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Soft Text and Proxy Mode in the Mini Editor

Soft Effects

Trimming Animated Soft Effects
Creating Colour Sources
Use the Colour Source
controls to create and alter colour sources, including noise, colour
bars and tones.
You create a colour source
using the Video menu or hot keys. You can only use the Colour Source
soft effect button to create a colour source on a gap or empty layer.
The Colour Source soft
effect button is available only from the EditDesk record timeline.
You can change the properties
of a colour source directly in the timeline.
To create a colour source:
- Do one of the following:
- From the Player, select and enable the
Effects option from the Menu Priority box.
- From the EditDesk, make sure that the
current option in the Menu Priority box is disabled or select and
enable the Effects option.
- Select and enable Video in the A/V Tools
box.
- Display the Colour Source controls:
- Select Colour Source from the Video menu.
- Press the Colour Source button (F10).
- Press the Black Source button (F11).
- Press the Bars and Tone button (F12).
- Set the source type, colour, audio, duration
and timecode.
- Click in the Source Area or Record Area
to create the clip.
To create a colour source directly on
the timeline:
- Select a gap or empty layer.
- Click the Colour Source soft effect button.
TipYou may need to click
the arrow on the Soft Effects menu to see the Colour Source soft
effect button.
- Set the source type, colour, audio, duration
and timecode.
To change the properties of a colour
source from the timeline:
- Select the colour source in the timeline
and display it quick menu.
-
The Colour Source controls
appear.
- Select the new colour and click Replace.
- To return to the original colour, click Reset.