easy One-Click Installer. No more frustration! Both the demo and purchased SpiceMASTER are very easy to install. One-click.
•Downloadable --NEW! No shipping delay/charges to pay. Hooray!
• GREAT Help. Instantly access comprehensive, context-sensitive, visual help -- and enjoy FREE tech support. The SpiceMASTER download includes a printable two-page Quick Start that in 5 minutes will tell you all essentials about how to apply and use SpiceMASTER (see at left).
• Terrific Uses in Other Plug-Ins (PRO version only). SpiceMASTER 2.5 PRO's 400 OrganicFX spice files give you extra value -- they can also power a wide range of OTHER effects in compositing programs such as Adobe After Effects and Boris FX/RED. For example, spices can control the effect geometries and organic qualities of After Effect's Colorama, Shatter, Particle Playground, Displacement Map, Time Displacement, Fog 3D, and Compound Blur effects (to name a few).
