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SpiceMASTER Transition
SpiceMASTER Effect/Filter (not avail. for Ulead users)
Quantity of top-rated customizable 'spice' files included
Includes ALL 400 award-winning OrganicFX spices
200 additional BONUS spices available for $20
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Hundreds of Top-Rated Soft/Organic Custom Transitions
Customize/Animate OTHER Video Effects in a Scene/Clip
Powerful MIXER for FILM dissolves and luminance-blend
FX
Soft/Organic Effects for Titles & Graphics
Animated/Soft/Organic PIPs (Picture-In-Picture Effects)
Custom Enhancements for Black & White Mattes
Resolution Independent; 16:9 and HD Compatibility
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Adjust/customize while previewing
Adjust position, speed, motion, softness, border, shadow
Edge texture and glow enhancements
Additional texture and border customization
Bevel/ripple effect enhancements
Additional softness style for ultra-soft effects
Rotation/spin effects
All enhancements are independently keyframable
Modular presets combine instantly into THOUSANDS of FX
Powerful MIXER for FILM dissolves and luminance-blend FX
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Smoothly accelerate/decelerate completion/speed
Presets palette to instantly set speed/acceleration
Easy ultra-smooth BEZIER curve keyframing of controls
Set keyframes numerically/precisely or by copy/paste
Customize keyframe graph's display/zoom
View a particular frame while adjusting keyframes elsewhere
Snap a keyframe to the current frame
Quickly toggle/synch keyframe graphs for different controls
Instantly flip/invert/scale/move/copy entire keyframe line
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Real-time previewing within SpiceMASTER (most systems)
Real-time timeline preview in Vegas, Premiere 6.5/Pro, MSPro 7
Background rendering in Pinnacle Edition/Liquid
Real-time animations of spices in Library
Interactively make any effect adjustments while previewing
Muli-processor optimized
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Drag or numerically adjust effect position within scene
Reveal/erode titles directionally AND softly/organically
Softly flow highlights, colors or blended images within titles
Bezier-controlled ultra-soft 'directional' dissolves/fades
Beautiful ultra-soft Slide/Zoom/Drop effects
Motion-tracking of effect to follow video subject
Safe areas indicator/broadcast color-safe limiting of output
Easy one-click installer
Downloadable -- no shipping charges or delay
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| Help |
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100+ Undo/redo's available
In minutes learn all essentials
Context-sensitive, comprehensive, visual built-in help system
Access entire help without running SpiceMASTER
Print-optimized PDF version of built-in help system
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| Saving /Loading Favorite Effects |
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Instantly re-choose prior-used spices
Hundreds of USEFUL saved settings to instantly apply
Presets that combine instantly into THOUSANDS of new FX
Organize/save/recall favorite spice files in Library
Can color spice thumbnails as visual reminders
Open-ended; accepts alpha wipes, etc. from other programs
Compare effect geometries while previewing
Visual preview/animation of saved settings before choosing
Create your own presets and saved settings
Set default effect to any desired spice/enhancements
All-new presets and saved settings included
Currently active preset visually indicated
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