Welcome! This help guide holds everything you need to know about Pixelan Software's Easy Packs.

This help applies to the Easy Packs version for Vegas Pro 13 or later (64-bit) and Vegas Movie Studio Platinum/Suite 13-17 (64-bit). If you have Magix Movie Studio 18 or later, please install and use the Easy Packs version for Magix Movie Edit Pro/Video Pro.

Contents

•How to Apply Easy Transitions in VEGAS
•How to Apply Easy Effects in VEGAS
•Working with Effects Browser -- Presets
•Easy SpiceMaster's Unique Capabilities -- Working with Spices

 How to Apply Easy Transitions in VEGAS

In VEGAS Pro or VEGAS Movie Studio (64-bit, version 13 or later):

1. Overlap two events in the SAME video track of your Vegas timeline, automatically creating a crossfade transition.
2. Drag an easy transition item (the name, or a Vegas preset for it) from the Vegas Transitions > All list onto the crossfade. [Screenshot] Or right-click the crossfade and choose Transition Properties, then double-click the pack name. Our OFX interface will then appear.
3. Click the Load a Pre-made Effect button at the top of the pack interface [Screenshot] to open a large Effects Browser window to visually choose/compare effect presets. See below for the basic steps to using Effects Browser.

 How to Apply Easy Effects in VEGAS

In VEGAS Pro or VEGAS Movie Studio (64-bit, version 13 or later):

1. Drag the pack's name (or a Vegas preset for it) from the Vegas Video FX > All list onto any event or track in your Vegas timeline. [Screenshot] Or, click the Event FX button on an event’s icon in the Vegas timeline, then choose the pack in the Plug-In Chooser window. Our OFX interface will then appear.
2. Click the Load a Pre-made Effect button at the top of the pack interface [Screenshot] to open a large Effects Browser window to visually choose/compare effect presets. See below for the basic steps to using Effects Browser.

 Pre-Made Video Transitions and Effects

Easy Packs Presets

Easy Packs has two types of presets -- Effects Browser presets and Vegas presets.

Effects Browser presets

This is the most powerful and visual way to access presets and is where HUNDREDS of presets are located. Click the Load a Pre-made Effect button at the top of the pack interface to open a large Effects Browser window to visually choose/compare pre-made effects. The Effects Browser is shown below. To explore presets, click a folder in the left pane, then click a thumbnail image to see animated preview. Double-click to apply.

Handy tips while working within the Effects Browser:

• To scroll through presets in a folder while keeping your eye on the top preview image for comparison, click in the right panel then use left or right arrow keys.
• To increase/decrease the thumbnail image size, use the Size button at the bottom of the Effects Browser.
• To copy a favorite preset into the My Favorites folder located atop the left column of preset folders, right-click any preset image and choose Copy to My Favorites. To copy the preset into a subfolder within that folder (such as if you want to organize presets per project or per client), right-click the preset and choose Copy to My Favorites >> [new subfolder]. You can then name the subfolder as desired. After the subfolder is created, it will also appear in the right-click menu.
• To rename a preset that is in the My Favorites folder, right-click the preset there and choose Rename this preset. To remove a My Favorites preset, right-click and choose Delete this preset.
• To hide any preset, right-click the preset and choose Hide this preset. To show all hidden presets in a folder, right-click any preset in that folder and choose Restore all hidden presets here. To temporarily view the folder's hidden presets, which can be handy if you just want to momentarily browse them, choose Temporary show hidden presets.
• To toggle between viewing the source file image and the selected preset, click the top large preview image in the Effects Browser.

Time-saving tips to load presets faster:
The Effects Browser is fast, but sometimes you may already know which preset you want to use, such as when you are applying the same preset repeatedly in a project. In that situation, selecting a preset by a following method can be faster... To see recently chosen Effects Browser presets, Ctrl-click the Load a Pre-made Effect button. For a drop-down menu of Effects Browser presets, Shift-click the button. To use a standard Open file dialog box, Alt-click the button.

Vegas Presets

If you prefer, you can save your favorite presets in Vegas's usual place. The advantage of the usual Vegas way is you can apply a favorite preset quickly without entering the Effects Browser interface at all.

 Easy SpiceMaster -- Working with Spices

In SpiceMaster, you can easily combine presets (pre-made border, shadow, softness, etc.) with hundreds of pre-made transition geometries (Spices) and get thousands of compelling new video transitions.
Click the Choose Spice File button located in Easy SpiceMaster's interface to open a large Spice Library window and visually choose/compare from hundreds of spices.

To select a spice immediately after selecting a preset, select (click on) preset icon in Effects Browser and then click Select Spice and Open button.
To save a custom Easy SpiceMaster transition (preset+spice), use the usual Vegas way to save a favorite.

Spice Library

Spice Library presets

Each 'spice' is a specially-designed grayscale map that guides SpiceMaster. SpiceMaster uses the brightness of the pixels (in the spice file's image, not your content), to control the transition's shape and direction. It's simple in concept but incredibly flexible and organic in its creative possibilities compared to the usual hard-edged, limited-adjustment, standard algorithmic effects.
Click a subfolder in the Library's left pane, as shown below. Thumbnail-size previews of available spices will then play in the right pane so you can visually compare and choose the best effect design for your segment.
Double-click a thumbnail in the Library's right pane to select the effect and close the Library.

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