What's The Difference Between an Effect and an Adjustment?

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Tried searching google, but kind of came up empty...

What's the difference between an effect and an adjustment?

I see that you can do many of the same things either using an effect, or using an adjustment.

Which do you use when?

Say I have 10 clips on my timeline, and I want to apply the EXACT SAME amount of contrast, color changes, and sharpness to clips # 2, #4, #5, #7 #8, and #10, (but not to clips 1, 3, 6 and 9). Would I use an effect or an adjustment? What would be the best way to do that?

Thanks in advance.

Steve Grisetti · Answer

For the most part, adjustments are used to correct lighting, color temperature, tint, exposure, etc. There are also lighting adjustments.

Effects actually change the video by making a video look like an old home movie, adding a lens flare, cropping or clipping sections of the picture, etc.

Though there is also some overlap, of course.

Adjustments are usually made by increasing or decreasing levels of color, light, etc.

Effects are pre-programmed and are added to a clip.

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