Using soft effects, you can modify elements directly in the timeline. All changes are made in-place to the media element. You can add timewarps directly to timeline segments, resize a segment to standardize its resolution with the project, as well as add a colour source to a gap.

If you want to reuse a soft effect created on a segment, you can copy it to other timeline segments, to the Source Area, or to other clips using the same media.

Soft effects are commonly applied to video and audio elements. They can also be applied to gaps in the timeline, including empty layers. Gap effects allow you to create an effect that spans more than one element. You can treat a gap effect just like any other element, trimming and moving it, or copying it to the Source Area for use in another timeline.

If proxies have been enabled for your project, you can switch between full resolution and proxy mode in the Player. Working with proxies speeds up processing time in projects with high-resolution images.

If an interface element is not described in this chapter, refer to the corresponding effect in the module chapter. For information on audio soft effects, see Working with Audio in the Timeline.