Apply SpatterFlex 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 SpatterFlex 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
setting to quickly preview and compare it with others. Double-click your final choice. |
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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 SpatterFlex is most easily accessed
in three steps:
STEP 1. Set the general location and amount of spatter. Use the Type and Amount controls in the Main section of SpatterFlex, together with the Spice and Mixer controls in the Extras section. (Clicking the Dual Pane button in the top right of the SpatterFlex window can help, so you can see Main and Extras sections side-by-side.)
SpatterFlex
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 where patter particles will appear. 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 SpatterFlex interface.
To instead use the clip's luminance to form where spatter particles appear, set the Mixer slider in the Spice section of SpatterFlex to 100%.
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 SpatterFlex's
most unique and powerful controls. Keyframing the Mixer slider can lead to incredible organic flowing blur effects.
STEP 2. Adjust
the spatter size, softness, and motion. With Progress at its default 50%, adjust X Size and Y Size sliders in the Grain section. Turning on the Hard particles check box can create a more varigated look. To change the spatter to more of a molten effect, use the Softness slider. To set spatter particles in motion during the clip, which is almost always desirable for a more realistic look, increase the Motion slider.
STEP 3. Fine-tune
the effect. In the Main section, Type > One-way tones down the overall spatter effect. Spread affects how wide
the spatter appears from its origin. Ramping controls where within the effect spatter will appear strongest. Angle can add a various OrganiBlur-like swirling blurs behind the spatter look.
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