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Visual Effects

Exaplay 3 includes a set of live effects for colour, luminance, and creative image processing — all run on the GPU so they can be adjusted while you preview the result.

Available Effects

Color Keying

Remove a specific colour from a layer (e.g. green screen).

ParameterDescription
keyColorRGB colour to remove (hex or picker)
toleranceHow closely a pixel must match the key colour (0–1)
edgeSoftnessBlend at the edges of the keyed region (0–1)

Luminance Adjustment

Non-destructive brightness, contrast, and gamma correction.

ParameterRangeDefault
brightness-1.0 to 1.00.0
contrast-1.0 to 1.00.0
gamma0.1 to 4.01.0

Advanced Effect Controls

Some effects expose additional parameters for dome, chromatic, or custom looks that can be adjusted live while you preview the result.

Applying Effects

Via the Inspector

  1. Select a clip in the Timeline.
  2. In the Inspector, scroll to the Effects section.
  3. Click + Effect and choose an effect type.
  4. Adjust the parameters using the sliders.

Effects inspector section

Effect Performance

Effects run on the GPU and add negligible overhead. Multiple effects can be stacked on a single clip without affecting playback.

Removing Effects

  • Select the effect in the Inspector and click the × Remove button.

Exaplay 3 User Documentation