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Effects in Avid Liquid: The Basics
Effect Editors (Basics)
In addition to the ready-made effects supplied, Effect Editors are provided that allow you to individually
create and adapt clip effects and Tr a n s i t i o n s . This section provides you with basic information and an
overview of the Effect Editors in Avid Liquid:
What is an Effect Editor?
An Effect Editor is a workshop for creating effects whose parameters you yourself modify. An effect cre-
ated in this way is an object similar to many other objects in Avid Liquid; it is applied like a ready-made
effect, can be copied, deleted, moved, shortened, lengthened, etc. -- and even edited.
There are several types of Effect Editor:
Classic Clip Effect Editors (Filters)
A number of Effect Editors is available for generating clip effects (video). Some of these are software or
hardware realtime effects. This type of Effect Editor is also commonly referred to as a “filter”. Below is a
brief description of the standard editors provided in Avid Liquid. The figures show the tool buttons you
can use to call the editors or the icons under which you will find the editors in the Project window.
Information on software-based realtime effects can be found in a separate chapter starting on page 605.
Keying Editor
You can use this editor to remove areas of an image which are a certain color or brightness and replace
them with a different image.
For details, see “Keying Editor” on page 588.
Filter Editor
Use this editor to create alienation effects with clips without altering their size, position, etc. For details,
see “Filter Editor” on page 600.
Color Editor
Use this editor to adjust the color, contrast, brightness, gamma etc. settings of clips. In this way you can
correct color and create color alienation effects. Example: white balance correction, color matching. For
details, see “Color Editor” on page 585.