Applying a Filter to a Clip
You can apply filters to clips in a sequence or to clips in the Browser, but it’s very
important to understand the distinction between these two methods.
 If you apply filters to a sequence clip: The filters are applied only to that clip. The
master clip in the Browser remains untouched.
 If you apply filters to a master clip in the Browser: Instances of that clip already in other
sequences are untouched, but if you edit the master clip into a sequence, the new
filter accompanies the clip into the sequence.
In most cases, you apply filters to individual clips in sequences, not to master clips in the
Browser. There may be occasions where you want every instance of a master clip edited
into a sequence to have the same filter applied, such as during color correction. In this
case, apply the color correction filter to the master clip in the Browser. However, filters
applied to clips are still independent of each other. If you modify the filter parameters
for a master clip, the same filter parameters in affiliate clips are not modified.
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Tip: To maintain consistent filter settings across multiple clips, you can copy and paste
filter settings using the Paste Attributes command.
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To apply a filter to a clip in a sequence, do one of the following:
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Select one or more clips in the Timeline, then drag a filter from the Effects tab of the
Browser to one of the selected clips in the Timeline.
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Select one or more clips in the Timeline, choose Effects > Video Filters, then choose a
filter from the submenus.
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Tip: If no clip is selected in the Timeline, the filter is applied to the clip beneath the
playhead on the track with Auto Select enabled.
Drag the filter from
the Browser...
...to a clip in the Timeline.
List of video filters
Different Blur filters
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Open a sequence clip in the Viewer, then do one of the following:
 Choose Effects > Video Filters, then choose a filter from the submenus.
 Drag a filter from the Effects tab of the Browser directly into the Viewer.
You can apply a filter to an entire clip or just part of a clip.
...to the sequence clip
in the Viewer.
Drag the filter from
the Browser...
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To apply a filter to part of a clip in a sequence:
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Select the Range Selection tool in the Tool palette (or press the G key three times).
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In the Timeline, drag across the part of the clip to which you want to apply the filter.
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Do one of the following:
 Drag a filter from the Effects tab of the Browser to the selected portion of the clip.
 Choose Effects > Video Filters, then choose a filter from the submenus.
The filter is applied to the selected part of the clip only. When you open this clip in the
Viewer, filter Start and End points appear in the keyframe graph area of the Filters tab.
Range
Selection tool
Drag to select the section
of the clip to which you
want to apply the filter.
Start and End points
for the filter
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To reposition the filter Start and End points:
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In the keyframe graph area, drag the Start or End point of the filter to the new time
or location.