iCreate - UK (2021-07)

Step-by-step Add water effects to your footage

4

Add a mask

From the ‘Masks’ section of the ‘Effects’

browser, drag the ‘GraduatedMask’ onto the

top clip. This makes the lower half of the clip

become transparent. Click on the top clip.

5

Reposition mask

In the Viewer drag the bottom ‘Mask

control’ handle closer to the top handle. This

creates a sharper horizon line. Drag the top

handle down to lower the lake’s horizon.

6

Transform the layers

Click on the bottom clip. Select the

‘Transform’tool. Drag the bottom clip down.

Click on the top clip, and drag that upwards

to create a more balanced mirror image

1

Import clip

Choose File>New>Event. Label it ‘Water

Effects’.Choose File>Import Media. Browse

to our supplied ‘Water_start.mov’. Drag the

clip into the timeline. Play the lake-free clip.

2

Add raindrops

Select the clip. Choose Edit>Copy.

Edit>Paste to add the clip to the timeline.

Go to ‘Stylize’ in the Effects browser. Drag

‘Raindrops’ onto the duplicated clip.

3

Modify effect

In the Video Inspector’s ‘Raindrops’

panel, increase the ‘Amount’ slider to 40 for

more splashes. Drag the raindrops effect clip

below the original clip in the timeline.

7

Compound clip

Shift-click to select both clips in the

timeline. Right-click and choose ‘Create

Compound Clip’from the menu. Name the

compound clip. Click ‘OK’.

8

Add rain

Select ‘Stylize’ in the ‘Effects’ browser.

Drag the ‘Rain’ effect onto the compound

clip. In the Inspector’s rain panel increase

‘Amount’ to 100. Tick the ‘High Quality’ box.

9

Sound advice

Tick the ‘Audio’ sidebar icon. Go to

‘Sound Effects’. In the ‘Ambience’ folder

you’ll find a selection of rain sounds that you

can use to enhance your clip.

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