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Reviews
• JIMCO Software Reviews, June 2005 "Usability : 5/5. Interface : 5/5. Intuitiveness : 5/5. Features : 5/5. Documentation : 5/5. Price vs. Value Ratio : 5/5. Overall : 5/5. SpiceMASTER is a great example of usability also directly correlating to intuitiveness.… It would be enough for a 5/5 without the Mixer and the ability to transform any Vegas plug-in. SpiceMASTER offers an almost endless array of choices in just about everything. You won't be able to think of a feature that's missing.… I was unable to find any product on the market today that would do what SpiceMASTER will do. It is truly one of a kind in Vegas plug-ins and it does what it advertises with incredibly impressive results." • Digital Media Net (Douglas Spotted Eagle), March 2003 "New Pixelan Plug-in Interface *is* the Spice of Life!! Pixelan SpiceMASTER 2 is indeed a 'hot' spice for any video editor. Pixelan, long known for their SpiceMaster products, have recently released version 2 of their SpiceMaster interface, and it's absolutely worth the wait. … SpiceMASTER 2 does not require any compositing chops, adjustments, or knowledge. It does all the work for you. … The tool is completely loaded with hundreds of presets for each attribute, giving users a springboard to tweak and fine tune settings to their personal tastes. Or not. The presets are brilliant, and numerous, and many users will find them enough to create the exact look desired, or find the Spices generate even more creative genius and understanding of possibilities with video production." • SoftMag (Thomas Thorp), March 2003 "The new version is much better than even the earlier version, which we ranked 6 [out of 6 -- the highest score at SoftMag]. You get better control over the effects you want to make, and now with more possibilities. … There are a lot of premade templates. All effects you see in real time, so you know how the effect will act before you using it. The thing I like very much in the new version is the way you can use alpha channels… This is a plug-in we guaranty that you will love. A very good choice for multimedia companies, and private persons as well. With more than 500 effects you have a lot to chose from. …very easy to use, and now supports the alpha channel. Need to make effects in a hurry, then SpiceMASTER 2 will make you very happy." • Videography (Tim Tully), October 2001 "A recent project I was working on required turning a series of still images into an interesting video montage… It was important that whatever moves or transitions I used looked "natural."… [SpiceMaster] integrates smoothly with the Vegas interface… At first glance, the controls look simple, but they're designed in a way that gives you what seems like unlimited flexibility and control… SpiceMaster adds a heap of functionality to Vegas (and there are versions for most other NLEs too.) Its fractal effects are wonderfully malleable and the interface is good overall. I know I'll be using it quite a bit in the future." • AvidProNet (Steve Hullfish), July 2001 "The end result is a software package that gives editors a series of soft and organic wipes and matte effects which allow nearly unlimited transitional and segment effect possibilities. … If you use any transitions, including dissolves, SpiceMaster may have applications for you. For example, I have used "directional dissolves" or very soft wipes to call attention to certain parts of the image on the "b" side of the transition. You can use SpiceMaster to replace virtually any of the standard Avid wipes, since SpiceMaster gives you so much more control over the effect parameters than standard wipes." • Creative Cow Net (David Hague), May 15, 2001 "… without question, the plug-in I use most of all for my own work is SpiceMaster and the accompanying Spices from Pixelan. … It would be true to say that SpiceMaster is one of those programs that if you gave ten copies to ten different people they would all end up with different results because SpiceMaster truly lets your imagination take control and not lock you into any set rules. It is my opinion, that anyone using an NLE for either hobby or professional work will be very glad they discovered SpiceMaster." • Creative Cow Net (Dennis Kutchera), May 27, 2001 "Since installing SpiceMaster, it has become my number one plug-in because the effects can be soft and seamless, lending a subtle enhancement where previously only a dissolve may have seemed appropriate. Clients love it. SpiceMaster is always fresh. No "Best if used before 1993" effects here! SpiceMaster is a must have for any Avid or for that matter any of the other nonlinear systems supported by SpiceMaster. A must-have at a price that will pay for itself in less than half an edit session." • Digital Media World, March 2001 "If you don't have Pixelan's SpiceMaster - or at the very least use their Spices - you are missing out on a very cool, infinitely customisable and inexpensive set of tools for special effects in video editing and compositing. …" • Video Systems, "Killer Demo Reels" by B. Braverman, June 2001 "If you're preparing a killer demo reel you know that smooth transitions between clips can add substantially to your overall presentation. Luckily, Pixelan offers a viable solution to the daunting problem of cheesy transitions. … SpiceMaster… [provides] a huge range of tasteful transitions with super-soft edges.… Pixelan's SpiceMaster is a great tool to produce the killer demo reel. I consider it a must-have addition to every shooter-turned-producer's toolbox. • TV Technology, June 12, 2000 "Pixelan Software's new NLE plug-in, SpiceMaster, is a stunning program that allows you to create beautiful and unique 2D transitions and flowing dynamic mattes. In addition to its incredible creative potential, the program is also exceptionally easy to use, bug-free, and inexpensive. …" • Digital Media World, March/April 2000 "…The program gives infinite manipulation over the way you can create transitions, with controls for direction, speed, softness, edge, glow, shadow and strength. If you ever use transitions or include matted effects in your productions, SpiceMaster is a must-have application...…" |
