February, 2007
In this tutorial we will show you how to distort a video by using the Bend Effect in Adobe Premiere. Tutorial Includes project files.
Start a new document.
Go to the Project Panel and right click over it and choose "Import File" (import your video).
Click Ok and release it into the Timeline Panel.

Now go to the Video Panel/Image Control and double click over the "Bend" effect.

This will automatically add the Bend Effect into the Effects Panel.
After doing so, release the Bend effect from the Video Control into the video at the Timeline Panel.
Remember that this effect will distort your Video.

Now go to the Effects Panel.
There, you will be able to increase the amount of distortion with the horizontal bar.

Now, render your video at the Timeline Menu/Render Work Area and save your video.
This is how your video looked like before:

This is how it looks like now:

Enjoy!!!!
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