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Using Effects

Remember that when you use an effect other than a cut or dissovle you are saying "Hey look at this effect!" The effect becomes the story. This can be neat and useful because it makes the video look slick. However, you need to decide on using the effect because it helps tell the story not because it looks cool.

Please note that the use of effects in editing will increase the file size and may cause your video to look bad when you go to compress.

Below are two videos, one with effects and one clean.


Video w/ Effects

Video w/o Effects

 

Using effects can be fun. But be warned too much and you may not be able to show your video on the web. Find out more by clicking here.

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The videos on this site are in QuickTime.
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