Operation Manual

Adobe Premiere Elements 9 guide
© 2010 Adobe Systems Incorporated How to add video effects 5
To adjust a video 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 Effect Properties view, expand the effect and do
any of the following:
• Drag the underlined value left or right.
• Click the underlined value, enter a new value, and
press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
• Drag the slider left or right (Figure 5).
• 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.
4. If an effect is color-based, do either of the following:
• If the color swatch is available, select a color in the
Color dialog box, and then click OK.
• If the Eyedropper tool is available, position it on the
desired color anywhere on the screen, and then click
to select the color.
5. Sometimes, reordering effects can lead to an interesting
effect in itself. To reorder effects, click an effect name in
the Effect Properties view and drag it to a new location
in the list. A black line appears when the effect is above
or below another effect (Figure 6). When you release
the mouse button, the effect appears in the new position.
6. Preview your changes in the Monitor panel (Figure 7).
Note: 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.
Figure 6 Dragging an effect to a new location
Figure 7 Preview the effect changes in the
Monitor panel