How To Add Video Effects

Video effects are the icing on the cake when it comes to video editing. A full suite of effects in Pinnacle Studio lets you customize your video however you like. Warp your video footage, turn it into cracked glass, change the colours, add some VHS-style noise and grain. Whatever you need to create your film is all available inside Pinnacle Studio. Read the following guide to find out more.

1. Install Pinnacle Studio

To install Pinnacle Studio video editing software on your PC, download and run the installation file above. Continue following on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.

2. Open Effects

From the Edit tab, click the Navigation bar for the Library panel, and choose Effects.

Open Effects

3. Select an Effect

Navigate to the category you want, and in the Library, click an effect thumbnail.
You can preview the effect in the Player panel.
Drag the effect that you want to apply to a media clip in the timeline. A pink line appears above the clip to indicate that an effect has been applied.

Select an Effect

4. Adjust Settings

To edit the settings for the effect, click the Editor panel, choose Effect, and adjust the settings for the effect, adding keyframes if you want to vary the settings. At any point, you can return to the original settings by choosing Default from the Select preset drop down menu for the effect. If the effect controls are not displayed (collapsed), click the bar with the name of the effect in the Editor panel to display the controls area.

Adjust Settings

Pinnacle Studio does more than just add video effects

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