Adobe Premiere Elements 8 - Manual (Page 194)

189 USING ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 EDITOR
Applying effects
Last updated 8/12/2010
Preview Draws a wireframe outline of the three-dimensional clip. Because manipulating a clip in three-dimensional
space can be time consuming, the wireframe renders quickly so you can manipulate the controls to get the rotation
you want. Deselect the Preview control when you finish manipulating the wireframe clip to see your final results.
Bevel Alpha
The Bevel Alpha effect adds a beveled edge and lights to the alpha boundaries of a clip, often giving two-dimensional
elements a three-dimensional appearance. (If the clip has no alpha channel or its alpha channel is completely opaque,
the effect is applied to the edges of the clip.) The edge created in this effect is somewhat softer than that of the Bevel
Edges effect. This effect works well with text containing an alpha channel.
Bevel Edges
The Bevel Edges effect gives a chiseled and lighted three-dimensional appearance to the edges of a clip. Edge locations
are determined by the alpha channel of the source clip. Unlike Bevel Alpha, the edges created in this effect are always
rectangular, so clips with nonrectangular alpha channels do not produce the proper appearance. All edges have the
same thickness.
Drop Shadow
The Drop Shadow effect adds a shadow that appears behind the clip. The shape of the Drop Shadow is determined by
the clip’s alpha channel. Unlike most other effects, Drop Shadow can create a shadow outside the bounds of the clip
(the dimensions of the clip’s source).
Since Drop Shadow uses the alpha channel, it works well with 32-bit footage files from drawing programs and
three-dimensional rendering programs that support the alpha channel.
Note: Because Drop Shadow works best when it is the last effect rendered, apply this effect after applying all other effects.
You can create a realistic-looking shadow on animated clips by applying and animating the Motion or Basic 3D effect
prior to applying Drop Shadow.
Pixelate
Facet
The Facet effect clumps pixels of similar color values in cells for a painterly effect. Keyframes cannot be applied to this
effect.
Render
Lightning
The Lightning effect creates lightning bolts and other electrical effects, including a Jacob’s Ladder effect (an effect that
depicts a small lightning bolt bridging two metal spikes, often seen in Frankenstein movies) between two specified
points in a clip. The Lightning effect is automatically animated without keyframes across the clip’s time range.
Start Point, End Point Specify where the lightning begins and ends.
Segments Specifies the number of segments that form the main lightning bolt. Higher values produce more detail but
reduce the smoothness of motion.
Amplitude Specifies the size of undulations in the lightning bolt as a percentage of the layer width.