Apply effects to clips

You can apply one or more Standard effects to a clip by dragging effect icons from the Effects panel to a clip in a Timeline panel. Alternatively, select the clip and drag the effect icon to the Effect Controls panel. You can apply the same effect multiple times, using different settings each time.

You can apply Standard effects to more than one clip at a time by first selecting all the clips you want to affect.

You can also temporarily disable any effect, which suppresses the effect without removing it, or you can remove the effect completely.

To view and adjust effects for a selected clip, use the Effect Controls panel. Alternatively, you can view and adjust effects for a clip in a Timeline panel by expanding its track and selecting the proper viewing options.

By default, when you apply an effect to a clip, the effect is active for the duration of the clip. However, you can make an effect start and stop at specific times or make the effect more or less intense by using keyframes.

In the Effects panel, do one of the following to locate an effect:
- Expand the Video Effects bin to locate the desired video effect.
- Expand the Audio Effects bin to locate the desired audio effect.
- Type the name of the effect you want in the Contains box.
(Optional) To select more than one effect, Ctrl-click (Windows), or Command-click (Mac OS), each of the effects you want to apply.
Do one of the following:
- To apply one or more effects to a single clip, select and drag the effects to the clip in the Timeline.
- To apply one or more effects to more than one clip, first select the clips. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS), each of the desired clips in the Timeline. Then, drag one effect or a selected group of effects to any of the selected clips.
To apply an audio effect, drag the effect to an audio clip or the audio portion of a video clip. You cannot apply audio effects to a clip when Show Track Volume or Show Track Keyframes is enabled for the Audio track.

If the clip is selected in a Timeline panel, you can drag the effect directly to the Effect Controls panel.
In the Effect Controls panel, click the triangle to show options for any effect, and then specify the option values.