11 Effects

Avid has an expansive array of effects that will enable you to do many impressive things to your footage—everything from adding basic transitions to creating very complicated multi-layer effect composites.

Keep in mind that certain scenes are great candidates for eye-catching visual effects, while others may benefit from effects that alter a scene in ways not as obvious to the viewer. For example, a music-driven montage can benefit greatly from flashy visual effects, because they often heighten the mood and visual impact of the sequence. On the other hand, certain effects are designed to work invisibly, enabling you, the editor, to create believable, but imaginary worlds. A well-executed chromakey can place your characters in a world ...

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