Is there a way to pull effects from S4S?

This is the wrong forum section. xD Either way you have perfect timing. Someone just made a VFX tool and it is in the testing stage. This is the only way to edit VFX and before this month was not possible. All you need to do is follow the instructions after finding the VFX and adjust the colors on the ColorCurve (right click for a color picker), save as a package and you're done. Any issues please make sure to report them on the MTS thread, same with questions because of S4S's policy. Note that these are overrides, and VFX are grouped into files, so if anyone alters the other VFX in your group the two files will conflict, so if this is to be released it needs to be mentioned. For example, I've been helping with updating a history mod called Timeless by removing the car and light VFX. All cars and related material share the same file it seems (you can tell after you hit edit, then return and click the dropdown list again, it shows all related files). If anyone touches any car, any effect related to it in that group, they will conflict.
modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=639339

It also has a list exporter, so we no longer need to wait for a VFX list update from Andrew.