Adding effects problems

kdpeanut wrote on 10/4/2006, 7:45 AM

I am a recent upgrader from Movie Studio to Vegas6 and still learning. I tried dragging an effect such as b/w or glow to a video on my timeline and nothing happens except for the additional window that opens for custimizaton. No effect occurs to the video.

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jetdv wrote on 10/4/2006, 7:56 AM

Check above the preview screen to see if the "Split Screen" button is ON. If it is, turn it OFF. It's the one that's a circle that's half dark and half light.

kdpeanut wrote on 10/4/2006, 8:07 AM

I will check. What does that split screen do? If that does not correct it am I having software problems? Does everyone else just drag effects and the image changes in the preview?
Thanks.

jetdv wrote on 10/4/2006, 8:09 AM

The split screen button has many uses. One of the things it can do is "bypass effects". It can also be used to show with and without effects split screen or compare two different pieces of footage to assist in color correction, etc...

kdpeanut wrote on 10/4/2006, 8:17 AM

Thanks for the help.

Chienworks wrote on 10/4/2006, 5:15 PM

Also keep in mind that most of the effects are set for "no effect". When that window opens you usually have to adjust something to create the effect. For example, the B&W effect has a slider to determine how much color and how much monochrome the final image should have and it starts at the full color position. You won't get B&W from it until you move the slider.