In this lesson we look at and work with Final Cut’s filters to create some special effects. FCE offers a great variety of excellent effects, including many new ones using Apple’s FxPlug architecture. You should be aware that these new filters rely on the graphics card for processing. What this means is that on slower computers, you won’t get very good performance with them and that on some marginal computers, they won’t work at all.
Unlike transitions that go between clips, filters are applied to single clips or parts of clips. In addition to the filters included with the application, other programmers are creating effects using Final Cut’s ...
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