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Modifying Effects
Most effects have a number of options that you can set individually to
increase or decrease the intensity of the effect, or to achieve more
creative results. In fact, this section describes some of the most creative
functions found within the CyberLink PowerDirector program.
Mastering the procedures found in this section will go a long way
towards making you a digital video editing expert!
Modifying a Video Effect
Video effects are applied to the Effect Track at the time position of the
video or image clip(s) that you want to affect. Video effects only affect
the clips in the Master Video Track that appear within the effect’s
duration.
To modify a video effect, double click it in the timeline or select it in the
Effect Track and then click Modify (To modify a video effect that has
been applied to the entire clip, select the clip and click Effect). The type
of modifications that can be made to a video effect depend on the
effect properties available.
Note: To remove an effect applied to an entire clip, deselect the effect name
within the Effect Modification Options window.
Modifying Objects
When you insert an object from the PiP Objects Room into the PiP
Track, it has all of the same properties as any other PiP photo or video.
Objects can be resized, repositioned, and modified by adding shadows,
chroma key effects, etc.
Some objects have pre-defined motion that can be modified or motion
can be added to static objects. To modify objects as required, use the
following procedures.
