![]() There is also another category, 'Custom' where you can save your own customized 'look' for future use. Each of these genres contains a significant number of different looks to chose from. The Magic Bullet 'Looks' are divided into several categories, 'Basic', 'Black and White Tints', 'Diffusion', 'Horror', 'Music Videos', 'Popular Film', 'Popular TV',' Special Effects', 'Stock Emulation' and 'Tints'. Setting it to preview either all the looks or just the looks in a specific category can alter this. The 'View' button allows you to see an automatic show of one look after another. In the info bar you have a 'look Theater' button where you can view the myriad choices of looks to keep as is or to finely tune. These tools can then be adjusted to your individual tastes. Simply applying any of the presets to your clip will bring up many of the tools that were used in creating that specific preset. In many cases, customizing might not even be necessary. The easiest way to begin is simply to chose from among a great many looks presets and then customize from there using the many supplied tools included in Magic Bullet Looks Suite. Adjustments are immediately displayed.Ī 'Getting Started' video is part of the package and it does a great job of explaining things, especially if you were used to the appearance of the previous version of Magic Bullet Editors and Looks. Working along with either the slice graph or the KGB levels scope, in the tool parameter controls in the lower right. Once a tool is dragged onto the frame of the clip you can make any adjustments you wish, The pop up drawers of looks are hidden beneath a drawer type tab on the left and the pop up tools for the chain items are in a similar drawer on the right and, finally, the individual tool parameter controls are on the lower right which come up dependent upon which tool is selected. The scopes on the right can be switched between either a slice graph or the RGB levels, and the tool chain, consisting of tools for the subject, matte, lens, camera or post. The preview window shows the effects of the applied looks and any parameter adjustments you might make. The info bar at the top contains where you choose the genre of looks you wish to view, your zoom settings, your on/off graphs and RGB levels. The supplied video tutorial explains it clearly and got me up to speed in just a few minutes. The Magic Bullet Looks interface is considerably different than its' predecessor. There are 6 parts to the Looks Builder interface which is intuitive and easy to navigate and use. ![]() This brings up the Looks Builder window where different looks can be viewed, adjusted and applied. Once a Magic Bullet Looks filter is applied one clicks on the edit button found in the filters tab in Final Cut Pro or the effects Controls in After Effects. In the previous version, while many looks were offered, they were difficult to adjust and impossible for the Final Cut Pro user to share a project with an After Effects editor. It is the 3rd generation of Magic Bullet and replaces both Magic Bullet Editors and Looks Suite functionality from Magic Bullet Suite. Magic Bullet Looks helps you create a look that will define the mood of your sequence. Rarely do you come across as complete a makeover of an application, as I am witness to with the Magic Bullet Looks. Usually they include some different features or improve its efficiency. Most of us have seen interesting upgrades from time to time. And then there is the star of the suite, Magic Bullet Looks that may be purchased for $399.00 separately. The Magic Bullet Colorista version 1.0 sells for $199.00, as does the Magic Bullet Frames version 1.0. I do wish that it were a bit easier to utilize as it takes some time to do the conversion, but once completed, the results were excellent. ![]() I have not gone back to Instant HD for the purpose of this review but it did its job very well up-converting Standard Definition footage to HD. The first of the four is Red Giant's Instant HD which I reviewed here June, 2006 and sells for $99.00 as an individual application. Each application can be bought separately, but if you don't have any of them, then I would certainly consider purchasing the suite in its' entirety. ![]() ![]() Magic Bullet Looks, MB Frames, MB Colorista and Instant HD make up the entire suite. In the new Magic Bullet Suite you are actually getting four separate applications which can be used in Final Cut Pro, Motion 3, Adobe After Effects, or all three. Don't let that $799.00 scare you off before you read this. ![]()
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