Apply FlowTexture to a clip in your timeline, like any built-in video effect. (Don't know how? Click here to see how to apply and use CreativEase effects.)
After the FlowTexture interface appears, either:
Choose a pre-made effect. Choose a saved setting or one or more section presets to INSTANTLY form a particular look.
Saved Settings
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Section Presets
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| Click the 'load' button at the top of our plugin to select a saved
setting, which will instantly configure ALL CONTROLS into a cool effect.Several
subfolders are included, organized by style. Single-click any saved
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Click any section's Section Presets button, which will instantly configure controls ONLY
IN THAT SECTION into a powerful combination. Presets are a great way to QUICKLY build USEFUL effects from scratch, or to modify a saved setting. Try a few -- THOUSANDS of combinations are provided! |
OR create a custom effect by manually adjusting. For
this latter approach, generally the power of FlowTexture can be most easily accessed
in four steps:
STEP 1. Select the displacement geometry. FlowTexture
uses the luminance of your clip's image or the luminance of a selected spice file
(or a variable mix of both) as the basis for displacement. To select from hundreds
of available spice geometries (instead of using the default Elliptic1
C spice file), click the Choose Spice File button at the top of the FlowTexture interface. To instead use the
clip's luminance to form the displacement, set the Mixer slider to 100% at the bottom of the Spice section. To mix the spice geometry AND your clip's
luminance, adjust the Mixer to an intermediate value,
such as 50%. Experiment -- the Mixer is one of FlowTexture's
most unique and powerful controls. Keyframing the Mixer slider can lead to incredible flowing distortion effects.
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| Original clip |
Oval spice making waves |
Mixer = 20 |
Mixer = 50 |
Mixer = 100 |
STEP 2. Fine-tune
the displacement. Generally, you should first set the Waves slider (overall number of waves) and the Spread slider
(distance between waves). Then fine-tune further by adjusting the Height slider (overall refraction strength). Additional sliders provide more subtle fine-tuning. The Ramping slider moves the maximum wave height
from the inner wave toward the outer wave. The Rotation slider controls the refraction direction. And the Softness slider blurs the distortion to create
a more liquid-like look. All of these controls are keyframable to create wonderful evolving effects.
STEP 3. Adjust
the lighting (if desired). Depending on the look you desire, controls in the Light pane of FlowTexture can add further realism. Intensity adjusts the light's power and Angle sets its direction. The Softness slider controls
light/shadow details independent of the Displacement > Softness slider. Use the Blend menu to make the light brighter/harsher if desired.
STEP 4. Add
texture to the effect (if desired). Untwirl the Spice Texture tab to access additional enhancements to consider. If you have our SpiceMASTER
2.x plug-in, the Texture controls here are similar.
They provide variably-sized organic particle texturing to the effect. Many useful
presets are provided (click the section presets button), but to experiment further
first adjust the Amount slider to set a desired strength. X Size and Y Size control
the texture's size. Density sets the extent of texturing,
and activating the Motion slider will put the texture
into random motion.
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