Effects live in the Effects section of the Properties panel. Each layer has its own list, and the list runs from the top down: an effect works on the result of the ones above it. This is the same model as the Effect Controls panel in After Effects.
Add an effect
- Select a layer.
- Choose an effect from the Effects menu. If nothing is selected, Brio tells you to select a layer first.
The Effects menu groups effects as Blur, Color, Keying, Distort, Stylize, Time (Frame Rate), Expression Controls (a submenu) and Generate. Effect plugins you have installed are listed at the bottom, after a divider.
On a shape layer, the Distort entries (Bend, Twist, Taper, Bulge, Squash & Stretch, Path Deform) add the matching deformer Shape Op instead of a pixel effect. On other layers they add the pixel version with the same parameters. Path Deform works on shape and text layers only.
The effect row
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⠿ grip | Drag to reorder the effect in the stack. |
| ▸ / ▾ | Show or hide the effect's parameters. Clicking the name does the same. |
| Enable switch | Turn this one effect on or off. Off effects are dimmed and skipped. |
| Name | Double-click to rename. Enter commits, Escape cancels. |
| ↑ / ↓ | Move the effect up (runs earlier) or down (runs later). |
| ↺ | Reset the effect to its default values. |
| × | Remove the effect. |
The switch on the Effects section header turns every effect on the layer off. The effects and their keyframes stay.
Renaming matters for expressions: expressions find effects by name, as in effect("Speed")("Slider").
Right-click menu
Right-click an effect row for Cut Effect, Copy Effect, Paste Effect, Rename Effect, Reset Effect, Copy All Effects, Paste Effects, Reset All Effects and Delete Effect. With no effects on the layer, right-click the empty section to paste.
Remove all effects
Effects ▸ Remove All Effects clears the effects from the selected layers. It is greyed out when no selected layer has effects.
Tips and limits
- If an effect plugin fails on a frame, its row shows a ! with the error. Frames show the layer unprocessed until it clears.
- Layer styles (drop shadow, glow, bevel and so on in Photoshop's fixed order) are separate from this stack. See Layer Styles.