Applies up to four directional spotlights with animatable properties to your video. Object tracking or face detection can be used to link the location of each spotlight to an object or face in the scene, as it moves across the frame.
Spot Light is compatible with Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro and After Effects.
Presets contain a snapshot of your effect configuration. 22 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 BrowserThe following options are available:
Lets you track up to 4 objects in your video. To learn more about object tracking:
Object TrackerDetects Faces in the source clip.
To begin analysis, click the button. The button appears in yellow if no prior frame analysis step has occurred. A progress window will report any features that have been successfully detected during video analysis, and give you a chance to interrupt the process:
Any time you resize the clip or change one of the detection options, please click the button again to make sure the desired features have been detected for the given playback range and options.
To learn more on feature detection:
Detecting Features in VideoDisplays light location in the frame when using an Object Tracker or Face Detection.
Make sure to turn this parameter off before rendering your final output.
A point parameter.
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 ProAllows you to place the light within the frame.
This option is only available with Manual light placement. When using an object tracker or face detection, the location of each light is determined by the Angle and Distance from Target parameters.
The location in the frame the light points at.
This option is only available with Manual light placement. When using an object tracker or face detection, the Target location is linked to the object or face.
Set to 20% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
Determines the shape of the light source.
Controls the distance of the light from the video frame. Since each light is positioned in 3D space, a higher distance puts the light closer to the viewer. As such, the higher the distance, the larger the area that will be illuminated. The Cone Size parameter influences the shape of the area hit by the light.
The following options are available:
A number that controls random aspects of the effect.
Click the 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.
Build In/Out lets you enable and control animation progress.
When the animation is Off, no transition into or out of the effect occurs.
When the effect is set to build in and out by Trimming, the following parameters are displayed:
The Trim slider defines a range where the effect has been fully built. Any time outside this range is spent building the animation in or out. For example, if the Trim range is set between 20% and 80%, the effect builds in from the start of the clip up to 20% of its duration. The effects builds out from 80% to the end of the clip. If the clip were 5 seconds long, the build in and out animations last 1 second each.
When the effect is set to build in and out through a Duration, the following parameters are displayed:
The Build In (secs) and Build Out (secs) give you an exact way to decide how long each animation should last. Should your selection not be applicable to the current clip, a warning will appear in the output. For example, if your clip lasts only 3 seconds, it would be impossible to have the build in and out animations both last 2 seconds each (as the total would be 4 seconds).
When the effect is set to build in and out through Keyframes, a single parameter is displayed:
The Build In (Easing) and Build Out (Easing) parameters let you choose the animation curve when animating by Trimming the clip or by specifying a Duration.
The Progress parameter gives complete control over the animation to you. You will need to keyframe the Progress parameter using features of the video app.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 100% by default.
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.
Set to 0° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 50% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 90° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 0° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 50% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 90° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 10% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
The following options are available:
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 100% by default.
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.
Set to 0° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 50% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 90° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 0° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 50% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 90° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 10% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
The following options are available:
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 100% by default.
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.
Set to 0° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 50% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 90° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 0° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 50% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 90° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 10% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
The following options are available:
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 100% by default.
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.
Angle set to 0° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 50% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Angle set to 90° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
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.
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 0° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 50% by default.
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.
Set to 90° by default.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.
Set to 100% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 100% by default.
Set to 10% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
The following options are available:
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.
Off by default.
The following options are available:
Set to 25% by default.
Set to 25% by default.
The following options are available:
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.
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.
Set to 0 by default. Only values between -10 and 10 are allowed.