Star Shape

Compatibility

Star Shape is compatible with Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Parameters

Presets

Presets contain a snapshot of your effect configuration. 11 built-in presets are available.

When you save parameter configuration to a file on disk, this file can later be loaded to recreate the same effect configuration. Presets generated in one video application can be used by the same plug-in running in a different video application.

Working with the Presets Menu

Star Shape

Center

A point parameter centered in the frame by default.

Initial location in the frame

While it is possible to change the X and Y coordinates via the inspector, it is far easier to interact with point parameters directly on-screen:

Adjusting Point Parameters in Final Cut Pro
Adjusting Point Parameters in Motion
Adjusting Point Parameters in Premiere Pro
Layer Selection in After Effects

Radius

Set to 10% by default.

Points

Set to 5 by default. Only values between 2 and 200 are allowed.

Angle

Set to by default.

Scale

Set to 45% by default.

Fill Color

Set to
white by default.

Stroke Width

Set to 10% by default.

Stroke Color

Set to
50% gray by default.

Stroke Edge

The following options are available:

Stroke Size

The following options are available:

Animation

Center

Off by default.

Center Animation

Behavior

The following options are available:

Speed

Set to 25% by default.

Frequency

Set to 100% by default.

Distance

Set between 0% and 20% by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0% and 100%. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

Direction

Angle set to by default.

Spin

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Secondary Animation

Off by default.

Behavior 2

The following options are available:

Speed 2

Set to 50% by default.

Frequency 2

Set to 100% by default.

Distance 2

Set between 0% and 20% by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0% and 100%. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

Direction 2

Angle set to 90° by default.

Spin 2

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Timing

The following options are available:

On

Set between 0.5s and 1s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Off

Set between 0.25s and 0.5s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Offset (secs)

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.

Radius

Off by default.

Radius Animation

Behavior

The following options are available:

Range

Set to 25% by default.

Speed

Set to 25% by default.

Timing

The following options are available:

On

Set between 0.5s and 1s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Off

Set between 0.25s and 0.5s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Offset (secs)

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.

Angle

Off by default.

Angle Animation

Winding

The following options are available:

Range

Set to 100% by default.

Speed

Set to 10% by default.

Timing

The following options are available:

On

Set between 0.5s and 1s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Off

Set between 0.25s and 0.5s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Offset (secs)

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.

Scale

Off by default.

Scale Animation

Behavior

The following options are available:

Range

Set to 25% by default.

Speed

Set to 25% by default.

Timing

The following options are available:

On

Set between 0.5s and 1s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Off

Set between 0.25s and 0.5s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Offset (secs)

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.

Fill Color

Off by default.

Fill Color Animation

Animation

The following options are available:

Behavior

The following options are available:

Target

Color set to
by default.

Behavior

The following options are available:

Range

Set to 25% by default.

Speed

Set to 25% by default.

Timing

The following options are available:

On

Set between 0.5s and 1s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Off

Set between 0.25s and 0.5s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Offset (secs)

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.

Stroke Width

Off by default.

Stroke Width Animation

Behavior

The following options are available:

Range

Set to 25% by default.

Speed

Set to 25% by default.

Timing

The following options are available:

On

Set between 0.5s and 1s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Off

Set between 0.25s and 0.5s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Offset (secs)

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.

Stroke Color

Off by default.

Stroke Color Animation

Animation

The following options are available:

Behavior

The following options are available:

Target

Color set to
by default.

Behavior

The following options are available:

Range

Set to 25% by default.

Speed

Set to 25% by default.

Timing

The following options are available:

On

Set between 0.5s and 1s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Off

Set between 0.25s and 0.5s by default.

The slider lets you pick a range between 0s and 5s. Click the numeric controls to type a value in.

This parameter supports values up to +∞. Drag the right handle beyond the edge of the slider to pick values above the range represented by the slider.

Offset (secs)

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.

Seed

A number that controls random aspects of the effect.

Click the New button to assign a new seed value. When the seed value is changed, the effect uses a different random sequence to produce a different output.

Motion Blur

Motion Blur

Enables motion blur at different quality settings. The higher the quality, the more samples are used. Multiple samples are blended together to produce a single frame of output.


Multiple samples are combined to produce a single output frame with motion blur

Shutter Angle and Offset

The Shutter Angle slider controls the size (aperture) of the shutter used to simulate motion blur. The size of the shutter determines how long light is allowed to pass through the lens. The angle is set to 180° by default. A shutter angle of 360° means that samples are collected for the entire duration of the frame.
Setting a value of zero means that you want the shutter to collect light only once, which is equivalent to turning motion blur off.

The Shutter Offset slider controls the moment in time when the shutter opens and closes, relative to the duration of the frame. The offset is set to 0 by default. An offset of zero means the shutter is perfectly centered over the moment in time when the frame occurs. The shutter is therefore open an equal amount of time before and after the current frame occurs.

The Shutter Angle and Shutter Offset parameters are only available when motion blur is enabled.