X3

140 Effects
 Open the desired effects page in
the Media Pool.
 Click on the down arrow button and
select the "Load effects mask" entry
from the menu.
When using color images, the brightness values are used. The brighter the
area in the effects mask, the stronger the effect will be. Black indicates no
effect, and white indicates full effect.
To apply the mask at a certain position in the video, you must edit it again.
There are many options available for editing effects masks:
 You can define the size and the position of the effect mask in such a way,
that the mask fits exactly over the image element to be edited. Please read
more on this in the section Position/size (view page 129).

You can attach the mask to the position in the video so that it moves
together with the image element. To find out more, read "Attach to picture
position in the video (view page 91)".

Or animate the effect mask object directly. Read more about this in the
chapter "Animate effects (view page 144)".
 In the effects overview, the effects
mask can be deactivated for certain
effects. These effects will then be
applied to the whole image.
 Click on the down arrow button and
select the "Delete effects mask"
entry from the menu to remove the
effect mask.
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Tip: You can use your open effects masks, too. Any image or photo in JPEG
format can be used. You can draw a suitable image in a graphics program,
save it as a JPEG and load it using the "Load effects mask" option in
MAGIX Video Pro X3.
Image stabilization
The motion stabilizer reduces unsteady camera motion and helps to smooth
pans. This option can be accessed from the context menu of a video object
or the "Effects" menu > "Open video objects".
Functionality
Image stabilization balances undesired picture movements. The motion
stabilizer equalizes inadvertent movements in the image by moving the
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