After choosing a spice
file, it will appear in the Spice section of SpiceMaster. Then you can adjust it
several ways, such as flipping or reversing the effect, moving it to a new position,
or putting it in motion. You can even rotate it and create terrific spin effects.
Use these controls to better tie the effect to your content, or to add variety
when repeating an effect.
H Flip -- Flip the effect horizontally.
V Flip -- Flip the effect vertically.
Invert -- Reverse (invert) the effect's action.
Center -- Drag the handle or enter X and Y coordinates to move the effect.
Rotate --
Rotate the effect.
Original versus reversed effect with the Invert button.
The effect moves in the opposite direction.
More tips are below:
Switching Clips in SpiceMaster
More About Moving an Effect
How to Rotate or Spin the Effect
Spice Adjustment Tips
Switching Clips In SpiceMaster
• To switch clips in a SpiceMaster, turn on the Invert button (shown
above) AND choose the downward-sloped Progress keyframes (100% - 0% instead of the default
0% - 100%).
The SpiceMaster effect direction remains the same; just which clip appears first/last
changes.
More
About Moving an Effect
• To set a precise position, enter X and Y Center coordinates. The top left frame corner is 0,0.
• To move the effect over time…
1. Click the stopwatch icon next to the Center control.
2. Go to a desired frame that you want to set a rotation value for.
3. Now move the spice to a new position, as explained above. With the Center keyframing on, that will form a new keyframe, which you
can further modify in the Keyframes area.
How
to Rotate or Spin the Effect
To
rotate the effect, adjust the Rotate control or enter a rotation value in the box. From -7200 degrees to 7200 degrees is possible (20 full rotations in
either direction).
To rotate or spin the effect over time…
1. Click the stopwatch icon next to the Rotate control.
2. Go to a desired frame that you want to set a rotation value for.
3. Now rotate the spice, as explained above. With the Rotate keyframing on, that will form a new keyframe, which you can further modify
in the Keyframes area. Be sure to also turn on the Oversize
to Spin button (shown at the top of this page) if you are using an iris-like
spice to keep the spice size consistent during spins. (SpiceMaster
normally will slightly vary a rotated spice's size to cover the entire frame.)
Spice
Adjustment Tips
•
Note that iris-like spices enlarge slightly as you move them toward the frame
edge -- to ensure the spice effect will cover the entire frame.
• Moving or rotating certain spices may reduce the range of grayscales
in the visible frame. Thus the effect will not start or end exactly at the actual
beginning or end of the effect. To compensate (especially if an iris-like effect),
turn on the Auto-Adjust button. Applying some Softness can also be useful, especially for effects that last several seconds.
If the results are not satisfactory, turn off the Auto-Adjust button and manually adjust the effect's first (and/or last)
Progress keyframes up (and/or down) (such as 20% - 80% instead of the default
0% - 100%) to fine-tune the effect's visual timing.
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