1. Brain-Piercing Electrical Fault Effects
Last week, while using video editing software to create an unboxing video for a digital product, I had a sudden idea to adjust the charging cable footage to create a signal interference effect. The operation is simpler than cooking instant noodles:
- 1. Import any material (even a video of your cat eating)
- 2. Search for “fault” in the effects library, and five options will pop up
- 3. Stack color distortion and signal interference effects
- 4. Adjust the intensity to about 50% (to avoid blinding brightness)
Hidden Trick: Long press the effect track and select “random keyframes” to make the fault effect flash irregularly like a cramp; I found it more engaging than just dragging the preset.
There was a moment when I cranked the fault intensity up, and the client said it looked like watching a TV with a short circuit…
2. The Magic Circle of Light Effects
The day before yesterday, I discovered a treasure operation: importing light spot materials into the picture-in-picture and selecting “blend mode – screen” instantly gives a cinematic feel. Here are my common routines:
- • Spaceship takeoff shots: add blue ray light effects
- • Close-ups of tech products: stack golden particle halos
- • Character entrance scenes: apply glowing pupil effects
Essential for the clumsy: Searching for “sci-fi” in the editing software’s material library can find ready-made light effects that can be dragged directly onto the timeline, easier than sprinkling seasoning.
3. Quantum Entanglement of Faults and Light Effects
Yesterday, I played around with stacking fault effects and light effects, unexpectedly creating a feeling reminiscent of “Interstellar”:
- 1. First, lay down a basic fault layer as the base
- 2. Add flowing light effects in the picture-in-picture (like sprinkling gold dust)
- 3. Use “linear mask” to outline the light path
- 4. Finally, add some “crackling” electrical sound effects
Warning: Don’t activate too many effects at once! Last time I stacked seven layers of light effects, and the computer fan sounded like a helicopter taking off.
4. Explosive Text in Cyberpunk Style
While creating an intro for the company’s annual meeting, I found that ordinary subtitles can turn sci-fi with just two operations:
- 1. After entering the text, add a “fault animation”
- 2. Search for “neon” in the effects library and select a cyber light effect
- 3. Pair it with a “holographic projection” sound effect from the sound library
Lazy Secret: Directly save the combination of “fault + light effect + sound effect” as a preset, so next time you can use it in one go, easier than a seasoning packet for instant noodles.
Once, I made a “Happy New Year” message in a fault style, and my boss said it looked like a hacker’s New Year greeting…
5. Color Alchemy Laboratory
Discovered a secret while color grading late at night:
- • Pull the color temperature down to -20 (instantly becomes cold and techy)
- • Increase the saturation of blue in HSL by +30 (like pouring blue ink into the footage)
- • Add a hint of cyan to the shadows (learned from the color scheme of “Blade Runner”)
Case of Disaster: Once, I adjusted a food video to a cyber color scheme, and the pancake looked like an alien specimen.
6. Exporting Crash Prevention Guide
Before rendering the final piece, remember:
- 1. Check if the light effect material has a transparent background (if not cut cleanly, it looks like a band-aid)
- 2. Align the duration of the fault effect with the video (leave 3 frames at the beginning and end to avoid exposure)
- 3. Choose “H.265” encoding format (for a more cyber look)
Last time, I didn’t select the right format, and the 4K video turned out as blurry as a mosaic puzzle.
I just used this method to create an intro for a charger advertisement, and the client said, “This data cable looks like it can travel through time and space.” I need to add a particle effect to the external hard drive first…