Open Effects Panel

Effects panel — top section with filter options

Click the Effects tab in the left sidebar. The panel shows two sections: visual filters at the top and particle effects below.

Select a Filter

Filter options visible in the Effects panel

Scroll through the filter list to see all 38 options. Click a filter to apply it to the selected clip or the entire project. The canvas preview updates immediately.

Adjust Filter Intensity

Intensity and parameter sliders

Use the Intensity slider to control how strong the filter effect is. At 0% the filter is off. At 100% it is at full strength. Most filters look best between 40-70%.

Filter Types Available

More filter options in the panel

The 38 filters include:

Color — Sepia, Vintage, Warm, Cool, B&W, Fade, High Contrast

Artistic — Oil Painting, Watercolor, Sketch, Comic Book, Pixelate

Distortion — Glitch, VHS Retro, Fisheye, Mirror, Kaleidoscope

Light — Lens Flare, Light Leak, Film Burn, Vignette, Glow

Blur — Gaussian, Motion, Radial, Zoom, Tilt-Shift

Sharpen — Unsharp Mask, High Pass, Detail Enhance

Mood — Cinematic, Dreamy, Noir, Retro, Cyberpunk

Particle Effects

Particle effects section at the bottom of the panel

Scroll down to the particle section. Particle effects overlay animated particles on your video — snow, rain, fire, sparks, dust, confetti, and more. Adjust count, speed, size, and opacity.

Combine Filters

Effects panel with multiple filters active

You can apply multiple filters to the same clip. Each filter stacks on top of the previous one. Use the layer list in the right sidebar to manage filter order and remove individual effects.