To start editing video please click the Video Effects button in Create Movie menu pane. AVS Video Editor has the advantage of various effects to help you achieve your creative best. You can experiment with transformation and painting effects and patterns to turn your ideas into images that stand out.

To add any effect select the desired effect reflected in Media Library and drag it to the workspace which is represented in Timeline view.

Note: you can select the effects view type between Thumbnails or List.

Follow the steps below:

1. Select the Video Effects button in Create Movie menu pane.
2. Navigating among effects reflected in the Media Library select the desired effect icon.
3. Drag and drop it to the workspace or click the Add Effect button.
4. Set fade-in and fade-out limits on the Timeline.
5. Choose the effect parameters.
6. Preview the result using Main Preview window.

Note: You can apply not one but several effects. If you want to disable any effect, check the respective window off clicking the icon.

To see the detailed information on each effect please refer to respective chapters.