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WeVideo: Adding Effects & Adjustments
WeVideo, 2022. Be aware that different versions of WeVideo will vary in appearance and functionality.
Video, photo, and text clips can be modified in a variety of ways. The Clip Editor can be used for basic adjustments, the opacity can be modified to change the transparency, and effects are available in the FX menu.
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To open the Clip Editor and make basic adjustments:
- Click to select the desired clip in the Timeline. A pop-up will appear above the clip.
- Click the Clip Editor button, which is the first option in the pop-up and looks like a small pencil. The Clip Editor window will open.
- If a hamburger (three line) button appears above the clip, hover over it to display all options.
- Alternatively, double-click the clip to open the Clip Editor.
- Transform: rotate, flip, rescale, and reposition the clip.
- Crop: crop the video or image to any size.
- Volume: change the volume level, and add a fade to the start/end.
- Animation: add an animation, such as a zoom or fade, to the start and end of the clip.
- Color Keying: select a color to remove. This is useful for green-screening.
- Color: adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, temperature, and tint.
- Speed: adjust the duration of the clip via the range and value.
To reset each tab to default settings, click the trash can icon to the top-right.
To reset an individual option, click the reset button to the right of the setting.
To change the opacity, or transparency, of a clip:
- Select the clip in the Timeline. A pop-up will appear above the clip.
- Click the Opacity Options button, which is the second option in the pop-up. The opacity options will open.
- If a hamburger (three line) button appears above the clip, hover over it to display all options.
- Animating/keyframing: click-and-drag the dots, or keyframes, on the horizontal green line up-or-down to increase/decrease the opacity. A keyframe is like a snapshot of the opacity at a single moment; when multiple keyframes are at different levels, WeVideo automatically transitions the opacity between them. Click on the opacity line to create additional keyframes, and double-click keyframes to delete.
- Fading: check the Fade box to automatically generate a fade-in and fade-out with keyframes. Enter the number of seconds for each in the In and Out fields.
- Turn off opacity controls: click the toggle to turn opacity controls on/off.
Adjusting the opacity of a clip to 0% will make the clip invisible, but any associated audio will still play.
To apply a filter effect to a visual clip:
- Select the clip in the Timeline. A pop-up will appear above the clip.
- Click the FX button. The Effects window will appear.
- If a hamburger (three line) button appears above the clip, hover over it to display all options.
To remove an effect, reopen the Effects window, deselect the effect, and click Apply.
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