User`s guide

Chapter 4 Working with Effects and Filters
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To preview animated thumbnails:
1. Select the file in the Available Categories window.
2.
Click the Animate Thumbnails button.
3. Click again to stop the thumbnail previews.
4. Click in a blank area of the available effects window to play animated RAM previews of
all the effects in the current category.
Loading and Saving Effects using the Library Browser
Having previewed the effects in the Library Browser, you can go ahead and apply or load
them on the timeline. If you are creating a lot of customized effects for later use, it’s a good
idea to create a folder and subfolders to store them in.
You can also save effects to the Library and reuse them later.
If you save the file without a preview, then no preview image is associated with the
thumbnail in the Available Effects Window. However, you can still preview the effect by
generating the thumbnail. See “Library Browser Buttons” on page 207.
To load an effect from the Library:
1. From the Window menu, select Library Browser.
2. Navigate to find the setting file that you want.
3. Select the file and press Play to view in an animated RAM preview.
4. Do one of the following:
• Insert Effect: This inserts the selected effect in the timeline.
• Open Effect in New Composition: This opens a new composition with the effect on
the timeline. You will be asked to save the effect settings of your current project.
A new composition from the Library Browser replaces an existing composition in
the timeline.
5. Optional: Enter a comment for the selected file.
6. Adjust the parameters of the effect on the timeline.
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To add an effect from the Library Browser without deleting the tracks in the timeline, go to
the Composition menu and select Insert Composition. Navigate to the KeyFrame Library
and select the effect.