Video Effects

Video effects change the way a video or image section appears or allows you to transition from one video layer to another. Effect | Add Or Modify displays the video effects editor. On the left side is a list of all the effects currently active. Below the effects list is a list of settings for the currently selected effect. These lists are empty until an effect is added. On the right is a preview of the video with active effects applied. Below the preview is a graph for dynamic effects settings.

Add an effect

  1. Choose the Add Effect [+*] button.
  2. Browse through the list of effects.
  3. Choose one of the effects.
  4. Choose the Add button.

After the effect is added, settings for the effect are listed. Adjust the settings as required. To make a setting vary over time, choose the Var button, then click on the graph below the preview window to set values for the setting at specific times.

Remove an effect

  1. Choose the effect from the list.
  2. Choose the Remove Effect [-] button.

Effect order
Effects are processed in the order they appear in the list. In many situations, you'll need to add effects in a particular order or reorder them to get the required output. For example, cropping and rotating effects will give different output depending on whether the video is cropped first or rotated first. In general, you'd have a Size effect before a Position effect.

Effect settings
All effects have Start and Finish settings that control when an effect starts and stops. Many effects apply to the entire video, but fades and transitions may apply only to the ends of a section. Adjust the Start or Finish time as necessary to make an effect apply only to that part of the section.

By using the Var button, some effect settings can be changed dynamically over time. For example, to make a video move across the screen, add a "Position" effect, choose the Var button for the X setting, then change the graph so that the line goes from the bottom left corner to the upper right corner.

Some video effects change over time or allow you to transition to the underlying video layer. See Video Editing Basics and Crossfade Video.