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title: Add an effect
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description: Apply an effect such as Gaussian Blur to a layer and change its settings in Effect Controls.
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order: 30
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verified: 0.9.2
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---
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Select a layer, then choose the effect from the **Effect** menu, or double-click it in the **Effects & Presets** panel. Change its settings in **Effect Controls** (F3).
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Shortcuts on this page use Ctrl. On macOS, use Cmd instead of Ctrl.
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## Steps
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1. Select a layer in the Timeline.
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2. Apply an effect in one of two ways:
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- Choose it from the **Effect** menu. Effects are grouped by category, for example **Effect ▸ Blur & Sharpen ▸ Gaussian Blur**.
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- Open **Window ▸ Effects & Presets** (Ctrl+5). Type in the search field, then double-click the effect. Dragging it onto a layer works too.
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3. Open **Window ▸ Effect Controls** (F3), or choose **Effect ▸ Effect Controls**. The effect's settings are listed there. **Gaussian Blur** has **Blurriness**, **Blur Dimensions** and **Repeat Edge Pixels**.
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4. Change a value. Click the stopwatch beside it to animate it, as in [Animate with keyframes](animate-with-keyframes.md).
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If no layer is selected when you double-click an effect, EffectCraft shows **Select a layer to apply to**. Select a layer and try again.
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## Remove or reuse effects
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- **Effect ▸ Last Effect** applies the effect you used last.
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- **Effect ▸ Remove All** takes every effect off the selected layers.
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- In **Effects & Presets**, click the star on an effect to add it to Favorites. Recently used effects are listed too.
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## Layer styles
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For drop shadows, glows and bevels, use **Layer ▸ Layer Styles**. It lists **Drop Shadow**, **Inner Shadow**, **Outer Glow**, **Inner Glow**, **Bevel and Emboss** and **Satin**, among others.
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## Next
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[Render a video](render-a-video.md).
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