System information
The FX button is displayed in gray when no effects have been applied. Clicking the gray FX button
displays the Plug-In Chooser.
n Click the Event FX button on a video event to apply an effect to a single event.
n Click the Track FX button on a track header to apply an effect to every event on a track.For
more information, see "Video Track Controls" on page 240.
n Click the Media FX button in the Project Media window or hold Alt while clicking the
button on an event to apply an effect to every occurrence of a media file in your project (the
source media file is not affected).For more information, see "Using the Project Media
window" on page 83.
n Click the Video Output FX button in the Video Preview window to apply an effect to every
video event in your project.For more information, see "Using the Video Preview Window" on
page 465.
2. Add the effects that you want to use to the Video FX dialog:
n From the View menu, choose Video FX to display the Video FX window. Select an effect in
the left pane. The thumbnail images in the right pane represent each of the existing presets
for the selected effect. Hover your mouse pointer over a preset to see an animated example,
and drag the preset you want to use to the Video FX dialog.For more information, see "The
Video FX Window" on page 46.
n Click the Plug-In Chain button in the Video FX dialog to display the Plug-In Chooser.
Select each plug-in you want to add and click the Add button. Click OK to close the Plug-In
Chooser.
To reorder the plug-ins within the chain, drag a plug-in button to a new location.
3. Use the Video FX dialog to enable/bypass effects, edit effect parameters, and add/remove effects
from a chain.
Editing existing video effects
1. Click the FX button in the location where you want to edit video effects. The Video FX dialog is
displayed.
2. Select an effect button at the top of the dialog.
Clear the check box to bypass an effect without removing it from the chain.When you're
working with a stereoscopic 3D project, a separate check box is displayed for the left- and
right-eye video: . By limiting an effect to the left or right eye only,
you can use multiple instances of a plug-in with different settings for each eye. For more
information, see "Stereoscopic 3D editing" on page 201.
3. Use the controls in the bottom half of the dialog to adjust the effect's settings.
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