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• JIMCO Software Reviews
"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."
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Digital Media Net (Douglas Spotted Eagle)
"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."
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SoftMag (Thomas Thorp)
"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."
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Videography (Tim Tully)
"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."
• Creative
Cow Net (David Hague)
"… 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)
"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... at a price that will pay for itself in less than half an edit session."
• Digital
Media World
"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
"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.
…if you never thought you'd find an NLE plug-in that was powerful, eminently useable, dependable and bargain priced, think again. SpiceMaster is all of this and more. I can't imagine being without it, and I believe you'll find the program to be just as tasty as I do."
• Digital Media World
"…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... "
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