Help! Applying Effects to Titles

Hi there,
Why can't I successfully apply effects to titles (black background/white letters) without the title going bright white after rendering??? In preview mode everything looks great. I reopen file and try again, but it never works.
Any amount of advice would help this frustrated beginner. Thanks!!!!!!!!

Matthew,
Thanks for the reply.
I have a iMac G5, and so far the following effects have had this problem: rain, fog, letterbox. I did however get letterbox to work in a previous project I worked on a few months ago. But can't get them to work since.
I'm using iMovie 5.0.2 (oops am I in the wrong discussion room?)
Greener

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21/11/2013 11:37 PM Application Error Faulting application name: Adobe Audition CS6.exe, version: 5.0.2.7, time stamp: 0x505806ee
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
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Faulting process id: 0xe38
Faulting application start time: 0x01cee7126c7bcb50
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
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21/11/2013 11:15 PM Application Error Faulting application name: Adobe Audition CS6.exe, version: 5.0.2.7, time stamp: 0x505806ee
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
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Faulting process id: 0x12b4
Faulting application start time: 0x01cee70f7f3697c8
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
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Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x9cd8ff7e
Faulting process id: 0x4b8
Faulting application start time: 0x01cee70f04570245
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
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Faulting process id: 0xe6c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cee70ec8477f12
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
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Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x9cd8ff7e
Faulting process id: 0x658
Faulting application start time: 0x01cee70e4b5727b1
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 9236f4ba-5301-11e3-b2ec-b8e8562f706d
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Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x9cd8ff7e
Faulting process id: 0xa8c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cee70dccc70c7b
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
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Exception code: 0xc0000005
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Faulting application start time: 0x01cee645220cb493
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
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Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
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Faulting application start time: 0x01cee5e7d393c02e
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
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Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
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Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
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Faulting process id: 0xfb8
Faulting application start time: 0x01cee5c5994aed2a
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
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Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
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Faulting process id: 0x11f4
Faulting application start time: 0x01cee5b0a915ab6d
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\Adobe Audition CS6.exe
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Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
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Faulting application start time: 0x01cee5a6dc71a5dd
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Exception code: 0xc0000005
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Faulting application start time: 0x01cee5a680b2c167
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Ticks = 0      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Application: Audition
Ticks = 0      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Version 5.0.2
Ticks = 0      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Build: 7
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Ticks = 2044      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AuBackEnd
Ticks = 2138      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AuApplication
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Ticks = 2247      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing XML Loader
Ticks = 2262      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Application Settings
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Ticks = 2262      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Audio Device
Ticks = 2325      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing XMP System
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Ticks = 2340      <2912> <AuLog.Startup> <5> AMIO Host initialization sequence started...
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Ticks = 2340      <2912> <AuLog.Plug-in> <5> Skipping AMIO plug-in: AmioApe
Ticks = 2340      <2912> <AuLog.Plug-in> <5> Skipping AMIO plug-in: AmioLSF
Ticks = 2340      <2912> <AuLog.Plug-in> <5> Skipping AMIO plug-in: AmioMp2
Ticks = 2340      <2912> <AuLog.Plug-in> <5> Skipping AMIO plug-in: AmioMp3
Ticks = 2340      <2912> <AuLog.Plug-in> <5> Skipping AMIO plug-in: AmioQT
Ticks = 2340      <2912> <AuLog.Plug-in> <5> Skipping AMIO plug-in: AmioWav
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Ticks = 2652      <2912> <DynamicLink> <5> C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Audition CS6\dynamiclinkmanager.exe
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Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name CHRISNEWMBOOK
System Manufacturer Apple Inc.
System Model MacBookPro11,3
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4850HQ CPU @ 2.30GHz, 2301 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Apple Inc. MBP112.88Z.0138.B02.1310181745, 18/10/2013
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume4
Locale Australia
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
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Time Zone AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 13.5 GB
Total Virtual Memory 31.8 GB
Available Virtual Memory 29.3 GB
Page File Space 15.9 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
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Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall, run the Cleaner Tool if you have CS3/CS4/CS5, and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

Applying effects to multiple clips or an entire sequence on a separate video track

I'm looking for an easy way to apply effects on a separate video track. In AVID I would just drag and drop the effect preset onto a blank layer. Or if I wanted the clip to affect just a few clips, I would add two edits (similar to razor blade) on a separate video track and drag the effect preset between those edit points. Is there a way to do this in Premiere Pro? Running CS 5.0.4. Thanks for the help!

Well, depending on what you want to do, you might actually be able to use a clip instance of one sort or another.
One option is Transparent Video (File > New > Transparent Video); by itself, Trans. Video doesn't do anything, but some effects can be applied to it and will generate an output. This doesn't work with all effects, so you'll have to experiment. Check here for more: Create a transparent video clip
Another option would be to use a Color Matte (File > New > Color Matte) or Black Video (File > New > Black Video) clip. These do have an effect by themselves, so you could apply any effect you wanted to them, and then possibly use a Blending Mode to apply it. Black Video is common for this purpose, with something like the Add mode. Again, not perfect, but it will depend on the effect you're trying to achieve.
Unfortunately, we don't have anything like AE's adjustment layers in Premiere Pro. That would solve your problem, quickly.

Applying Effects to a Selection

I think I must be missing something and I'd swear I've done this before. Working on an audio project in the timeline and selecting a portion of the waveform to apply an effect... all is good until the clip is flattened. After the flatten the effect is applied to the entire clip. What's the deal? I am not sending this over from FCP. I am opening an AIFF and trying to add a plug-in just to the selected area. Would someone please describe the workflow or explain why the effect ultimately applies itself to the entire clip. Thanks!
G5, Dual 2, 2.5GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Here's a step-by-step for applying effects to a region of a file:
-Open the file in the waveform editor
-click-drag across the waveform to select the region
-process->Effects->whatever effect you want...to apply an effect to the selection
The effect is only applied to the selected region.
If you applied an effect that has a long tail (e.g. a reverb or a delay) then you will see the impact carry on after the right-hand edge of the selection area--that's just the way these sort of effects work.
If you really want a reverb within the selection region with no tail outside of the selection region, then copy the file, apply the reverb to the selection region, copy the selection region, then go to the un-effected file, put the playhead at the start of where your selection was and select edit->paste special->paste mix and select 100% clipboard and 0% original and you'll get what you want. It might help to put markers at the start and the end of the selection before you copy the file.
I hope that helps.

Best practice regarding work flow (cutting, applying effects, exporting etc)

Hi!
I've been asked to shoot and edit a music video for a friend of mine, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to manage this project in PrE (in what order to do things and so on). I have a picture in my head which make sence, but I'd like to have it confirmed. If you've been following the "Very disappointed with Premiere Elements" thread, you know I'm not a fan of how the applying of effects works, when having a lot of cuts between scenes and clips etc. A few of the steps below is meant to make that process more effective.
So, here's my idea, from the begining and in detail:
1. Download the appropriate clips from the camera (in this case 1280x720, H.264 mov's from an EOS 500D).
2. Create a PrE-project for each clip and maybe trim the in and outs a bit, if needed.
3. Export each clip to uncompressed avi's.
4. Create the main project file and import all the uncompressed avi's.
5. Insert the clips in on appropriate tracks in the timeline.
6. Do all the cutting, triming and sync as complete as possible, without thinking about effects.
7. When finished, open up each of the smaller clip projects and add the desired effects. This will mainly include contrasts, color corrections, noise etc, in order to get the right look and feel to each clip/scene.
8. Again, export the clips to uncompressed avi's and overwrite the previous versions.
9. Open up the main project, which now should contain the clips with look-and-feel effects visible.
10. Add some additional effects if needed.
11. Export/share, and you're done.
Of course I will end up going back and forth through these steps anyway, but as a basic plan it seems reasonable. I see three main positive aspects:
1. The look-and-feel effects will be applied on the raw material, before the converting process. This should result in a slightly better quality. Perhaps not noticeable, but anyway.
2. The main project will be more CPU friendly and easier to work with.
3. If I want to tweek the look-and-feel effect to a clip/scene, I don't have to do it on every split (I will have a lot of splits, so applying and changing the effect parameters will be time consuming and ineffective). Of course, opening up the clip's specific project, changing the effect and then export to avi, will also take time, but point 1 and 2 makes up for that.
Have in mind that it is a music video project, to put things in the right context. We'll probably have a few parallel stories/scenes, with lots of cutting in and out between them. The timeline will probably look insane.
So, am I thinking in the right direction here? Any traps I might fall into along the way?
Regards
Fredrik

Fredrik,
Though similar to your workflow, here is how I would do it.
Import those "raw" Clips into a Project, and do my Trimming in that Project, relying on the Source Monitor to establish the In & Out Points for each, and also using different Instances of any longer "master Clip.". I would also do my CC (Color Correction), and all density (Levels, etc.) Effects here. Do not Trim too closely, as you will want to make sure that you have adequate Handles to work with later on.
Use the WAB (Work Area Bar) to Export the material that I needed in "chunks," using either Lagarith Lossless CODEC, or UT Lossless CODEC *
Import my music into a new Project and listen over and over, making notes on what visuals (those Exported/Shared Clips from above) I have at my disposal. At this point, I would also be making notes as to some of the Effects that I felt went with the music, based on my knowledge of the available visuals.
Import my Exported/Shared, color graded Clips.
Assemble those Clips, and Trim even more.
Watch and listen carefully, going back to my notes.
Apply any additional Effects now.
Watch and listen carefully.
Tighten any edits, adjust any applied Effects, and perhaps add (or remove existing) more Effects.
Watch and listen carefully.
Output an "approval" AV for the band/client.
Tweak, as is necessary.
Output "final approval" AV.
Tweak, as is necessary.
Export/Share, to desired delivery formats.
Invoice the client.
Cash check.
Declare "wine-thirty."
This is very similar to your proposed workflow.
Good luck,
Hunt
* I have used Lagarith Lossless CODEC with my PrE 4.0, but have not tried UT. Both work fine in PrPro, so I assume that UT Lossless will work in PrE too. These CODEC's are fairly quick in processing/Exporting, and offer the benefit of smaller files, than Uncompressed AVI. They are visually lossless. The resultant files will NOT be tiny, so one would still need a good amount of HDD space. Neither CODEC introduces any artifacts, or color degredation.

Why are my still images Blurry when applying effects?

I am creating a slideshow video using images with up to 18mp. The images look wonderful clear and sharp until I try and add video effects to the slide, like zooming in or panning.
I am a user of both CS5.5 at work and newly acquired CS6 for home. I like what I have been able to do, however this makes me very frustrated when everything looks good except for the images with effects. Should I be applying effects differently? or what?
Thanks,
G

>Didn't mean to start an argument
= Little Devil with a Grin !!!
Stick around for awhile... there is OFTEN a good deal of "healthy discussion" (ie-disagreement) that goes on here
That discussion brings out a LOT of different experiences (you say X doesn't work... but it works just fine for "me") that sometimes, maybe even often, leads to increased and/or new knowledge for everyone
Other times, you just need to realize that what works for "me" may, or may not, work for "you" exactly the same way based on your work flow
Read what everyone offers, try what you can... and make LOTS of notes so, over time, you will develop work practices that work best for you
Personal example...
Many people export out of PPro as MPEG2-DVD to then use Encore to author a DVD
My PERSONAL work flow is to export my AVCHD edits to Widescreen DV AVI to give to Encore... so I may use Encore's Automatic Transcoding setting to make a "best" fit of video length to size (single or dual layer) of DVD
This is because I just don't care to get into all the details of figuring out the PPro settings when exporting... I let Encore do all the math for me
That process works just fine for me... other people want to figure out their own math for the PPro export settings
I say what I do, and why, but I certainly do not TELL anyone else that they MUST do it my way

Is it possible to apply effects at an increasing rate

I guess i would like is to apply effects like reverb or detune that start off suttle and reach a peak i choose and contuniue till i want them to either fade away or stop? i believe this would be some kind of morphing or variable intensity included with an effect.

Sorry... Clicked send too soon.
To get a similar Wet/Dry effect you could copy the clips to another track and add the full effects to that. Then use the gain/volume automation to set the level of effects on the track you created.
In some effects you can set the effect level to 100% and the dry mix to 0% and then just use the tracks Automation to mix the effect. But some effects mix the dry sound without giving you control of how much. In that case, you may need to adjust the gain/volume automation of the original dry track to match the levels in the mix.
Ok... I think I got that right...

My IPOD menus suddenly appear in Japanese or Chinese and are impossible to understand for me who is european. Has somebody else had this problem? Please help? The song titles are still in the language they were entered though. /Jane

My IPOD menus suddenly appear in Japanese or Chinese and are impossible to understand for me who is european. Has somebody else had this problem? Please help? The song titles are still in the language they were entered though. /Jane

Fingers crossed, the following document might be of some assistance:
iPod: Changing the display language

Problem applying effects

I am having trouble applying video transitions between a few clips, other clips there is no problem. When it doesn't work I get a message that says "insufficient content for edit". The material I am working with I believe has enough of a handle to apply effects.
Do any of you have any suggestions?

Recipe for your problem:
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/finalcut/transitions-h andles/

Feature Request: Apply effects to group of clip instances

I have been trying to supply this feature request into the Adobe feedback form. But it appeared that it was too large to be posted in a single feedback form. So I had to split it into three distinct feedback forms.
I don't want this feature request to get lost just because those three parts can't be joined back into a single feature request again. So I'd like to post it here, requesting for comments, too...
This feature request is about applying effects to more than one clip:
a)
Currently, when selecting more than one clip, it's not possible to change any effects settings. The Effects Settings windows only shows a "Multiple clips selected" message.
Thus, I'd like to suggest the following:
When selecting more than one clip, the Effects Settings window should display any effects that apply to all the selected clips. Moreover, only those effect parameter values should be displayed having the same value across all selected effects. This on the other hand, of course, can only be displayed for effect parameters not having key frames/timing activated.
Editing any of the displayed effects' parameters should apply the new value to each currently selected clip instance.
b)
Then again, when using key frame/timing activated effect parameters, it is currently not possible to apply such effect to more than a clip, too. To apply such animated effects to more than one clip it is currently necessary to nest those clips into a separate sequence.
Thus, I'd like to suggest the following improvement:
It should be possible to apply effects not only to clips but also to a group of clips (Menu Clip > Group).
Activating animation/key framing to any of the effect settings of those effects being assigned to a clip group (in contrast to those effects assigned to any clip instance contained in the the group) will allow to add key frames spanning all clips of the group.
This way it will be possible to easily create, e.g., a zoom effect spanning several clips.
If there are clips in-between those belonging to the group, the group's effects won't be applied to those clips not belonging to the group. However, the effects' parameter values are continued to be calculated in the background.
So this example would be true:
- Available clips:
| a | b | c | d | e |
- Clips grouped into a Clip Group:
| a |   | c |   | e |
- Zoom video effect applied to the group, having two key frames added:
Key frame #1 = beginning of clip | a |
Key frame #2 = end of clip | e |
Zoom value of key frame #1 = 100%
Zoom value of key frame #2 = 400%
--> So this will be the approximated calculated zoom value when the timeline reaches following points in time:
Beginning of clip | a |:     100%
End of clip       | a |:     132%
Beginning of clip | b |: (100%)
End of clip       | b |: (100%)
Beginning of clip | c |:     174%
End of clip       | c |:     230%
Beginning of clip | d |: (100%)
End of clip       | d |: (100%)
Beginning of clip | e |:     303%
End of clip       | e |:     400%
(Unfortunately, this forum doesn't allow me to apply any kind of formatting to the example above. So I can't apply a monospace font or colouring )
When a group gets ungrouped (Menu Clip > Ungroup), effects that had been applied to the group will be assigned to each individual clip of the group. For effect parameters that had key frames/animation activated, key frames will be created at the beginning and end of each of the clips. The previously calculated values will now be inserted at each automatically created key frame to mimic the grouped effect behaviour. This operation then would finalize the Ungroup operation involving clip group effects.
Regards,
Axel Dahmen

You could combine the Next/Previous Edit commands with either the Apply Video Transition shortcut or with a paste command if you had copied the transition you want.
OR... much easier if all you want is a bunch of consistent fade ins/fade outs...
On a single clip, keyframe opacity to create a fade in from the in point of the clip at the duration you like, e.g. 30 frames. Right click Opacity, and select Save Preset; give it a name, e.g. Fade In 30 Frames and set it to Anchor to In Point. Reset the effect and delete the keyframes, and then repeat this to create a fade out. Go to the out point of the clip, set keyframes, and once again, right-click Opacity and Save Preset; this time call it something like Fade Out 30 Frames and set it to Anchor to Out Point.
Now, you can simply select all of your clips in the sequence, and apply these presets by dragging them to the selection. Even though you created two presets, because you can only have one instance of Opacity on a clip, the keyframes from both presets will be added to that single effect. You have to do this with two presets--if you do it with one and use Scale, the keyframes will stretch out or compress to maintain a relative duration instead of an absolute duration.

2014.3 -Can't apply drop shadow (or other effects) to text, however I can apply effect to shapes, Why?

I'm new to Muse, but have always been curious to try it. Today I updated to Muse CC 2014.3 after watching the "up and running with Muse" videos out on Lynda.com
I'm not sure if it's something i'm not doing correctly, but I can't apply drop shadow (or other effects) to text, however I can apply effect to shapes just fine, why?

This has to do with the way we set text to be rendered in the browser. You are able to apply a drop shadow to system fonts (which will be rasterized to an image in the browser), but currently web safe fonts with drop shadow aren't supported in Muse because we still support IE8 and IE9 -- which don't support the shadow effect for text. One sort of work around is to use two text frames, one which holds your text and one which has black coloring with opacity less than 100% applied to the text that gets set behind and offset to your text to appear as though it were drop shadow, while keeping your text live. Group them together and moving them shouldn't throw off your design too much.

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