A video special effect configuration file generation method, comprising: obtaining a reference image; receiving a screen splitting processing operation of a user on the reference image; performing screen splitting processing on the reference image based on the screen splitting processing operation to obtain a plurality of sub-screens; and associating, in response to a special effect setting operation of the user on a target sub-screen among the plurality of sub-screens, at least one first special effect corresponding to the special effect setting operation with the target sub-screen, to generate a video special effect configuration file, wherein the video special effect configuration file further comprises at least one second special effect that is predetermined and universal to each of the plurality of sub-screens, characterized in that the method further comprises: generating and storing a rendering link list corresponding to the video special effect configuration file, wherein the rendering link list comprises a universal rendering link list and a sub-screen rendering link list, the universal rendering link list comprising a node for rendering each of the at least one second special effect and an execution order of each of the at least one second special effect, the sub-screen rendering link list comprising a node for rendering each of the at least one first special effect corresponding to the target sub-screen and an execution order of each of the at least one first special effect, wherein a first node of the sub-screen rendering link list is connected to a last node of the universal rendering link list. obtaining a reference image; receiving a screen splitting processing operation of a user on the reference image; performing screen splitting processing on the reference image based on the screen splitting processing operation to obtain a plurality of sub-screens; and associating, in response to a special effect setting operation of the user on a target sub-screen among the plurality of sub-screens, at least one first special effect corresponding to the special effect setting operation with the target sub-screen, to generate a video special effect configuration file, wherein the video special effect configuration file further comprises at least one second special effect that is predetermined and universal to each of the plurality of sub-screens, characterized in that the method further comprises: generating and storing a rendering link list corresponding to the video special effect configuration file, wherein the rendering link list comprises a universal rendering link list and a sub-screen rendering link list, the universal rendering link list comprising a node for rendering each of the at least one second special effect and an execution order of each of the at least one second special effect, the sub-screen rendering link list comprising a node for rendering each of the at least one first special effect corresponding to the target sub-screen and an execution order of each of the at least one first special effect, wherein a first node of the sub-screen rendering link list is connected to a last node of the universal rendering link list. generating and storing a rendering link list corresponding to the video special effect configuration file, wherein the rendering link list comprises a universal rendering link list and a sub-screen rendering link list, the universal rendering link list comprising a node for rendering each of the at least one second special effect and an execution order of each of the at least one second special effect, the sub-screen rendering link list comprising a node for rendering each of the at least one first special effect corresponding to the target sub-screen and an execution order of each of the at least one first special effect, wherein a first node of the sub-screen rendering link list is connected to a last node of the universal rendering link list.