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Distort and Morph Pack:  Instructions for use

This pack contains both Effects and Transitions.
All effects use a standard image blend for the 'Effect In' and 'Effect Out' sliders which will blend your rendered clip with the original clip, giving a fade-in and fade-out feature. It will have no other effect on the operation of the effect.


The Distort and Morph plugin pack for iMovie contains the following Effects: Original After Effect

"Morph Clip"


This effect is applied to the whole clip (or number of clips). Each clip is replaced with a morph covering the whole duration. Only the first and last frames of each clip are used to calculate the morph sequence. If the effect is applied to a number of clips, each clip produces it's own morph sequence.
1. Select the clip you wish to Morph
2. Select the "Morph Clip(ImageIP)" Effect from the effects panel.
3. You will see a mini -preview of the effect, morphing from the first frame to the last.
4. You can press the "Preview" button to see a larger preview.
5. Press "Apply" to apply the effect to the clip.
The sound of the clip is not affected.

"Magnifying Eye"

This effect is applied to the whole clip, replacing each frame with a distorted version of it.
1. Select the clip (or number of clips) you wish to Distort
2. Select the "Magnifying Eye(ImageIP)" Effect from the effects panel.
3. You will see a mini -preview of the effect, showing the distortion.
4. Select the amount of magnification using the "Amount" slider.
5. You can press the "Preview" button to see a larger preview.
6. Press "Apply" to apply the effect to the clip.
The sound of the clip is not affected.


"TiltPlate"

This effect is applied to the whole clip, replacing each frame with a tilted version of it. The tilt is fixed throughout the effect.
1. Select the clip (or number of clips) you wish to Distort
2. Select the "TiltPlate(ImageIP)" Effect from the effects panel.
3. You will see a mini -preview of the effect, showing the distortion.
4. Select the tilt you desire using the "Amount" slider.
5. You can press the "Preview" button to see a larger preview.
5. Press "Apply" to apply the effect to the clip. Use the slider to set the amount of distortion on this effect which transforms your clip onto a 3D plate falling away from you. (Also used in the transitions of the same name - see below).
The sound of the clips is not affected.


The Distort and Morph plugin pack for iMovie contains the following Transitions:

"Morph Over"

This transition Morphs between two clips. These can be movies or images but as with many transitions, the duration of each must be at least half the duration of the Morph you want to produce.
1. Locate the two clips you wish to Morph between, making sure they are next to each other in the timeline. Select the second of the two.
2. Find the "Morph Over(ImageIP)" Transition in the transitions panel, and select it.
3. You should see a preview of the transtion played in the mini-preview window.
4. Choose the duration of the transitions by setting the speed slider.
5. You can press the "Preview" button to see a larger preview in the main window.
6. To "Apply" to render the transition, click on and drag the "Morph Over" transition icon down to the movie timeline and drop it between the two clips you have chosen.
This will produce a new transition clip which takes half it's time from the end of the first clip, and half from the beginning of the second.
*Note that the transition is based on the frames at the point where the transition begins and ends - NOT on the last and first frames of the original clips. For example - a transition lasting 20 frames will morph between the frame 10 from the end of clip1 and the 10th frame of clip2.
The sound of the clips is not affected.

"Wash Away", "Wash Away Over", "Wash Up" and "Wash up Over"

This transition is created by distorting the movie clips. The "Wash Away Over" and "Wash Up Over" versions transition between two clips, washing the first away leaving the second or washing the second up over the first respectively. The other versions operate on a single clip. They wash away leaving black, or wash up over black.
Step 1.
For "Wash Away Over" and "Wash Up Over"

Locate the two clips you wish to translate between, making sure they are next to each other in the timeline. Select the second of the two.
For "Wash Away"
Locate the clip you wish to apply the transition to and select the clip after it.
For "Wash Up"
Locate the clip you wish to apply the transition to and select it.
2. Find the Transition you want in the transitions panel, and select it.
3. You should see a preview of the transtion played in the mini-preview window.
4. Choose the duration of the transitions by setting the speed slider.
5. Choose the direction of the water effect by selecting one of the direction arrows (default is to the right).
6. You can press the "Preview" button to see a larger preview in the main window.
7. To "Apply" to render the transition, click on and drag the chosen transition icon down to the movie timeline and drop it at the point you want the transition to be applied.
This will produce a new transition clip which takes it's duration from the clip to which it is being applied. For the "Over" transitions, it will be time from the end of the first clip, and from the beginning of the second which is equal to the duration of the transition. For example, a 20 frame transition will take 20 frames from the end of the first clip and 20 frames from the second. The sound from the two clips will be mixed together during the transition.

"Tilt Plate Out" and "Tilt Plate In"

This transition is created by distorting the movie clips. The "Tilt Plate Out" version progressively simulates the image falling away from you as if it were on a Plate. The "Tilt Plate In" version does the reverse, image rising up towards you during the transition. Both operate over a black background.
Step 1.
For "Tilt Plate Out"
Locate the clip you wish to apply the transition to and select the clip after it.
For "Tilt Plate In"
Locate the clip you wish to apply the transition to and select it.
2. Find the Transition you want in the transitions panel, and select it.
3. You should see a preview of the transtion played in the mini-preview window.
4. Choose the duration of the transitions by setting the speed slider.
5. You can press the "Preview" button to see a larger preview in the main window.
6. To "Apply" to render the transition, click on and drag the chosen transition icon down to the movie timeline and drop it at the point you want the transition to be applied.
This will produce a new transition clip which takes it's duration from the clip to which it is being applied. e.g. a 20 frame 'Tilt Plate Out" will take 20 frames from the previous clip to make the new transition to black.
The sound of the clip will not be affected.

"Tumble Away", "Tumble Away Over", "Tumble In" and "Tumble In Over"

This transition is created by distorting the movie clips to give the effect of it spinning in 3D space. The "Tumble Away Over" and "Tumble In Over" versions transition between two clips, tumbling the first away leaving the second or tumbling the second up over the first respectively. The other versions operate on a single clip. They tumble away leaving black, or tumble in over black.
Step 1.
For "Tumble Away Over" and "Tumble In Over"

Locate the two clips you wish to translate between, making sure they are next to each other in the timeline. Select the second of the two.
For "Tumble Away"
Locate the clip you wish to apply the transition to and select the clip after it.
For "Tumble In"
Locate the clip you wish to apply the transition to and select it.
2. Find the Transition you want in the transitions panel, and select it.
3. You should see a preview of the transtion played in the mini-preview window.
4. Choose the duration of the transitions by setting the speed slider.
5. You can press the "Preview" button to see a larger preview in the main window.
6. To "Apply" to render the transition, click on and drag the chosen transition icon down to the movie timeline and drop it at the point you want the transition to be applied.
This will produce a new transition clip which takes it's duration from the clip to which it is being applied. For the "Over" transitions, it will be time from the end of the first clip, and from the beginning of the second which is equal to the duration of the transition. For example, a 20 frame transition will take 20 frames from the end of the first clip and 20 frames from the second. The sound from the two clips will be mixed together during the transition.