User Manual

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Compositors window
From the View menu, choose Compositors to toggle the display of the Compositors window. You can use this window to add
compositing effects.
The left pane lists each of the available compositors organized in folders. Click the Expand ( ) and Collapse ( ) buttons to open
and close the folders, and select a plug-in name. The thumbnail images in the right pane represent each of the existing presets for
the selected compositor. Hover your cursor over a preset to see an animated example.
You can drag a preset thumbnail to a track to add media. For more information, see Compositing on page 308 and 3D compositing on
page 313.
Plug-In Manager window - Ctrl+Alt+1
This window organizes all of the plug-ins available, including video and audio effects, media generators, and transitions. The plug-
ins, which are organized in a folder structure, can be dragged into the project. For more information, see Using audio effects on page
229 or Applying video effects on page 303.
Tip: You can type in the Search plug-ins box to find plug-ins. For example, if you wanted to find a specific color-correction plug-in,
you could type “color” in the box to display only plug-ins that include the term “color” in the plug-in name, description, or group
name.