Question: I have some clips that would look really dramatic if I could just show the outline of the image. Does NewBlue have an effect that can create an outline look?
Answer: With NewBlue Art Effects, 10 artistic filters change the video into a painting or hand drawn image. For a line drawing, use the Line Drawing effect where you can specify the paper color, pencil color, and many other details related to the final appearance of the sketch. Other effects in the collection are Hand Drawing and Pastel Sketch.
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Question: My camera was on a tripod, so my shots are stable. How can I simulate an earthquake taking place in the scene?
Answer: To make your footage shake like an earthquake, simply add the Earthquake effect from NewBlue Motion Effects to your video clip. There you can adjust the settings giving you anything from a minor tremor to a massive earthquake. You can also use the Motion Effects Active Camera effect to simulate recording from a handheld camera. With the many presets available, you can quickly and easily add just the right amount of movement to your footage.
With NewBlue Motion Effects, you can easily add anything from gentle movements (to make it look like hand-held footage) to full earthquake shaking. The 10 specialized video filters add movement to your images through a variety of proven motion techniques, such as spin, roll and shake. Using them, you can blur the images, ripple the frame, or warp the image to increase the energy level or create action effects.
Some of you may have experienced difficulty activating your NewBlue products through the Windows Start Menu. If this applies to you, you can access the Activation Manager program from your NLE. To activate your product:
1) Open your NLE and add an effect to a clip,
2) Go to the control panel for the clip. If the product is not yet activated, there will be either an “Activate” or “Trial– Click here to Activate” button,
3) Click the button to open the Activation Manager.
To find the user’s guide for each NewBlueFX product, first add the specific NewBlue plugin to a clip. Then open the effect’s control panel and click the “?” button or “Help” button. (The actual icon or text may differ from one NLE to the other) Doing so will open the user’s guide, which will explain the various settings and explain how the effect will work with your NLE.
If you are using Windows, you have another option: Go to the Windows Start menu, choose All Programs, then NewBlue – NewBlueFX product. From there, you can easily select the appropriate help file for your NLE.
Although Pixelator, which is part of Video Essentials, can only blur one face at a time, there’s nothing stopping you from using it more than once on the same clip. Simply apply Pixelator multiple times to the specific clip - one time for each area that needs to be blurred – and then set the controls independently for each.
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