This presentation will give you a step by step tutorial on how to add a feathered border effect around a video clip. Optional: Colour of border.

1. Please note: Windows may not be arranged in the same way as your copy
of Premiere Pro
Some screenshots have been cropped. It is normal to have more options
than displayed in this tutorial.

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Firstly, locate the clip or video in which you
want the border to apply to and select it
from the timeline.
Make sure
that the
playback
marker is
on and over
the selected
clip.
This will
allow you to
monitor the
effect
taking place
in real time.

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Double clicking the video clip should open
the clip in the source window. (This window is
often to the left of the playback window)
This
means
that the
video clip
is now set
as active.

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You will now need to locate and select a
window marked ‘Effects Controls’.
Above the title of the windows, there is a
small scroll bar. Use it to locate the correct
window.
If you cannot locate this
window, press Shift+5
Or locate the ‘Window’
tab and selecting ‘Effect
Controls’ from the
menu

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In the Effects Controls, we can control all and
any effects applied to a clip in Premiere.
Some effects enabled from After Effects may
be controlled here as well.
Now, locate the Effects window. It may
look like this depending on the
version of Premiere you are using.
If you cannot find this. You can locate
it in the ‘Windows’ tab or by pressing
Shift+7
In this window, we are able to
apply different transitions
and or effects to our selected
video clip.

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Navigate to the ‘circle’ effect. This is done by
Video Effects/Generate/Circle
You can either double click this effect, or
select and drag it over the selected clip in the
timeline or select and drag it into the ‘Effect
Controls’ window
You may notice that a
white circle appears in
the playback window.
This is normal.
Controls will appear for
the circle in the ‘Effects
Control’ window

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Each line in the circle effect will control one aspect of the effect.
For instance. The first line will control the circle’s positing in the
playback
By changing the numbers, you will effect it’s Y and X
coordinates. By default it will be placed in the centre of the
frame.
Once applied. The playback window may appear similar to our
own.

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To be able to get a good gauge on the size of
the circle, change the blend to ‘Normal’
Do this by located the line marked ‘Blending
Mode’ and selecting ‘Normal’ in the menu.
This will enable to video and the circle to be
visible at the same time.
You may want to choose
other blending options

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Use the circle to mark what you want visible
in the video.
Use the radius to change the size of the
circle.

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Now, you can invert the circle. This would
mean that the area under the circle will be
visible and the are around will be not be
visible
Do this by checking the ‘Invert Circle’ box

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Locate the ‘Feather’ section and expand it
This feature allow you to control how much
the edge of the circle is feathered.
Increasing the value will increase the
feathering effect
This step is optional. In this demonstration
we wanted a moderate effect

12. With circle effect
Without circle effect

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You may want to change the colour of the
circle around the feathered circle.
To do this, locate the line marked ‘Colour’
and either use the eye drop tool or open the
colour pallet.

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When happy with the colour selection. The
colour of the circle will change accordingly.

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You may want to apply this effect to other
clips.
To do this. Select effect and press Ctrl+C
Next locate the clip you want to apply this
effect to and open its ‘Effect Controls’
Press Ctrl+V
The effect should copy over.
You may want to adjust its settings