ABSTRACT

While dissolves and fades that are inherent to just about any editing software on the market and will never go out of style, the power and accessibility of certain special effects software products on the market have enabled professionals of all types to add real eye-popping effects to otherwise marginal productions. In this chapter we’ll cover the vast options for effects software designed to work side-by-side with many of those editing programs so popular in the field of postproduction and how to choose the software package that best suits your needs.