Chet's Favorite 'Specials'
Favorite
Specials
Here is a
sampler of the special operations, effects, and filters found under
the ‘Special' button in the Edit menu that I use most commonly.
I have also used most of the other transitions for specific
applications or reasons.
Black
Border (Effects Pack 8)
An important
tool for those exporting your finished project to computer/internet
playback. Use this effect on the finished scene/s of your project.
Color
Filter (Filter Pack)
A must have
for wedding videographers! My favorite tool is the Low Saturation
setting.
Flip (OS)
Can be used
to make your pan left to right reversed and go right to left
Fog
(Effects Pack 5)
This is also
popular with wedding videographers, placing a colored (white or
other) fog effect around the subject.
Hotspot
(Effects Pack 7)
This can be
used to identify a key subject on screen making the rest of the scene
darker while highlighting a key area (sizeable and position-able).
Great for athletics to identify a key player.
Movie
Mode (OS)
Essentially
de-interlaces your project - some like this new ‘film look'
Panorama
Zoom (OS)
This enables
you to modify 16:9 scene in a 4:3 project or visa versa
Rotate 2
(Effects Pack 8)
This seldom
used tool is dynamite when you need it! You can rotate a scene that
may be a little off-kilter (create your own Dutch angles!).
Zoom (OS)
This effect
allows you to zoom in or crop a scene. Best if you only plan/need to
crop a little as a more extensive zoom produced pixelization that
looks unclean.
Tips & Tutorials by the Casablanca Expert, Chet Davis
www.CasablancaExpert.com
