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Button
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Triangular opener |   | Left side of Effect Editor | Click to display or hide the parameter category. A downward-pointing triangle displays the parameter category; a right-pointing triangle displays only the parameter name. |
Other Options |  | Inside some parameter categories | Click to access additional parameters for some effects, including access to the Macintosh Color Picker or the Windows Color dialog box for color selection. For more information, see Using the Other Options Button to Access Parameters. |
Render Effect |  | Bottom of EffectáEditor | Click to render the current effect. |
Outline/Path |  | Bottom of EffectáEditor | Click to display a wire-frame path to illustrate the movement of an effect from the first keyframe through the last keyframe. |
Transition Effect Alignment |  | Bottom of EffectáEditor | Click to open a pop-up menu with options for selecting the alignment of a transition effect relative to the cut point. |
Transition Effect Durationábox |  | Bottom of EffectáEditor | Click in this box to type a duration for the transition effect other than the duration displayed. |
Promote to Advanced Keyframes button |  | Bottom of EffectáEditor | Promotes a Picture-in-Picture, 3D PIP, or Resize effect to advanced keyframes. Not available for other effects. For more information, see Promoting Effects to Advanced Keyframes. |
Reduce |  | Right side of Effect Editor | Reduces the size of the image in the Effect Preview monitor. |
Enlarge |  | Right side of Effect Editor | Enlarges the size of the image in the Effect Preview monitor. |
Dual Split |  | Right side of Effect Editor | Click to divide the Effect Preview monitor in half, showing the image with and without the effect applied. Click again to remove. |
Play Loop |  | Right side of Effect Editor | Plays back the current effect repeatedly in a loop. Click again or press the space bar to stop play. Rendered effects play at full speed. Most unrendered effects play at full speed when Real-Time Effects is enabled. Effects play at single-frame rate in other circumstances. For more information, see Real-Time Preview of Video Effects. |
Play |  | Right side of Effect Editor | Plays the effect from the current position in the effect's position bar. Click again or press the space bar to stop play. Rendered effects play at full speed. Most unrendered effects play at full speed when Real-Time Effects is enabled. Effects play at single-frame rate in other circumstances. For more information, see Real-Time Preview of Video Effects. |
HQ |  | Right side of Effect Editor | Appears when the effect has an HQ (Highest Quality) rendering option. Click to select the HQ implementation or the standard implementation with which to render the effect. The button is green when the HQ implementation is selected. For more information, see Rendering HQ (Highest Quality) Effects. |
Grid |  | Right side of Effect Editor | Click to display the Safe Title and Safe Action guidelines. |
3D Promote |  | Bottom right corner of Effect Editor | Available for certain effects on systems with 3D effects capabilities. Click to promote the effect to a 3D effect. See Promoting 2D Effects to 3D Effects. |