SpiceMaster Glass has four types of presets -- Effects Browser presets, Spice Library presets, Section presets and AE Animation presets.
Effects Browser presets |
Effects Browser |
This is the most powerful and visual way to access presets and is where HUNDREDS of effect presets are located. Click the Click here to load a preset... button at the top of SpiceMaster Glass to open a wonderful large Effects Browser window to visually choose/compare from over 100 pre-made presets (including those you have made and saved for future re-use). To explore presets, click a folder in the left pane, then click a thumbnail image to see animated preview. Double-click to apply. To save your own custom presets in the Effects Browser, use SpiceMaster Glass controls to set up the desired look, then click the Save button in the main SpiceMaster Glass control area.
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 one of the following methods can be faster...
To see recently chosen Effects Browser presets, click the Recent button. For a drop-down menu of Effects Browser presets, click the Menu button. To use a standard Open file dialog box, click the Open button. |
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Spice Library presets |
Spice Library |
Each 'spice' is a specially-designed grayscale map that guides SpiceMaster Glass. The SpiceMaster Glass effect will begin where blackest pixels reside (in the spice file's image, not your content), then proceed to where lighter grays reside, and finally end where the whitest pixels exist in the spice image. 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 the large Choose Spice File button located in Spice section of SpiceMaster Glass to open a Spice Library window and visually choose/compare from 1000+ spices.
Click a subfolder in the Library's left pane, as shown below. Thumbnail-size
previews of available effects 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.
To choose a spice but bypass the Library, Alt-click
the Choose Spice File button to get a
standard Open dialog box. Then navigate to and select
the file. This is how you can load a gradient/alpha wipe or black & white matte
you have created.
Shift-click
the Choose Spice button to quickly load a spice via a multi-level menu. Ctrl-click
the Choose Spice button to quickly load a recently used spice.
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Handy tips while working within the Effects Browser and Spice Library:
• To scroll through presets in a folder while keeping your eye on the top preview image for comparison, click a thumbnail in the right pane then use 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 from this folder. To temporarily view the folder's hidden presets, which can be handy if you just want to momentarily browse them, choose Temporarily show hidden presets.
Section presets
Unlike the Effect Browser presets, these change ONLY the controls in ONE section of SpiceMaster Glass controls. Mixing presets from several sections is a quick and easy way to try hundreds of fresh film effect variations. Within any section (aka "twirly") of controls, choose from the Preset menu.
AE Animation presets
If you prefer, you can save SpiceMaster Glass presets as animation presets in the usual place within After Effects, by selecting SpiceMaster Glass, then choosing Save Animation Preset from the Animation menu in After Effects or from the Effects & Presets panel menu.
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