Working with Effects

Effects must be added to the timeline before you can start working with them. Effects can be added to either or both the video tracks. Effects are represented on the effect track that accompanies every video track (Video 1 and Video 2).

To add an effect to a video track:

1. Select the effect you wish to add from Video Effects tab in the Collections window.
2. Select the effect track to which you wish to add the selected Effect.
3. You may preview the selected Effect in the instant preview by clicking the Play button.
4. Double click the selected effect to add it to the effect track corresponding to the selected video track.

The selected effect will be added to the selected effect track at the seek slider position. If the seek slider is positioned on or before an existing effect, then the selected effect is added at the end of all the existing effects in the same track, instead of the slider position. By default, an effect of one-second duration is added to the timeline that can be later resized to the desired duration. You may also add an effect by dragging and dropping the effect from the Video Effects list to the timeline or by selecting Add Effect to Timeline under the Edit menu.

The default duration of the effect can be changed. Select Options from the Tools menu and select Source Settings and change the duration of the effect.