How to Add Magic Finger Trick Effect in Filmora

Import the Video and Add Tracks

Begin the process by shooting a video including the object on which you want to apply the revealing effect. Import this video into the media panel after starting the new project. You need to add 10 more tracks to the timeline to create this effect.

To do so, go to the timeline toolbar and hit the "Manage Tracks" icon in the top left corner. A small window will appear on the screen where you can add as many tracks as you want and select "OK" to apply the settings.

Point Identification to Apply the Effect

Select the video clip and drop it on the timeline track. By moving the playhead, identify the starting and end points where you want to apply the effect. You can split the clip at both points. As you split the video, select the second split part and drag it onto another track.

Add Freeze Frame on First Part

Select the clip's first part and navigate to the timeline toolbar. Hit the "More" icon and select "Speed" from the dropdown list. Now, add "Freeze Frame" from the expanded menu at the end of this clip. Keep it for a few seconds and bring the second split part in front of the freeze frame on the same track.

Split the Freeze Frame to Create Mask

Again, split the first clip on which you have applied the freeze frame at the starting point of the freeze frame. Double-click the freeze frame clip and head toward the right settings panel. Under the "Video" tab, enter the "Mask" section and select the "Draw Mask" option to manually draw the mask around your object.

Zoom in from the “Display Settings” at the bottom of the preview panel to look for the details to apply the mask more accurately.

Taking a Snapshot of the Mask

Once you draw the mask, look for the camera icon at the bottom of the preview panel to take the "Snapshot" of the mask. Hit "OK" from the pop-up window to save this snapshot in the media panel. Move towards the "Mask" settings and scroll down to enable the “Invert Mask” option. Drag this snapshot and place it on the timeline track where no video layers are present.

Split the Masked Object into Two Half

Furthermore, select the snapshot on the timeline and head towards the "Mask" settings under the "Image" tab and "Draw Mask" around the half area of your object. Take the "Snapshot" of the mask and save it in the media by hitting "OK."

Now, you can "Invert Mask" you have created to get the other half of the object. Again, save it by taking the "Snapshot" of this inverted mask. You can select the "Delete" icon to delete the original snapshot of the object from the timeline that you dropped earlier.

Drop the Split Objects on the Timeline

Select both the snapshots of the half objects and drop them onto the timeline on different tracks as video layers. To start applying the effect on both snaps, go to the “Image” settings and enter the "Basic" section. Enable the "Transform" button and add keyframes at the beginning of both these snaps.

Create the Opening and Closing Effect

After placing the playhead at the required frames towards the right, select both the tracks containing the half objects one by one and change their “Position" on "X" to make them move apart. Similarly, you can add a blank keyframe by moving the playhead at the required frames.

Now, bring those split parts of the object closer to each other by applying a keyframe at that point and adjusting the “Position” to zero. You can trim the excess parts of the snapshot. Furthermore, adjust the freeze frame duration according to the snapshots' duration.

Adding the Revealing Object Layer

Select the freeze frame clip and move the playhead to the point where your subject is half-split. Import the object's media in PNG format to apply the revealing effect on this object. Place this object at another track below the above video layers.

Double-click this track, and from the settings, enable the "Transform" keyframe under the "Basic" tab of the "Image." Here, you can add a keyframe and adjust the "Scale," "Position," and "Rotation" of this object accordingly.

Create the Revealing Effect

Make sure to adjust the "Position" on "X" and "Y" so that the hidden effect is created. Further, move the playhead a few frames forward. Add multiple keyframes by readjusting the "Scale," "Position," and "Rotation." You can gradually reveal the object by making the split parts move apart.

To create the pop-out effect, select the revealing object on the timeline. Split this clip after the initial keyframes and drop the second half part on the track above the freeze frame track. You can repeat the same process to apply the revealing effect for multiple objects. Make sure to place the layers of the objects a few frames ahead of the previous ones.

Furthermore, you can add “Transform” keyframes at the end of these layers and adjust the “Position” to create the hiding effect on your object.

Swing Effect on the Objects

If you want to attach another object and create an opening effect. Drop this object on the top track as a new video layer. Adjust its "Position," "Scale," and "Rotation" at the start and end points of this video layer to create the opening and closing effects.

Add keyframes to lock the settings on those specific points. Here, you can add more objects and create the swing effect by adding multiple keyframes and readjusting the size, "Position," and "Rotation" into the video layer. Do the same process in reverse to create the closing effect. Hit the "Render Preview" on the timeline toolbar to see the final results.