Grass Valley NewsEdit XT v.5.5 - Manual (Page 214)

Chapter 11 Creating Video Effects (Option)
212 Digital News Production
Saving effects also saves their duration, but the duration of an effect you place on
the Timeline is depends upon on the way you add the effect to your sequence.
There are multiple ways to add a saved effect to your sequence:
• Drag and drop the saved effect onto the Timeline — the effect duration is
exactly as it was when saved and the keyframes are in the same positions.
• Highlight the clip(s) for the effect and drag the saved effect onto the Timeline
— the effect duration and keyframes adjust to match the duration of the
selected clip(s).
• Mark In and Out points on the Timeline to define the effect duration and then
drag a saved effect onto the Timeline — the effect duration and keyframes
adjust to fit the duration between the mark points.
• Click Open , select the effect, and click Open — the duration follows the
above guidelines based on whether you select mark points or a clip for the
effect.
Once you have the effect on the Timeline, you can use the Video Effects Tool to
modify the effect.
Importing Effects
You can also use effects that are located on another NewsEdit workstation,
another computer, a network server, or a diskette. You can only import effects
with a .vef suffix. For details on saving effects on other media, see “Exporting
Video Effects” on page 226.
To import an effect into your sequence:
1. Choose File | Import | Effect .
The Import Effect window appears.
2. Navigate to the effect you want to import and select it.
3. Click Import .
A progress bar indicates the import status.
You can import effects to the Bin or directly to the Timeline, depending on which
window has focus.