SpiceMaster Slice Help -- Adobe Premiere

Welcome! This help guide holds everything you need to know about Pixelan's SpiceMaster Slice. This help guide includes basic info, tutorials, and tips. To access this help while using SpiceMaster Slice, click FxHelp button at the top of the SpiceMaster Slice.

Contents

•How to Apply SpiceMaster Slice Plugin in Premiere Pro
•Basics Within SpiceMaster Slice
•SpiceMaster Slice Saved Settings and Presets
•Detailed SpiceMaster Slice Help and Tutorials

 How to Apply SpiceMaster Slice Plugin in Premiere Pro (CC 2017 or later)

1. From the Effects panel (Video Transitions > Pixelan folder) of Premiere Pro, drag SpiceMaster Slice onto a cut point between two clips in any track, or onto the beginning or end of a single clip.
2. Click the applied transition in the Premiere timeline to activate it. Drag the transition's edge to adjust its duration as desired.
3. SpiceMaster Slice interface will appear in the Effect Controls panel of Premiere Pro. See below for the basic steps to using this plugin.

Note: When applying SpiceMaster Slice to a single non-overlapped clip, the push, rotate and zoom controls will only have an effect on that clip.

 Basics Within SpiceMaster Slice

SpiceMaster Slice's Easy Steps In Premiere

To create a new effect or modify a preset, do the steps below... (1) Set the transition's progress over time, using the Progress controls. A typical linear transition is 100 to 0 at a layer's head, or 0 to 100 at the tall. To ease-In/out the transition select a handy preset in the Progress menu OR select Via Progress Slider and add the desired keyframes to Progress slider. To hold a transition, set two adjacent keyframes to equal value. (2) Click Click here to load a preset... to visually choose from hundreds of pre-made transitions (plus saved favorites) in an animated Effects Browser window. Take a look at the SpiceMaster Slice Presets section below to see which presets are most appropriate for clip's HEAD, TAIL or for between 2 clips. Click Recent to quickly load a recently used preset. Click Menu to quickly load an effect via a pop-up menu. Or Open for standard Open dialog box. (3) Click the large Choose Spice File button to open a Spice Library window and visually choose/compare from 1000+ spices. Choosing a "spice" file is a key step to applying SpiceMaster Slice. Then you can adjust it several ways, such as flipping or reversing the effect, moving it to a new position, or putting it in motion. (4) If needed, expand other sections of the SpiceMaster Slice plugin to fine-tune further. For detailed help per control, see below on this web page. You’re done! To save the custom SpiceMaster Slice transition you've created for future use in Effects Browser, click the Save button. A standard Save dialog will appear. We recommend saving in the "My Favorites" subfolder provided. NOTE: Save the presets with a keyframed parameters within Premiere, by selecting SpiceMaster Slice, then choosing Save Preset from the Effect Controls panel menu. The saved presets will apear in Premiere's Effects panel, Presets section.

 SpiceMaster Slice Presets

SpiceMaster Slice has four types of presets -- Effects Browser presets, Spice Library presets, Section presets and Premiere Effect Presets.

Effects Browser presets

Effects Browser

This is the most powerful and visual way to access presets and is where HUNDREDS of transition presets are located. Click the Click here to load a preset... button at the top of SpiceMaster Slice 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 Slice controls to set up the desired look, then click the Save button in the main SpiceMaster Slice control area. NOTE: Save the presets with a keyframed parameters as Premiere Effect Presets. 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.

Spice Library presets

Spice Library

Each 'spice' is a specially-designed grayscale map that guides SpiceMaster Slice. Click the Choose Spice File button to choose from lots of Pixelan's top-rated, industry-standard "spices" to form the basic geometry of slices. 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 Slice 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.

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 Slice controls. Mixing presets from several sections is a quick and easy way to try hundreds of fresh film transition variations. Within any section (aka "twirly") of controls, choose from the Preset menu.

Premiere Effect Presets

If you prefer, you can save SpiceMaster Slice presets as effect presets in the usual place within Premiere, by selecting SpiceMaster Slice, then choosing Save Preset from the Effect Controls panel menu. The saved presets will apear in Premiere's Effects panel, Presets section.

 Detailed SpiceMaster Slice Help and Tutorials

Basic Steps

1. Choose a Spice File
2. Flip, Reverse, Move, or Rotate the Effect
3. Fine-Tune and Enhance the Effect
• Softness
• Texture
• Border
• Shadow/Glow
• Slices

 Learning More

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