AnyFX Technical Support & Help Center

AnyFX Technical Support FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

I'm not seeing an applied AnyFX effect animate in the Vegas preview. What's wrong?
This can happen on a small percentage of Sony Vegas systems due to the way the Vegas plugin architecture works in some versions. To solve it, look in the Vegas keyframer controls for the AnyFX event -- not the AnyFX built-in keyframer. (If the Vegas keyframer is not already visible, click the Animate button at the bottom of the Video Event FX window to make it appear.) Do you see a keyframe at the end of the event? If not, please do the following:
-- Make sure you have the Sync Cursor option in the Vegas keyframer turned OFF.
-- Manually add a second keyframe at the end of the event in the Vegas keyframer.
-- Select the first keyframe in the Vegas keyframer (click it or click the First Keyframe button there).

AnyFX is showing a black screen or no transition/effect. (Or AnyFX is not installing -- but I have a DirectX 9 compatible video card.) What's wrong?
AnyFX's speedy hardware-acceleration requires a DirectX 9 (or later) compatible graphic card. Even if you know you have a compatible-sounding card, for some users the card (or its driver) does not fully implement DirectX. Then the above problems can occur. Updating your card's driver has some chance of fixing the problem, but often doesn't, unfortunately.

How to Apply AnyFX in Adobe Premiere or Sony Vegas

In Adobe Premiere Pro:

As a Video Transition...
1. From the Effects window (Video Transitions > Pixelan folder) of Premiere Pro, drag AnyFX onto a cut point between two clips in any track, or onto the beginning or end of a single clip.
2. Click the applied transition in the Premiere timeline to activate it. Drag the transition's edge to adjust its duration as desired.
3. In the Effect Controls panel of Premiere Pro, click the Custom button that is below Premiere's standard transition controls. The AnyFX interface will then appear.
As a Video Effect...

1. From the Effects window (Video Effects > Pixelan folder) of Premiere Pro, drag and drop AnyFX onto a clip. AnyFX will appear in the Effect Controls palette of Premiere.
2. In the Effect Controls palette, click the Setup button to the right of the AnyFX name. The AnyFX interface will then appear.

In Adobe Premiere Elements 10:

As a Video Transition...
1. From the Edit panel (Transitions section) of Premiere Elements 10, scroll down to the Pixelan listing and drag-and-drop AnyFX onto a cut point between two clips in a Video track, or onto the beginning or end of a single clip.
2. Click the applied transition in the Premiere timeline to activate it. Drag the transition's edge to adjust its duration as desired.
3. At the bottom of the Edit panel in Premiere Elements, click the small Edit Transitions button to open the AnyFX interface.

As a Video Effect...

1. From the Edit panel (Effects Section) of Premiere Elements 10, scroll down to the Pixelan listing and drag and drop AnyFX onto a clip. AnyFX will appear in the Effect Controls palette.
2. Click the small Edit Effects button at the bottom of the Edit panel. To the far right of the AnyFX effect listing that will appear in the Edit panel, click the small Setup button.

In Adobe Premiere Elements 11:

As a Video Transition...
1. From the Transitions tab at the bottom of Premiere Elements 11, choose Pixelan in the tab's top menu. Then drag-and-drop AnyFX onto a cut point between two clips in a Video track, or onto the beginning or end of a single clip.
2. In the Transitions Adjustments panel that will appear, adjust Duration and Alignment as desired, then click the small More button at the bottom of the panel. That will reveal a Custom button.
3. Click the Custom button to open the AnyFX interface.

As a Video Effect...

1. From the Effects tab at the bottom of Premiere Elements 11, choose Pixelan in the tab's top menu. Then drag-and-drop AnyFX onto a clip.
2. In the Applied Effects panel of Premiere Elements 11, click the Setup button to the right of the AnyFX name. The AnyFX interface will then appear.

In Sony Vegas Pro (any version) or Vegas Movie Studio (version 6 or later):

As a Video Transition...
1. Overlap two events in the SAME video track of your Vegas timeline, automatically creating a crossfade transition.
2. Drag AnyFX (the name, or a Vegas preset for it) from the Vegas Transitions list onto the crossfade. Or right-click the crossfade and choose Transition Properties, then double-click AnyFX. The AnyFX main window will then appear.
As a Video Effect...
Drag and drop AnyFX from the Video FX (or Plug-In Manager) window/pane in Vegas onto any event in your Vegas timeline. Or, click the Event FX button on an event’s icon in the Vegas timeline, then choose AnyFX in the Plug-In Chooser window. If the AnyFX main window is not visible, click the CLICK HERE button in the Event FX window (shown above).

Note that only one Vegas preset is provided for AnyFX. That is because AnyFX has dozens of built-in presets which are far more powerful and are all accessed from WITHIN the AnyFX interface.