Soft effects bring the power of the Inferno effects module to the timeline. Unlike module effects, soft effects accelerate the creation and tweaking of effects because you apply the effect directly to the timeline. You can create soft effects on the Batch timeline as well as bring them in from Smoke. With the support of soft effects in Batch, clips are more compatible between products.

You apply soft effects to video and audio elements. You can also apply them to gaps in the timeline, including empty layers. Gap effects allow you to create an effect that spans more than one element.

If proxies are enabled for your project, you can switch between full resolution and proxy mode in both the soft effects quick menus and the editors. 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.