Think Bigger From Filmora User Guide

Using Mosaic Blur Effects

The mosaic effect allows you to blur a specific area in the video or the whole video.

Step 1: Adding Mosaic Effect to Blur Objects in Video

Click the Effects tab at the top, find Video Effects, and click Trending. Find and drag the Mosaic effect to the track above the video. You can move it to the required timing in the timeline and adjust its duration.

In the Preview window, drag the handles of the mosaic effect to adjust its size and position to get the results you want.

Add Mosaic Effect

Step 2: Adjust Mosaic Effect

Click on the mosaic effect in the timeline to enter the Effect edit panel. You can choose the blur type from the presets, drag the slider to adjust the blur amount, and change mosaic opacity.

Adjust Mosaic Effect

Step 3: Adding Mosaic Effect to Whole Video

In the Effect tab, scroll down to the Video Effects category, and type “Mosaic” in the search box. Then a bunch of related effects will appear. Choose the “Pixelate Store” or the “Pixelate 2” effect.

Step 4: Adjust Pixelate Mosaic Effect

Drag one of the pixelate effects to the track above the video. Click the pixelate effect in the timeline to adjust its SquareSize and Opacity.

Adjust Pixelate Mosaic Effect

Using Face-Off Effects

The difference between Mosaic effect and Face-off effect is that, with Mosaic, you can blur any area in the video and the area won't move around while your video plays, whereas, with Faceoff, you can cover moving faces.

Step 1: Adding Face-Off Effect to Video

Go to the Effects tab at the top and scroll down to the Video Effects.

Apply Face-off Effect

Step 2: Apply Face-off Effect

Select Face-off and drag it to the track above the video. By default, the face will be blurred with mosaic.

Apply Face-off Effect

Step 3: Change Face-off Preset

Double-click the face-off effect in the timeline to enter the Effects editing panel. There are many face presets you can use for fun, choose one and click OK to save changes.

Change Face-off Preset

Using Mask Effects

Filmora's masking feature is a professional-grade and efficient technique to hide an object while editing the other. Users can apply different effects, transitions, and much more on a single object in a video through it. However, sometimes, you need more time for the precision masking.

Step 1: Access the Mask Effects

Click the clip in the timeline and navigate towards the "Effects" tab, and go the "Basic" category under "Video Effects".

Using Mask Effects

Step 2: Drag and Drop the Desired Mask Effects

Once you have selected a desired mask, use the drag-and-drop functionality to bring this mask to the timeline track above the media clip. On clicking the "Play" button on the preview window, check the results of the application.

Apply the mask on the clip

Using Countdown Effects

Countdown effects are widely used in exercise videos, ecommerce videos and travel vlogs. Filmora now provides you with various dynamic countdown effects that will help you make the video more impressive.

Run Filmora and then go to "Effects" from the navigation bar and find the category "Timer" under Video Effects. You'll see s list of countdown effects templates.

Drag your desired one and add it to your videos in a suitable position.

Using Overlay Effects

Step 1: Add Overlays Effects

Wondershare Filmora enables you to add as many overlays as you want. There are two ways to add overlays to a video.

Method 1: Open your project, go to the Effects tab, and then select the overlay you want and drag it to the timeline. Effects will be applied to the whole video clip this way.

Drag overlay to timeline

Method 2: Hover your mouse over the overlay effect you want. When you see a plus icon in the middle, click it. Then effect will be added to the timeline.

Add overlay effects to timeline

Step 2: Customize Overlays Effects

To change the duration, the default length is five seconds, but you can drag the edge of the overlay effect in your timeline to change its duration.

Change duration of overlay effects

Step 3: Change the Opacity of Overlay Effects

The opacity (transparency) property can have a value of 0-100. A lower value makes the filter more transparent.

Double click on the filter in the timeline to customize its opacity. Then, you preview how your clip looks with the filter applied to it in the Preview Window.

Change duration of overlay effects

Step 4: Remove Overlay Effects

There are two ways to remove overlays from your project.

Method 1: Select the overlay in the timeline and hit Delete on your keyboard.

Delete the overlay effects

Method 2: Right click on the overlay in the timeline and select Delete from the menu.

Delete the overlay effects

Step 5: Favorite Overlay Effects

Right click on a filter effect in the Effects menu and select Add to Favorite. Or you can click the Star icon on the Effect cover. Then, go to the Favorite category to find it again quickly.

Favorite overlay effects