Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Although it’s possible that the clips in your

sequence require no alteration, chances are

you need to modify them in some way, using

effects. In Premiere Elements, the rubric effects

encompasses any means by which you adjust

a clip’s audio or video characteristics, or

properties.

Effects are categorized by function: image

control, motion, opacity, volume, and filters.

By changing a clip’s motion properties, for

example, you can resize the clip for use as a

picture-in-picture effect or simulate a cam-

era move over a large image. Altering a clip’s

opacity lets you superimpose one clip over

another. And although you may not think of

changing a clip’s volume as an effect, per se,

you fade audio up and down in much the

same way as you raise and lower its opacity.

You can also apply any combination of audio

and video filters. Apply an equalization filter

to enhance a voice-over, or use reverb to imply

certain acoustics. Similarly, video filters can

alter an image in countless ways, from subtle

color correction, to fantastic distortions, to

combining (or compositing) parts of an image

with a background.

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