Filters overview

Filters are special effects used to modify the appearance of images and video clips in Motion. You can apply filters to create artistic effects (blurs, distortions, glows, stylized looks), to perform image corrections (color balancing, deinterlacing, sharpening), and to create sophisticated composting effects (green screen keying). For information on keying filters, see Keying overview.

Filter categories are organized alphabetically in the Library.

• You can preview a filter in the Library before you apply it.

• You can apply a filter by dragging it from the Library onto a Layer or group in the Layers list, Timeline, or Canvas, or by using the Add Filter pop-up menu in the toolbar.

• You can adjust an applied filter using controls in the Filters Inspector or HUD, or by dragging onscreen controls. (For a list of parameter controls in each filter, see Filter types overview.)

• You can animate filter parameters using keyframes or by applying behaviors.