CreativEase Tips & Tricks

The top three essentials for new users…
How to Apply CreativEase In...
How to Choose Pre-Made Effects
How to Access the Built-in Tutorials & Help

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How to Apply CreativEase in…

Adobe Premiere 6.x/Pro/Elements
1. From the Effects palette (Video Effects > Pixelan folder), drag and drop a CreativEase effect onto a clip in your Premiere timeline.
2. In the Effect Controls palette, click the Setup button to the right of the effect's name. The CreativEase interface will then appear.
3. Choose a saved setting or presets to quickly form an effect (see how in the next section below). Or adjust the effect's controls manually as desired. Then click the green "check-mark" button at the bottom right of the CreativEase window. You're done!
IMPORTANT: To see the effect in our built-in preview, make sure the clip's timeline track is turned ON AND the effect is turned ON in the Effect Controls palette.
Premiere 6.x ONLY: When applying the same CreativEase effect TWICE to the same clip, or once each to two overlapping clips, the built-in preview may not exactly match your preview or final output from the Premiere timeline.

Adobe After Effects
Apply CreativEase identically to other AE plug-ins (built-in or third-party). Many animation presets are also included per plug-in to instantly apply cool effects.

Sony Vegas Pro/Vegas Movie Studio
1. Drag and drop a Pixelan CE effect from the Video FX (or Plug-Ins) window/pane onto any event in your Vegas timeline. Or, click the Event FX button on an event’s icon in the Vegas timeline, then choose a Pixelan CE effect in the Plug-In Chooser window.



Note that only a few Vegas presets are provided per CreativEase plug-in. That is because CreativEase's built-in presets are far more powerful and are all accessed from WITHIN the CreativEase interface. Details

If the CreativEase effect’s window is not already visible, click the CLICK HERE button in the Event FX window for the CreativEase effect (shown below).



2. Choose a saved setting or presets to quickly form an effect (see how in the next section below). Or adjust the effect's controls manually as desired. Then click the green "check-mark" button at the bottom right of the CreativEase window. You're done!

IMPORTANT: To preview in Vegas while making effect adjustments, click in your Vegas timeline within the CreativEase event you are adjusting. Or double-click the event to loop play it real-time while making effect adjustments (shown below) — highly recommended and very cool!




How to Choose Pre-Made Effects

In CreativEase, choose from a HUGE range of pre-made professional effects per plug-in (see below). Save and organize your own effects/favorites easily, too.

Click this button in a CreativEase effect window to select a saved setting. Several subfolders are included, organized by style. Single-click any saved setting to quickly preview and compare it with others. Double-click your final choice.	.	Click a light-bulb button to choose a preset, instantly configuring A SECTION of CreativEase controls into a cool look. Even do it while previewing. With a few clicks, easily combine presets into THOUSANDS of compelling effects! An industry-unique feature!