Ulead MEDIASTUDIO PRO 7, User Manual

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TUTORIAL TWO: VIDEO EDITOR 33
Artistic and creative techniques
Beyond the everyday work discussed in the previous section, Video Editor
also contains a host of remarkable tools you can use either to clean up your
video or to create special creative touches.
Applying a video filter
Video filters are effects which you can apply to clips in order to change
their appearance or style. You can improve the color balance of a clip (or
remove the color all together) or make the video look like a painting. Filters
are applied over each frame in a clip. By specifying different start and end
values, you can control the intensity and speed of a filter as it moves from
the first frame to the last.
To apply a video filter:
1.
Select the Video Filter: 2D Mapping gallery from the Production
Library and drag-and-drop the Ripple filter onto a clip in the video
track of the Timeline. The Ripple dialog box opens.
2.
In the Direction group box, select the From center option and in the
Frequency group box, select the Medium option.
3.
Set the Level slider to 20. (This controls how much of a ripple effect
appears at the first frame of the clip.)
4.
Click the End key frame and select a level of 360. (This controls how
much of a ripple effect appears at the last frame of the clip.)
Note:
Click the Lock button so you can preview the clip with or without the effect
applied to it.
5. Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the filter.
Applying a Ripple filter to a video clip