Using the Options panel in the Edit workspace

The Options panel in the Edit workspace allows you to modify the media, transitions, titles, graphics, animation, and filters that you add to the Timeline. The controls available depend on the type of media that you select and whether the media is in an overlay track or the main video track.

Edit tab

• Duration — Displays the duration of the selected clip in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can trim the selected clip by changing the clip duration.

• Clip volume — Allows you to adjust the volume of the audio segment of your video.

• Mute — Silences the audio segment of your video without deleting it.

• Fade-in/out — Gradually increases/decreases the volume of the clip for a smooth transition. Select Settings > Preferences > Edit to set the fade-in/out duration.

• Rotate — Rotates the video clip.

• Reverse video — Plays the video backward.

• Speed/Time-lapse — Allows you to adjust the playback speed of your clip and apply Time-lapse and Strobe effects.

• Variable Speed — Allows you to adjust the playback speed of a clip at different intervals.

• Split Audio — Allows you to separate the audio from a video file and place it on the Voice Track.

• Split by Scene — Splits a captured DV AVI file based on the shooting date and time, or the changes in video content (i.e., motion change, camera shifting, brightness change, etc.).

• Multi-Trim Video — Allows you to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them.

• Resampling Option — Allows you to set the aspect ratio for the video or access Pan & Zoom.

For overlays, options include the following:

• Transparency, Border, and Border Color

• Alignment Options — Allows you to adjust object position in preview window. Set the option through the Alignment Options pop-up menu.

• Show grid lines — Select to display the grid lines. Click

to open a dialog box where you can specify settings for the grid lines.

• Basic Motion — Allows you to set the direction and style of entry/exit of the clip. This can be set to static, top/bottom, left/right, top-left/top-right, bottom-left/bottom-right.

As for the style, you can set direction of entry/exit of clips through: Rotate before/after pause duration and Fade in/out motion effect.

• Advanced Motion — Opens the Customize Motion dialog box which allows you to customize the motion of overlays and titles. For more information, see Customizing motion.

Effect tab

• Replace last filter — Allows the last filter applied to a clip to be replaced when you drag a new filter onto the clip. Clear this option if you want to add multiple filters to your clips.

• Applied filters — Lists the video filters that were applied to a clip. Click

to arrange the order of the filters; click

to remove a filter.

• Presets — Provides various filter presets. Choose a preset from the drop-list.

• Customize Filter — Allows you to define the behavior of the filter throughout the clip.

• Audio Filter — Lets you apply a filter to enhance audio. For example, you can amplify, add an echo, adjust pitch, or choose from different leveling options.

Note that audio clips in the Voice and Music tracks have different options. For more information, see Audio.

Blending tab

• Choose from Blending Modes, or in the Matte Modes, choose a Mask Frame or Video Mask. For more information, see Blending overlay clips with the background, Adding a mask frame, or Using video masks with overlay clips.

Chroma Key

• Chroma Key — Allows you to create transparent areas by choosing a color. For more information, see Using Chroma Key for a green screen effect.

Color tab

• Basic: Allows you to Select preset to choose from a list of color/tone presets or choose a custom preset that you have saved. In the Color Correction area, choose from Hue, Exposure, Contrast, Gamma, Blacks, Shadows, MidRange, Highlights, Whites, Vibrance, Saturation, Clarity and Haze adjustments. You can also use the White Balance feature to make auto tone adjustments. For more information, see Basic color and tone correction, Adjusting white balance.

• Tone Curve: For information, see Tone Curve.

• HSL Tuning: For information, see HSL Tuning.

• Color Wheel: For information, see Color Wheel.

• LUT Profile: For information see Color grading with lookup tables (LUT profiles).

Lens/Lens Correction tab

Lets you access presets and controls for correcting distortion caused capturing footage with a wide-angle lens. For more information, see Lens Correction.