Operation Manual

VIDEO PAINT: CHAPTER TWO
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differ in application. For example, in Video Paint, the filters are applied
immediately to the frames in the clip, or to any frames included in the
preview area, and the rendered result appears in the Paint Layer which you
can then edit or paint over accordingly. (In Video Editor, they are applied to
the clip only and are not rendered until you create or preview the file.)
Because filters in Video Paint are rendered, you may find that they take
longer to apply, depending on your system resources or the type of filter.
To apply a video filter:
1. Drag over the Preview bar in the Filmstrip panel to select the frames
you want to apply the filter to. (If you want to apply the filter to the
entire clip, make no selection.)
2. Select the Video Filter gallery from the Production Library and locate
the filter you want to apply from one of the available folders. (You can
also select the filter by going directly to its command in the Video
Filters menu.)
3. Drag-and-drop the filter you want to apply onto the edit window to
open the filter’s dialog box. (By double-clicking on the filter’s thumb-
nail, you can see a preview of the type of filter and its options.)
4. Adjust the settings of the filter as well as define any key frames and
click OK. The filter is then applied to the active clip.
Applying a Whirlpool video filter
Previewing your work
When working in Video Paint, it is a good idea to regularly preview your
work to see how your project is developing. You can do this in one of two
ways – by creating a preview file or by flicking through a series of
frames. Previewing works in much the same way as in Video Editor while
flicking works by displaying a series of frames quickly, much like flipping
through the pages of an animation.