Batch application of a video effect?

eltonbuddha

Seems like there should be a way to apply a video effect to all selected clips in a sequence, like a batch mode. How about to an entire sequence whether it contains selected clips or not?

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To add an effect to all clips..

Move the cursor to the first clip and then press Ctrl with A. This selects all the timeline clips. (You can also make a manual selection by clicking each required clip with the Ctrl key depressed)

Click the FX on the first clip.

Click the Green + and select your effect.

Set up the effect on the first clip

Click the 7th button along on the top of the effects screen ....popup reads Append effect chain to other selected clips.

Nat

All selected clips get the chosen effect.

borate

As Nat notes, this is possible.

If you instead click the 6th button on the bar, the effect will REPLACE all effects in selected clips.

To apply a global effect after completing all the individual clip editing.

1) Open a new blank sequence by clicking the + sign at the right of the Sequence 1 tab, above the thumbnails.

2) Click the Sequences tab above the clip bin (top-left) and right-click on the Sequence 1 folder.

3) Click PLACE CLIP ON SEQUENCE. (Or simply drag Sequence 1 onto Sequence 2.)

This is now a single clip of your entire project. The overlays and audio won't be seen on the sequence, they are all there.

Apply the global effect, then export. If later changes are needed, go back to Sequence 1, make them, then redo the steps above.