SpiceMASTER is the ULTIMATE Transitions and Effects Animation Plug-In!
Welcome! SpiceMASTER has long been digital video's leading visual effects plugin to create custom soft/organic transitions AND to animate other effects applied to a video clip, greatly enhancing your creative flexibility with your video editing software. The SpiceMASTER 2.5 plug-in comes in TWO flavors -- TFX and PRO:
• 400+Industry-Leading Softenable Custom Transitions. From subtle 'directional' dissolves to cutting-edge looks, SpiceMASTER gives you fresh, USEFUL alternative transitions to the typical hard-edged transitions and overused 3D moves found in video editing software. ALL transitions in SpiceMASTER are completely customizable for position, direction, speed, softness, etc. Spices are used by more than 250,000+ editors worldwide!
• Animation of OTHER Video Effects. SpiceMASTER is much more than soft/organic transitions! In seconds, you can easily control and animate any other effects applied to a clip -- therefore where color changes, blurs, or ANY OTHER video effects in your video editing system appear within a SINGLE clip's scene!
•THOUSANDS of Pre-Made Effects. Choose from a HUGE range of pre-made professional effects. Or with a few clicks, easily combine modular presets into thousands of compelling new effects! Save and organize favorites, too!
• Incredibly EASY to Use. NO steep learning curve or fat manual, unlike other FX programs. Even novices can apply powerful custom effects within minutes of their first SpiceMASTER use.
SpiceMASTER 2.5 PRO includes ALL TFX features at left PLUS...
•600 amazing OrganicFX -- our exclusive top-rated spices. Altogether, PRO has 1,000+ terrific spice geometries to choose from -- all easily customizable! Use them for unique video transition geometries and for unique ways to animate your other video effects.
• The MIXER. The PRO version's powerful MIXER control creates beautiful FILM dissolves AND more! Use it to blend spice effects with a clip's luminance -- an industry exclusive and a "must have" feature if you seek seamless video transitions that tie visually into your subject/scene!
• Spice Effects for Titles/Graphics and Picture-In-Picture Effects (PIPs). Apply animated soft/organic effects to these elements, giving you many more creative options than 'old' standards.
•EASY Bezier Keyframing. Smoothly accelerate/decelerate virtually any SpiceMASTER control with just a few clicks.
• Extra Adjustments.PRO includes extra controls for softness, texture, borders, plus rotation/spin effects and bevel/ripple enhancements. Cool!
For a detailed feature comparison between SpiceMASTER 2.5 TFX and PRO, click here.
SpiceMASTER Features/Advantages
•Hundreds of Industry-Leading Soft/Organic Customizable Video Transitions •The Compelling Power of Softness for Video Transitions •Cutting-Edge Organic Effect Looks (PRO only) • Customize/Animate Virtually ANY OTHER Video Effect • The Amazing MIXER for FILM Dissolves & More (PRO only) •Unique Animated/Soft/Organic Picture-In-Picture Effects (PIPs) (PRO only) •Soft/Organic Video Effects for Titles & Graphics (PRO only) •Complete Creative Control Over Your Transitions and Effects •Bezier Curve Keyframing to Accelerate/Decelerate •Depth for Other Effects •Real-time Previewing •Minimal Effect Setup Time •Resolution Independent Effects •Incredibly Easy to Use •100+ Undo/Redos •THOUSANDS of Pre-Made Effects and Transitions •Visually Choose & Compare Effects and Transitions •Save & Recall Favorites Effects and Transitions •GREAT Help •Terrific Uses in Other Effects Plug-Ins (PRO only)
•Hundreds of Industry-Leading Soft/Organic Customizable Video Transitions. From subtle 'directional' dissolves -- a compelling alternative to standard dissolves/fades -- to cutting-edge organic looks, SpiceMASTER gives you fresh, USEFUL alternatives to typical hard-edged transitions and overused 3D moves. ALL SpiceMASTER transitions are completely customizable to integrate them visually and beautifully into your scenes. Spices are used by more than 250,000+ editors worldwide!
•The Compelling Power of Softness for Video Transitions . Softness is a simple but compelling treatment that SpiceMASTER specializes in. It is a key advantage over most other effects. SpiceMASTER provides up to five types of adjustable softness -- use alone or blend them. Even for pure "cuts and dissolves" projects, SpiceMASTER's ultra-soft 'directional' dissolves can add a wonderfully subtle hint of movement or geometry to lead the viewer's eye.
•Cutting-Edge Organic Effect Looks (PRO only). SM2.5 PRO's huge range of organic effects include bursts, climatics, plasmas, erosions, strokes, vapors, etc. These can be ideal for cutting-edge effect looks in music or sports videos, promotional work, multimedia, etc. Apply them as organic transitions or as organic animated mattes for OTHER effects in a clip (see below).
•Customize/Animate Virtually ANY OTHER Video Effect. In seconds, you can easily control and animate where color changes, blurs, distortions, or ANY OTHER visual effects (built-in or 3rd-party) appear within a clip's image (as shown below) -- an VERY useful capability for a wide range of projects.
•The Amazing New MIXER for FILM Dissolves & More (PRO only)Looking for a true film look? Even if you have a film-look plug-in for adding grain, you're not all of the way there without also being able to apply true FILM dissolves. SpiceMASTER 2.5 PRO solves that need and adds a terrific industry-first to this capability! Details
•Unique Animated/Soft/Organic PIPs (PRO only). No longer must you limit PIP (picture-in-picture) effects to hard-edged rectangular looks. SpiceMASTER PRO can instead easily frame PIPs with a different shape, soft edge, glow, organic border, shadow, special texture, or numerous other treatments. You can even create PIPs with organic shapes that animate!
•Soft/Organic Video Effects for Titles & Graphics (PRO only). SpiceMASTER PRO powerfully supplements your built-in titler or CG/title program. Reveal or hide titles, graphics, logos, lower-thirds, or backgrounds with a subtle, beautiful 'directional' dissolve or a flowing, organic, natural-looking edge. Blend and animate content, colors, highlights, effects, etc. WITHIN titles. Feather textrolls/crawls seamlessly as they enter or leave the frame, a graphic, a PIP, etc. to add a classy touch.
•Complete Creative Control Over Your Transitions and Effects. For any of SpiceMASTER's hundreds of effects, customize the geometry, position, direction, speed, softness, organic edge, animation, border, glow, and shadow. The PRO version adds extra controls for rotation/spin, texture, borders, depth, bevel, ripples, etc. Never before has there been such customization to help you achieve that "just right" look.
•Bezier Curve Keyframing to Accelerate/Decelerate. With bezier curve keyframing, smoothly accelerate/decelerate speed in SM2.5 TFX, or virtually ANY parameter in the PRO version. Such keyframing can be used, for example, to motion-track effects on a moving subject. Adding/adjusting is just a simple click and drag -- nothing complicated to learn!
•Depth for Other Effects. SpiceMASTER can add photo-realistic shadows, glows, bevels, ripples, etc. to ANY OTHER effect/filter or key in a clip. Instant creative possibilities for showing layering and depth in your effects.
•Real-time Previewing. SpiceMASTER previews REAL-TIME in its built-in preview (most computers) AND real-time from the timeline of Adobe Premiere Pro* and Sony Vegas Pro.
* Certain RT video boards (i.e. Matrox) may require Premiere Pro settings that defeat Premiere's native real-time previewing. In that case, SpiceMASTER's built-in preview can be real-time.
• Minimal Effect Setup Time. SpiceMASTER's intuitive interface reduces your effect setup time, an especially important time-saver when creating complex effects -- and often far more important than any rendering time. All controls are visual and easy to understand. You can adjust and fine-tune interactively while previewing.
• Resolution Independent Effects. Both versions of SpiceMASTER now can handle ANY video output standard, including 16:9 and HD.
• Incredibly Easy to Use. Unlike many other effects programs, with SpiceMASTER you can avoid a steep learning curve and fat manual. Even novices can create powerful SpiceMASTER effects within minutes.
• 100+ Undo/Redo's. SpiceMASTER's deep undo/redo capability allows you to experiment freely.
•THOUSANDS of Pre-Made Effects and Transitions. Instantly apply hundreds of pre-made professional effects. Or with a few clicks, combine SpiceMASTER's huge collection of modularpresets into entirely new effects -- THOUSANDS of compelling combinations are easily possible!
• Visually Choose & Compare Effects and Transitions. Browse the visual Library to quickly compare and choose from related effect geometries, which preview side-by-side in real-time. Organize and manage the effects effortlessly. Click here to view
•Save & Recall Favorites Effects and Transitions. Save and instantly recall frequently used effects, organized by project, client, favorites, or any other category you desire.
•GREAT Help. Instantly access comprehensive, context-sensitive, visual help -- and enjoy FREE tech support. The SpiceMASTER download includes a printable two-page Quick Start that in 5 minutes will tell you all essentials about how to apply and use SpiceMASTER (see at left).
•Terrific Uses in Other Effects Plug-Ins (PRO version only). SpiceMASTER 2.5 PRO's 600 OrganicFX spice files give you extra value -- they can also power a wide range of OTHER effects in compositing programs such as Adobe After Effects and Boris FX/RED. For example, spices can control the effect geometries and organic qualities of After Effect's Colorama, Shatter, Particle Playground, Displacement Map, Time Displacement, Fog 3D, and Compound Blur effects (to name a few).
To see movies of cool effects from SpiceMASTER, please click here.
