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I want to do a side-by-side video with one side flipped in the "clip effects" so it looks like the halves are going into each other. Question: since I have already used 'flipped' for the left section, can I use another effect for the left section? I would like to apply 'sepia' to both halves, but it appears that since I already used 'flipped' for the left half, that I cannot use 'sepia' as well. Only one effect at a time? Any way around this?

In Final Cut Pro X, you can layer multiple effects, and you can choose the order in which they are applied.
In iMovie, you can only have one effect at a time.
However, in the case of Sepia or Black and White, there is another option, which lets you do it in iMovie after all.
You can create a Sepia effect using the Video Adjustments. You can have one "effect" and one "video adjustment" at the same time.
To do this, use the VIDEO tab of the Inspector.
Note: Thanks to Jeff Carlson of MacWorld for this tip.
If you're looking for a washed-out sepia appearance, first open iMovie's preferences and turn on the Show Advanced Tools option, which adds more controls to the Video Adjustments HUD and other areas of the program. Select the clip you want to alter and press the V key. Set Saturation to 0 percent, and then drag the Red Gain slider to 143 percent, the Green Gain slider to 90 percent, and the Blue Gain slider to 53 percent (feel free to tweak these settings to customize the results). Click on Done when you're finished. Note that the clip thumbnail still appears in color, as the video was shot, but the preview reflects your changes.--JC

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