Effectsv4.0.464

Pixels of canvas-based components can be manipulated using effects.

Supported components

The following components support effects:

• <Solid>
• <HtmlInCanvas>
• <Video>
• <Img>
• <CanvasImage>
• <AnimatedImage>
• <Gif>
• <RemotionRiveCanvas>
• @remotion/shapes componentsv4.0.474

Usage

Effects can be added programmatically, interactively or agentically.

Programmatically

Pass effects through the effects prop as an array of effect functions:

MyComp.tsx
import {Video} from '@remotion/media';
import {blur} from '@remotion/effects/blur';

export const MyComp: React.FC = () => {
  return (
    <Video
      src="https://remotion.media/video.mp4"
      effects={[blur({radius: 40})]}
    />
  );
};

Interactively

In Remotion Studio, first add an element that supports effects. Drag a video into the canvas, or add a <Solid> by right-clicking an empty space in the timeline.

Then drag an effect from the table of contents below into the element.

Agentically

Ask an agent with Remotion Skills installed to add an effect while following Remotion conventions:

Prompt
Use Remotion best practices. Add a blur effect to the video.

Multipass

Multiple effects can be combined. They apply in the order they are specified.

Available effects

Color

brightness()

Brightness adjustment effect

contrast()

Contrast adjustment effect

colorKey()

Remove a key color (greenscreen)

duotone()

Two-color threshold effect

grayscale()

Black-and-white effect

hue()

Hue rotation effect

invert()

Negative color effect

saturation()

Saturation adjustment effect

tint()

Color tint effect

thermalVision()

Thermal heat-map color effect

Blur & Shadow

blur()

Gaussian blur effect

linearProgressiveBlur()

Gradient-controlled blur effect

zoomBlur()

Radial zoom blur effect

dropShadow()

Blurred alpha shadow effect

glow()

Soft halo effect

lightTrail()

Directional light trail effect

Reveal

evolve()

Directional reveal effect

Transform

mirror()

Mirror reflection effect

scale()

Scale transform effect

uvTranslate()

UV-based translate effect

xyTranslate()

Pixel-based translate effect

Distort

barrelDistortion()

Barrel distortion effect

chromaticAberration()

RGB channel split effect

fisheye()

Ultra-wide-angle lens effect

cornerPin()

Pin source corners to a quad

wave()

Sine wave distortion

Stylize

burlap()

Procedural woven texture effect

emboss()

Procedural raised-line relief

dotGrid()

Source-color dot mask effect

halftone()

Source-image halftone effect

noise()

Procedural grain effect

noiseDisplacement()

Localized noisy displacement

pattern()

Repeated source tile effect

pixelDissolve()

Pixelated dissolve effect

pixelate()

Pixelation effect

scanlines()

Additive horizontal scanlines

speckle()

Random alpha-hole effect

shine()

Glossy light sweep effect

shrinkwrap()

Procedural plastic wrap effect

vignette()

Edge darkening or transparency effect

Generate

contourLines()

Topographic line overlay effect

checkerboard()

Checkerboard pattern effect

halftoneLinearGradient()

Procedural dot gradient effect

gridlines()

Procedural grid pattern effect

whiteNoise()

Random grayscale noise layer

tvSignalOff()

TV color bars test pattern

lines()

Alternating line pattern effect

rings()

Concentric ring pattern effect

waves()

Wavy band pattern effect

zigzag()

Zig-zag band pattern effect

lightLeak()

Light leak overlay effect

starburst()

Starburst ray effect

Visual editing in Studio

When you select a component with effects in Remotion Studio, you can edit effect parameters in the timeline and toggle effects.

Custom effects

To build your own effect, use createEffect(). It supports 2D Canvas APIs, WebGL2 and WebGPU, and creates an effect factory that can be passed to an effects array.

See also

• @remotion/effects
• createEffect()