Tutorials
One short tutorial per effect, organised the same way as the Effects panel in the editor.
Brightness & Contrast
Fix Flat, Dull Footage in 10 Seconds
Your footage looks flat? Two sliders fix that in ten seconds.
Exposure
Rescue Underexposed Shots for Free
This mimics the exposure dial on your camera, after the fact.
Black & White
Free Cinematic Black & White Effect
One click for a cinematic black-and-white look.
Tint
One Signature Color Mood, One Click
Give your whole video one signature color mood.
Hue & Saturation
Change Any Color in Your Footage (Free Tool)
Change a shirt from red to blue without reshooting.
Levels
Fix Your Footage by Dragging the Edges In
This is the single most important color tool in any editor.
Shadow / Highlight
Recover Blown-Out Skies & Crushed Shadows
Recover detail hiding in your blacks and blown-out skies.
Color Balance
3-Way Color Grading Explained Simply
Push your shadows one color and your highlights another, that's how pro grades are built.
Vibrance
The Saturation Slider That Won't Ruin Skin Tones
Saturation's smarter cousin, boosts color without turning skin orange.
Gaussian Blur
The Only Blur You Really Need to Know
The one blur every editor reaches for first.
Fast Box Blur
Gaussian vs Box Blur: Which Should You Use?
Same idea as Gaussian Blur, but built for speed.
Sharpen
Make Blurry Footage Look Sharp (Without Overdoing It)
Make soft footage look crisper without reshooting it.
Unsharp Mask
Sharpen vs Unsharp Mask: The Real Difference
The pro version of Sharpen, more control, less artifacting.
Directional Blur
Fake Motion Blur for Action-Style Edits
That motion-streak look you see in every action trailer.
Noise
Why Adding Noise Makes Your Video Look Better
Adding noise on purpose makes footage look better, here’s why.
Noise Alpha
Make Your Cutouts Look Less Fake
Noise, but only on your transparency channel.
Median
Turn Video Into a Painting With One Effect
This one removes noise, and can turn footage into a painting.
Add Grain
Get a Film Grain Look for Free
The secret to that expensive, filmic look.
Fractal Noise
Generate Free Backgrounds & Textures From Scratch
This generates entire textures and backgrounds from nothing.
Mirror
Make a Symmetry/Mirror Effect (Trendy Look)
Turn any clip into a symmetrical, kaleidoscope-style frame.
Offset
Create a Scrolling Background Effect
Shift your whole image without moving the layer.
Transform
The Difference Between Layer Transform and the Transform Effect
Position, scale, rotate, skew, all your basic moves in one effect.
Spherize
Fake a Fisheye Lens or Globe Effect
Wrap your footage around a 3D sphere, in 2D.
Twirl
Make a Portal/Vortex Transition Effect
Spin your footage into a whirlpool.
Ripple
Add a Water Ripple / Impact Effect
Drop a stone in your video, literally.
Magnify
Highlight Details With a Magnifying Glass Effect
Zoom into one part of the frame like a magnifying glass, live.
Polar Coordinates
How to Make the 'Tiny Planet' Effect
This effect turns a straight line into a perfect circle, or a circle into a line.
Linear Wipe
The Only Wipe Transition You Need to Start With
The simplest wipe transition, and still one of the most used.
Block Dissolve
A Glitchy Alternative to the Boring Crossfade
A pixelated, glitchy way to transition between two shots.
Gradient Wipe
Make Custom-Shaped Transitions With Gradient Wipe
Use any image to control exactly how your wipe transition plays out.
Iris Wipe
Recreate the Classic Old-Cartoon Iris Transition
The classic circular 'camera iris' close, like old cartoons used.
Radial Wipe
Make a Radar-Style Spinning Transition
A wipe that spins around like a clock hand.
Venetian Blinds
Old-School TV Wipe: Venetian Blinds Transition
Transition through a set of window blinds.
Stereo Mixer
Fix Lopsided Audio in Your Videos
Control exactly how your audio sits between left and right speakers.
High-Low Pass
Clean Up Bad Audio With 2 Simple Filters
Two filters that clean up almost any bad audio.
Compressor
Make Your Voiceover Sound Studio-Quality
Why your voiceover sounds 'radio ready', it's this effect.
Delay
Add an Echo/Delay Effect to Dialogue
Add an echo effect to any line of dialogue or sound.
Reverb
Make Dry Audio Sound Like It Was Recorded in a Real Room
Make a dry recording sound like it was filmed in a cathedral, or a closet.