Visual Effects in Avid

By adding visual effect to edits allows the it to seem to have a higher production value, this being said it is important to learn how to add effects into edits on Avid. We first learnt how to add basic effects to our edits, noting some of the instructions learnt;

To apply an effect in Avid is simply a case of dragging the effect and dropping it on to the desired clip. Most effects will change the entirety of the clip whereas transitional effects (dissolves, wipes etc.) need to be applied to the areas at which the clips overlap. Video effects for Avid can be found in the project window.

To remove any effect, place your timeline over the clip or area where the effect is and select the remove button from the timeline.

We practiced these effects on clips from The Nightmare before Christmas which is a stop motion film. At first i found it hard to direct myself around the software as i felt there was too many different way to do it and i was being told all of them in one go. But after getting a hand on the best way to do it i felt confident in my ability to add basic effects into the edit. then we i learned how to;

Experiment with some of the transition effects found under the blend, box wipe, edge wipe, matrix wipe, peel, push, sawtooth wipe etc. option menus. 

Once the effect has been added, open up the effect editor to alter the settings. 

To do this, place your timeline indicator over the clip or area with the effect on. Then select the effect editor icon from the timeline.

Finally i learnt how to create clips of different speeds and also reverse clips by selecting a segment of my source clip using the hot keys I and O then going to Tools and Motion Effect Editor.