Each video, image, text, or blank clip can have one or more video effects applied to it. Edit Effects To edit the video effects applied to a clip, open the Video Effects dialog by selecting the clip and doing one of the following: - Select Video Effects -> Current Effect Properties from the main menu.
- Click the Video Effects button in the tool bar.
If the clip is in a bin, you can also right-click on the clip and select Video Effects. If the clip is on a sequence, click the button with the 'FX' icon on the bottom left of the clip. Add New Effect To add a new effect to a clip, do one of the following: - Select the clip and select one of the effects in the Video Effects menu.
- Select the clip and click the right side of the Video Effects button in the tool bar and select one of the effects.
- Open Effects window using one of the methods above, click the Add Effect button in the toolbar of the Effects window and select the desired effect.
VirtualDub Plugins More effects can be added by installing VirtualDub plugins.
See: VirtualDub Video Effect Plugins Effect Masking Effect masks are used to apply one or more effects only to a specific region of a clip. As with most effects, a mask can be animated over time to change its shape and size. Specific examples of what effect masks are useful for: - Blurring out faces (using the Blur effect)
- Pixelating car license plates (using the Pixelate effect)
- Highlighting a face or other feature (using the Color adjustments effect)
See: Effect Masking |