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If you have a limited version of Nero Video without the features mentioned here, you can upgrade your Nero product at www.nero.com to get the full version of Nero Video with all features.
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The Properties area on the Effect Palette in the upper right of the screen shows the proper-
ties of selected or highlighted objects you dragged and dropped to the content area of your project from the My Media palette or Effect Palette. The specific properties of the single
transitions and effects are displayed here and the basic effects of pictures, audio clips, and video clips are listed by default.
If you want to edit an object you dragged and dropped to the content area, it has to be se- lected and the timeline slider has to be positioned on the clip. Otherwise, all setting options in the Properties area remain gray.
The following basic effects are available:
Audio Level
Standard audio effect that allows you to adjust the volume of a re- spective clip.
Available for audio and video clips only.
Anchor Point
Sets the position of the anchor point of the clip. You can either choose a predefined position by activating one of the Corner buttons
on the right or select your own position in the input fields on the left. The center point is selected by default.
Available for video clips and pictures only.
Position
Positions the clip at the desired position or sets it horizontally or ver- tically centered. You can also position a selected clip in the preview area in the upper left of the screen.
Available for video clips and pictures only.
Scale
Scales (enlarges or downsizes) either the whole item or selected key frames by entering the desired percentage into the input fields. The
Fit to screen template is selected by default; it will change to Cus- tom if you enter any percentage into the input fields. The Scale and Fit and Original Size templates are also available.
The lock is closed by default, horizontal and vertical scale can only be adapted proportionally. Click the icon to unlock and enter different values.
You can also scale a selected clip in the preview area in the upper left of the screen.
Available for video clips and pictures only.
Rotation
Selects the level of rotation by the number entered in the Rotation
input field: positive for clockwise and negative for counter-clockwise. You can also rotate a selected clip in the preview area in the upper left of the screen. Click the lower left corner of the preview frame and keep the mouse key pressed while you drag the clip to the desired level.
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Opacity
Adapts the transparency either of the whole clip or - with the help of key frames - of defined positions.
Available for video clips and pictures only.
Additionally, you can easily drag and drop more or optional effects from the Effect Palette to
a clip. All additional effects are listed below the basic effects in the lower part of the Proper- ties area. If multiple clips are selected in the content area of your project, the same effect is
assigned to each of the selected clips and listed in each clip's respective list of effects in the
Properties area. Effects are rendered top to bottom. You can modify the order of optional
effects per drag-and-drop function.
Clicking the button at the left side of any effect's headline expands an extended area which shows the respective effect's setting options. You can adjust these individual proper- ties. The following setting options are always available:
Button
/
Enables or disables additional effects temporarily. If you activate the button for one of the basic effects, it will be performed in its default setting (e.g. Opacity = 100%).
Check box and con- trols
Use key frames
Select the check box to add a key frames track for the respective effect below the respective main clip in the content area.
As long as you have not chosen individual key frame positions on a track, the effect settings are valid for the whole clip. Once you creat- ed single key frames, effect settings are valid for chosen positions. A single key frame at the start and at the end of the clip is always add- ed by default.
You can add, select and/or delete single key frames with help of the controls. (Only available when the Use key frames check box is
selected.)
Click the Create key frame button to add a key frame to the chosen
timeline slider position. Click the Go to the next key frame/Go to the previous key frame buttons to select the key frames on the
timeline. If you click the main button again, a highlighted key frame is deleted (Delete key frame).
Additionally, you can choose from three interpolation methods. The
Linear interpolation method sets a constant alteration rate from sin-
gle key frame to key frame; this method is set by default. The Bezier
interpolation method sets a smooth step-up from key frame to key frame that softly fades away. The Hold interpolation method abruptly
changes to a chosen value without gradual transition. Button
Delete
Removes the effect from the item in your project. Not available for basic effects.
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The following button is additionally available for the Film Effect and the Video Stabilizer
effects:
Save Allows you to save a customized version of the effect. After saving, you can choose the customized effect from the My Effects subcate-
gory.
Only one transition can be applied to a video clip or picture at once. If you drop a second transition, the first transition is replaced. Clicking the button at the left side of any transi- tion's headline expands an extended area which shows the respective transition's setting options. You can adjust these individual properties. The following setting options are always available:
Button
/ Enables / disables a transition temporarily.
Input field
Duration
Displays and defines the duration of the transition. The duration is set to one second by default.
Buttons
Alignment
Defines if a transition is aligned more to the left (end at cut), more to the right (start at cut), or if it stays centered between two clips. A transition is centered between two clips by default.
Button
Delete
Removes the transition.
You can also press the Del key on your keyboard to delete a select-
ed transition from your project.
See also
Editing Transitions (Advanced Editing) →83 Editing Effects (Advanced Editing) →84