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Effects Library · 122 Effects
122 Video Effects for Mac Screen Recordings
Add film grain, glitches, camera shake, push zooms, kaleidoscopes and blur fades to a screen recording without leaving the editor. Creavit Studio's Effects library has 122 effects in 4 categories, each placed on an Effects track you can stretch or shorten.
- 122 effects in 4 categories
- Placed on an Effects track
- Non-destructive and undoable
What Is in the Effects Library
Four categories — Styles, Outlines, Motion, and In and out — covering looks, frames, camera moves and entrances.
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Styles: 47 Looks
Color and texture treatments such as Film grain, Light ray, Exposure pulse, Color wipe, Flare, Tunnel vision, Hue shift, Kaleidoscope, Mirror Horizontal, Chroma blur, Glitch, Low res, Fisheye, Prism, Sparkle and Pixel.
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Outlines: 3 Frames
Film matte, White frame and Blur frame put a border treatment around the video — useful for giving a screen recording a more finished, photographic edge.
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Motion: 48 Camera Moves
Movement applied to the frame: Shake, Handheld, Push zoom, Pulse zoom, Cinema zoom, Camera pan, Zoom bounce, Drift up, Spin, Sway, Grid collage, Stack, Flip, Tilt, Swipe up and more.
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In and Out: 24 Entrances and Exits
Ways to bring a shot in or take it out: Blur fade in, Glitch in, Particles out, Soft mask in, Circle in, Pixel out, Horizontal open, Bounce in, Blackout and Spin in.
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On Its Own Effects Track
Effects sit on an Effects track on the timeline. Drag the edges to change how long an effect lasts, and move it to line up with the moment it belongs to.
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Older Effects Still Available
Liquid glass, CRT, Pixelate and Dither from earlier versions are still there alongside the new library.
Where Effects Help a Screen Recording
A screen recording is mostly static UI, and that is fine for a tutorial. For a launch video, a social clip or a short intro, a few effects make the difference between footage and a video: a Push zoom on the moment a feature appears, a Flash or Light pulse on a key click, Film grain over a title section, a Blur fade in at the start and a Fade out at the end. The goal is to mark moments, not to cover everything — one or two effects per section usually reads better than a constant stream.
How the Four Categories Divide Up
Styles change how the frame looks — color, light, texture, distortion — with effects like Hue shift, Washed out, Film, Glitch and Kaleidoscope. Outlines put a frame around the video. Motion moves the frame itself, from subtle Handheld and Drift down to stronger Super shake, Super wobble, Roulette and Infinite rotate. In and out effects are meant for the start or end of a section: Blur fade in, Displace out, Shutter, Fade in, Pixel in, B&W fade. Knowing which category you need narrows 122 effects to a short list quickly.
A Practical Effects Pass
Finish the main edit first: cuts, zooms, captions. Then open the Effects library and work through the timeline once. Add a Blur fade in at the very start. Put a Zoom bounce where the result appears. Add a short Flash pulse on the transition into the next section, and Film matte over a quote or title card. End with Fade out. Because every effect is an editable project object, you can shorten, move or delete any of them and undo changes, and the recording underneath is never altered.
Built-In Effects Track vs Exporting to Another Editor
Feature
Creavit
Round Trip to a Separate Editor
Where effects are applied
Effects track in the same editor
Export, import into another app
Number of built-in effects
122 in 4 categories
Depends on the app or plugins bought
Changing effect length
Drag the edges on the track
Same, after a round trip
Re-editing the recording later
Zooms, cuts and effects stay editable together
Effects on a flattened export
Camera-move effects
48 Motion effects such as Handheld and Push zoom
Keyframed by hand
Entrances and exits
24 In and out effects
Built from transitions or masks
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Video Transitions for Mac50 transitions between clips, from Dissolve to Datamosh.Sound Effects for Videos121 built-in sounds to pair with your visual effects.Multi Zoom Screen RecordingShow up to three areas of the screen in one zoom.Guide: Effects, Transitions and SoundHow to combine the three libraries in one edit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Categories, placement, and how effects fit with the rest of the edit.
How many video effects does Creavit Studio have?
122 effects in 4 categories: Styles (47), Outlines (3), Motion (48), and In and out (24). The older Liquid glass, CRT, Pixelate and Dither effects are also still available.
How do I add an effect to a recording?
Pick an effect from the Effects library. It is placed on an Effects track on the timeline, where you can move it and adjust its length.
What kinds of motion effects are included?
The Motion category has 48 effects, including Shake, Handheld, Handheld zoom, Push zoom, Pulse zoom, Cinema zoom, Camera pan, Pan around, Drift up, Drift down, Super Zoom, Spin, Sway, Roll, Grid expand, Grid collage, Stack, Flip, Tilt, Swipe up and Bounce.
Are there glitch and film effects?
Yes. Styles include Glitch, Film, Film grain, Low res, Color shift and Chroma blur, and the In and out category has Glitch in and Glitch out. Outlines include Film matte.
Can I remove or change an effect later?
Yes. Effects are editable project objects, so you can move, shorten, lengthen or delete them, and every change can be undone. The original recording is not modified.
Are transitions part of the Effects library?
No. Transitions between clips are in a separate Transitions library with 50 transitions. The Effects library is for effects applied over a stretch of the video.