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Cool New Features in SpiceFX 6 -- and a Comparison Chart
 3 New Wizards -- All Solve Key Shortcomings in Windows Movie Maker
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SceneFixer Wizard. Contrast/brightness controls AND advanced color correction for Movie Maker! Set RGB amounts per channel, and adjust saturation to correct a clip's color (or make cool color effects). Use brightness and contrast controls to fix lighting issues with a video or photo. You can even vary the effect within the scene, such as to darken a bright sky, much like a neutral density filter. Cool! Details |
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Blur-Sharpen Wizard. Give yourself complete control over blurring and sharpening in Movie Maker! Several blurs types are provided, including a handy Smart Blur that retains sharp edge detail. Adjust blur (or sharpness) radius and strength, as in Photoshop. Vary the effect within the scene, such as to blur only near the frame edges, or blur only a small area to obscure face identification. Very handy! Details |
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FilmTouch Wizard. 200 professional presets for popular film looks. Each effect look is adjustable for brightness, contrast, and effect power, giving you complete creative control. Save presets as your own re-usable custom film looks! NOTE: This Wizard requires a DirectX 9 or later video card and is a free extra available only with a Wizards Bundle or Power Bundle purchase. If you do not have a compatible video card, no worries -- all other portions of SpiceFX 6 will be unaffected. Details |
Enhancements in ALL Wizards...
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Direct referencing of video clips. Reference images in a Wizard help you choose and position your custom effect. In SpiceFX 6, you can select reference still-images directly from video clips on your drive, as shown at left. Previously you had to do that via Movie Maker's "Tools > Take Picture from Preview" menu. Now in SpiceFX 6 you can avoid those extra steps!
 Set duration easier. Just click the indicator under the preview to set the preview's duration, to match the intended duration in the Movie Maker timeline.
Improved help. More visuals and tips are now in the attached step-by-step Help panel for each Wizard. Nice!
Copy/paste Bins. Right-click a Bin to copy/paste its effect to another Bin in the Wizard. Great to organize Wizard effects and experiment with variations! |
Additional Enhancements in the PanZoom Wizard...
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More easily create complex pan zoom moves. An improved keyframing interface adds these features:
• All keyframes appear. Each is labeled (i.e. "Start" "1" "2", etc.) in the image AND the keyframe line. It is much easier now to know which keyframe you are adjusting.
 • Improved keyframe matching. Match the selected keyframe's size/position to the prior or next keyframe. This is handy to hold and/or zoom during the motion path.
• Precise keyframe positioning. Right-click a keyframe's frame to set its coordinates and size numerically, if desired. This makes it easier to match effects in other clips.
Flicker removal & improved sub-pixel rendering. Tuned algorithms for motion and zooms of pan zooms reduce flicker and moire when applied to high-res photographs and huge panoramas. The PanZoom Wizard has -- by far -- the cleanest output of any Movie Maker tool! Watch our example movie to see. |
Additional Enhancements in the TitleFX Wizard...
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In SpiceFX 6, you can now add a drop shadow behind your title text. The shadow can be from 25% to 100% in opacity, and thus are more attractive and useful than Movie Maker's drop shadow which is only shown in certain built-in title animations.
Set the fade type for any title animation now in version 6. Choose from fade in/out, fade in only, fade out only, or no fade. These choices give you editing flexibility with your TitleFX titles. |
Additional Enhancements in the AccentFX Wizard...
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In SpiceFX 6, you can more easily create complex motion paths for accents in the AccentFX Wizard, such as a highlight following a football player in action. Our improved keyframing interface adds labeled keyframes and a more powerful match menu to precisely hold and/or zoom the highlight.
Handy additional frame, elliptical and oval shapes are now in version 6, plus one-sided shapes to quickly create lower-thirds backdrops for titles, etc. |
Additional Enhancements in the PerfectPIP Wizard...
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In SpiceFX 6, you can reverse the flow/direction of the picture in picture transition, giving you greater editing flexibility. Now the Picture in picture clip can fly in either direction along the chosen path.
Handy additional frame, elliptical and oval shapes are in version 6, doubling the available picture in picture shapes available to you. |
Wizards Version Comparison Chart
Video Effects Wizards |
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SceneFixer Wizard |
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• Advanced color correction for video or stills NEW
• Adjust RGB channels independently NEW
• Adjust color saturation NEW
• Adjust any clip's contrast & brightness NEW
• Vary the correction; i.e. only on a bright sky NEW
• Create cool color effects NEW |
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Blur-Sharpen Wizard |
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• Adjustable Blur, Smart Blur, Blur Light/Dark NEW
• Apply surrounding blurs to emphasize main subject NEW
• Adjustable sharpening; long needed in Movie Maker NEW
• Adjust radius/strength, much like Photoshop NEW
• Vary the blur/sharpening; i.e. along frame edge NEW
• Vary the edge softness of the effect area NEW |
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FilmTouch Wizard |
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• 200+ presets for film looks NEW
• Cool, Warm-Hot, Filmic, Desaturate NEW
• Duotone, Monochrome, Stronger, Soft-Dreamy NEW
• ColorShift, Abstract, Special, Gradiated NEW
• Adjust mid contrast/gamma/intensity for any look NEW
• Requires a DirectX 9 or later video card NEW |
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PanZoom Wizard |
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• Improved keyframing to create complex pan zooms NEW
• Improved sub-pixel rendering for hi-res images (especially panoramas) NEW
• Flicker-removal options to create the cleanest zooms possible NEW
• Improved Match button options to create holds and zooms NEW
• Drag to set pan position and zoom amount
• Super-sharp output for hi-res still images
• Professional ease-in/ease-out acceleration
• Right-click to enter position/size, if desired |
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TitleFX Wizard |
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• Can fade in/out, fade in only, fade out only, no fade -- for any animation NEW
• Text drop shadows added NEW
• Custom re-positionable titles/text
• Drag to place the text anywhere in a scene
• Dozens of new title animations
• Choose fade-in/fade-out speeds, or no fade
• Integrates with Movie Maker's title animation dialog
• Integration allows any text font, language, style |
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OverlayFX Wizard |
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• Dozens of attractive frames and lower-thirds overlays included NEW
• Overlay up to 6 imported graphics per clip
• Overlay lower-thirds graphics, frames, logos
• Fine-tune the overlay's position by dragging
• Adjust transparency of the overlay
• Apply border, depth, and shadow/glow
• Choose fade-in/fade-out speeds, or no fade |
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AccentFX Wizard |
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• Improved/easier keyframing for complex motion paths NEW
• Highlight can follow scene's action, i.e. football player, sports action NEW
• New accent shapes, including one-side accents for lower-thirds, etc. NEW
• Precise positioning available by right-clicking in preview
• Dozens of accent shapes (frames, heart, stars, etc.)
• Adjust edge softness, texture, and border
• Choose from multiple accent styles/colors |
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Video Transitions Wizards |
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SpiceMaster Wizard |
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• Long-popular tool for high-end video; now for MM
• Easily select from hundreds of transition shapes
• Position the transition wherever desired in scene
• Adjust shape, softness, border, texture, shadow/glow
• Choose any color for border and shadow/glow
• Multiple timing choices for transition motion
• Precise positioning available by right-clicking in preview
• More transition Shapes -- frame and ellipse/oval variations NEW |
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PerfectPIP Wizard |
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• Create custom picture-in-picture transitions (PIPs)
• Choose shape, style, location and timing
• Fly/hold video (or still-image) over background clip
• Drag to adjust PIP position and size, as desired
• Dozens of border/shadow/glow treatments for depth
• Multiple timing choices for transition motion
• Precise positioning available by right-clicking in preview
• Reverse the PIP motion flow via new Timing choices NEW
• Many more additional PIP shapes to choose from NEW |
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TranJelly Wizard |
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• LE version includes free-fully-functional transitions
• LE version is included in the demo
• Dozens of unique beveled transitions
• Choose visually from four bevel styles/depth
• Multiple timing choices for transition motion
• Full version has 200+ transition shapes/positioning |
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Features in ALL SpiceFX Wizards |
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• All Wizards in one convenient tool on your desktop
• Save up to 40 effects in bins before exporting
• Append effect names as reminders of purpose
• One-click export of effects into Movie Maker
• Supports all output sizes/formats in Movie Maker
• Make/save custom effects anywhere; MM not required
• Save and load favorite effects for any Wizard
• Easy clearing of unwanted/old effects
• 100+ undo/redo steps -- great for experimenting!
• Built-in step-by-step help panel per Wizard
• Choose reference images directly from source video clips NEW
• Set Wizard preview duration exactly by clicking duration indicator NEW
• Right-click any Bin to copy/paste its effect to another Bin in the Wizard NEW
• Improved built-in visual help that includes many more tips NEW |
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