More From Your Effects

Everyone wants to get more life from his or her plug-in collection. Now you can-by using adjustment layers and blending modes.

1. Select the shot that needs processing.

2. Go to the Layer in Point by pressing the letter I

3. Add a new Adjustment Layer by choosing Layer>Adjustment Layer

4. Select the footage shot again and jump to the layer out point by pressing the letter O.

5. Highlight the adjustment layer and press Option+] (Alt+]) to trim the adjustment layer to match the duration of the shot.

6. Add any filter you'd like to use (those from the Channel, Image Control, and Stylize categories work well).

7. Adjust the effect so it is very pronounced.

8. Cycle through blend modes on the adjustment layer by pressing Shift+= or Shift+- to achieve new looks.

9. Adjust the Opacity of the adjustment layer to blend back more of the original shot.

10. If needed, pre-compose the two layers.