9. Working with Video Effects

In This Chapter

About Premiere Pro Effects

The Effects Workflow

Animate an Effect with Keyframes

Applying Effects to Multiple Clips

Keying and Greenscreen Basics

Applying and Configuring the Ultra Key Effect

Cleaning Up Edges with Garbage Mattes

I remember a vague feeling of letdown when I first opened the effects bin of a long-forgotten video editor, oh so long ago. Where, I wondered, were the effects that would let me part the Red Sea, blow up buildings and jet fighters, or simulate gunshot wounds? You know—all the special effects you see in the movies.

I quickly learned that, these deficits notwithstanding, effects play a critical role in several areas, including color and brightness correction, which we’ll ...

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