Effects and filters

Effects change the look of video clips, pictures, and shapes: filters such as grayscale, and adjustments such as brightness. Text has its own effects: outline, shadow, and spacing.

SetupCopy Anchor Link

Effects need no setup. Select a clip, a picture, or a shape, and open Effects in the tool rail, or press Effects under the selected item.

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Filter presetsCopy Anchor Link

On a phone, expand the Effects sheet for more room. While expanded, press Collapse beside Done, or tap the grip, to return to its default height.

Base filter chooses one preset: None, Grayscale, Sepia or Invert. Additional effects switches effects on or off independently: Grayscale, Sepia and Invert, plus Emboss for pictures and shapes. These group labels are the same on desktop and phone.

Base Filter applies one filter to the whole item: None, Grayscale, Sepia, or Invert.

Filters also switch on and off one by one:

AdjustmentsCopy Anchor Link

Adjustments take a number. A video clip offers the first three. Pictures and shapes offer all of them:

Export supportCopy Anchor Link

Every filter and adjustment that the panel offers for an item appears in the exported video, exactly as in the editor.

Text effectsCopy Anchor Link

Select a text item and press the text effects button (Ae). The panel then offers text presets (Neon, Outline, Drop Shadow), an outline, a shadow or glow, and letter and line spacing. See Text.

ConfigurationCopy Anchor Link

Effects have no props. To remove the panel, hide it in the tool rail:

ui={{ toolRail: { hidden: ['effects'] } }}

EventsCopy Anchor Link

Effects have no events of their own. They reach you inside the exported video through onExport. See Events.

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