Adjust effect properties, Reset an effect to its default properties – Adobe Premiere Elements 8 User Manual
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Applying effects
Last updated 8/12/2010
Adjust effect properties
You adjust properties for all effects in the Properties view, using either the Sceneline or the Timeline. You can adjust
Volume and Opacity effects in the Timeline as well.
Note: You adjust the Motion effect directly in the Monitor panel. Standard effects that allow direct manipulation of clips
in the Monitor panel include Corner Pin, Crop, Garbage Matte, Mirror, Transform, Twirl, and the GPU-based Ripple
(Circular) effect.
1 In the Timeline, select the clip that contains the effect you want to adjust.
2 In the Effects view, click the Edit Effects button.
3 In the Properties view, expand the effect and do any of the following:
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Drag the underlined value left or right.
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Click the underlined value, enter a new value, and press Enter.
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Drag the slider left or right.
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Drag inside the angle control area. After you’ve clicked inside the angle control, you can drag outside of it to quickly
change the values.
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Expand the property by clicking the triangle next to the property name (if available), and then drag the slider or
angle control (depending on the property).
4 If an effect is color based, do either of the following.
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If the color swatch is available, select a color in the Color dialog box, and then click
OK.
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If the Eyedropper tool is available, position it on the desired color anywhere on the screen, and then click to select
the color.
5 Preview your changes in the Monitor panel.
If you have a DV camcorder, you may be able to preview effects on a TV monitor. Connect the computer to your DV
camcorder’s FireWire™ jack and connect the camcorder’s audio and video outputs to the TV. Previewing on a TV
monitor is especially helpful for changes to color.
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Mixing audio and adjusting volume
Reset an effect to its default properties
When you reset an effect, all properties that don’t contain keyframes are reset to their default values. If a property
contains keyframes, that property is reset to the default at the current time only. Keyframes that occur at the current
time are reset to the default value. If no keyframes occur at the current time, new keyframes are created using the
default values.
1 In the Timeline, select the clip that contains the effect you want to reset.
2 In the Effects view, click the Edit Effects button.
3 In the Properties view, click the effect name.
4 Click the Reset button
The Reset button doesn’t deactivate keyframing for the property. If you accidently click Reset, restore your work by
choosing Edit > Undo.