Applying effects using adjustment layers – Adobe Premiere Elements 12 User Manual
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Applying effects using Adjustment layers
In Adobe Premiere Elements, you can use an adjustment layer to apply the same effect on multiple clips on the Timeline. Effects applied to an
adjustment layer affect all layers below it in the layer stacking order.
You can use combinations of effects on a single adjustment layer. You can also use multiple adjustment layers to control more effects.
Create an adjustment layer
You can create an adjustment layer in either Quick or Expert view. The procedure varies a bit in both the views.
Create an adjustment layer in Quick view
To create an adjustment layer in quick view, follow these steps:
1. Click Effects on action bar.
2. Click to select an effect. There are various effects available to enhance your video clips. Click the drop-down list to choose the effects
available under Video Effects or FilmLooks.
3. Drag-and-drop the effect on the source monitor to create an adjustment layer for the effect. Click Yes to apply it to the entire movie (all
the video clips currently on the timeline). Click No to apply it to the current video clip which is currently selected.
4. You can further edit or enhance the adjustment layer from the Adjust/Applied Effects panel.
5. Click Adjust on the Adjust panel. In the Adjust panel, click Entire Movie to edit the adjustment layers applied on the entire clip.
Smart Fix: Click Smart Fix to automatically fix your video footage. Smart Fix analyzes and fixes your video footage to make it look
better.
Auto Smart Tone: Click Entire movie. Click Apply to automatically correct the clip using Auto Smart Tone.
Color/Lighting/Other effects: You can adjust these attributes of the adjustment layer. For example, click Color to adjust the Hue,
Lightness, Saturation, and Vibrance. Click any effect under Color > Hue to experiment with various types of hues available.
Click More to adjust the sliders to increase or decrease the intensity of a particular effect attribute.
6. Click Applied Effects on the Adjust panel to view the effects that have been applied. Click an effect to view and edit the effect's properties.
For example, click the triangle besides Motion or click Motion to expand the effect. You can move the sliders to adjust the scale, rotation,
and so on.
Create an adjustment layer in Expert view
You can apply a combination of effects by applying different adjustgment layers, in Expert view. To create an adjustment layer in Expert view,
follow these steps:
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