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To select and run a plugin
which has been installed in the PD Pro
installation folder, simply use the 'k' shortcut (k as in "k)iller
plugins") or select the option near the bottom of the Window menu:
Plugins panel...
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The plugins panel's
floating window appears.
There are several categories of plugins, such as some for
import/export, filters and brush related plugins.
Select the Miscelaneous plugin tab.
Select the desired plugin. Doube-click it to launch it.
In this example we're working with a pre-release beta version of
DoggyFX.
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DoggyFX is a single
executable but it is loaded with numerous tools, hundreds of
transitions and filters and masked effects.
In the Utilities category, doube-click the 'Stored Animations' tool
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DoggyFX can manage several
clips known as stored animations. Some filters will let you use such
stored animations with the current animation, perhaps for such effects
as transitions or fades.
Click 'Save' in the top row to store the currently loaded animation.
The animation information area will show the number of frames and
dimensions of the clip.
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Use
Animation>Load Avi...
to load another video. For example the short video clip of the car
driving scene described earlier.
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Then Save that second
animation in DoggyFX's Stored Animations.
As you can see, this second video clip is of the same dimensions
(320x200 pixels) but it is a little longer, containing 153 frames vs
120 in clip number 1.
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