Replace a color

Hi All
sorry this is a rather basic question, but I can't get color replace in CS4 to work.
I drag "Change Color" from Video Effects to the clip I want to change in the timeline. Then I find "Color to Change" in the Video Effects panel and click on the eyedropper, then with the eyedropper I click on the bit of the picture in the program monitor I want to change. Then I click on the white box next to "Color to Change" and in "Color Picker" click on the color I want and click OK. And nothing happens!
What am I doing wrong, or not doing?

Change Color effect
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