AKVIS Charcoal Video adds charcoal and chalk drawing effects to videos. The plugin is compatible with Grass Valley EDIUS Pro 9.
Learn how to install the plugin in EDIUS Pro 9:
Select Settings -> System Settings... Choose Effects -> After Effects Plug-in Bridge.
Click Add and select the Charcoal Video folder: C:\Program Files\AKVIS\Charcoal Video.
Click OK and restart the video editor.
How to use the plugin in EDIUS Pro 9:
Step 1. Open a project in your video editing program. For low contrast videos, you can use Curves.
Step 2. Call the AKVIS Charcoal Video plugin.
Select Effect -> VideoFilters -> After Effects Plug-in -> AKVIS Plug-ins -> Charcoal Video and drag it into the Timeline.
The drawing effect will be shown in the current frame.
Step 3. You can apply ready-to-use presets or create your own effect. The AKVIS built-in presets are available in the drop-down list above the effect parameters.
To adjust the effect settings, choose Preset -> Custom and change the parameters.
To reset the parameters to their default values, use the the icon.
Step 4. You can save your favorite settings as a preset.
Right-click the effect and select Save as Current User Preset. The new user preset will appear in the Effect -> VideoFilters -> After Effects Plug-in -> AKVIS Plug-ins folder.
Step 5. Save the video. Select File -> Export -> Print to File, adjust the format settings and click Export.