Which action would stack a new effect over an existing one on a clip?

Which action would stack a new effect over an existing one on a clip?

• A. Dragging the effect onto the clip with an existing effect
• B. Alt-drag a segment effect from the Effect Palette onto the clip
• C. Double-clicking the clip to apply the effect
• D. Use the Add Effect command in the menu

Answer: (B)

Stacking effects means adding a new effect to the clip’s existing effects without removing or replacing what’s already there. In Avid, holding the Alt key (Option on Mac) while dragging a segment effect from the Effect Palette onto the clip tells the system to append that effect to the current effects chain. This places the new effect on top of the existing one, so its result is combined with what’s already applied. Other actions either apply an effect anew, open editors, or overwrite the current stack instead of adding to it, so they don’t create a stacked, layered result.

Stacking effects means adding a new effect to the clip’s existing effects without removing or replacing what’s already there. In Avid, holding the Alt key (Option on Mac) while dragging a segment effect from the Effect Palette onto the clip tells the system to append that effect to the current effects chain. This places the new effect on top of the existing one, so its result is combined with what’s already applied. Other actions either apply an effect anew, open editors, or overwrite the current stack instead of adding to it, so they don’t create a stacked, layered result.