Accessing 3D Effects in the Effects Palette
You can access the 3D Effects features through the Xpress 3D Effect category in the Effect Palette as shown in the following illustration.

To apply an Xpress 3D effect from the Effect Palette:
1.  On left side of the Effect Palette, click the Xpress 3D Effect category.
2.  Select the effect you want from the list in the right side of the Effect Palette.
3.  Apply the effect by double-clicking the effect icon or dragging the effect icon to the Timeline as you would any other effect. For more information, see Applying Effects to a Sequence.
  You can use the Shape menu in the Effect Editor to switch between the 3D shapes, but the name of the effect in the Effect Editor does not change when you change the shape. For example, when you are editing a 3D Ball effect, you can change the shape to 3D Slats. All of the 3D Slats parameters apply to the effect but the name of the effect in the Effect Editor continues to be 3D Ball. This limitation applies to all the effects in the Xpress 3D Effect category.
See Also
Creating a Matte Key for Use with 3D Effects

Some features described in Help are available only in Avid Xpress Pro or Avid Xpress DV. For more information about Avid Free DV go to
www.avid.com.