Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - Markers

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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Afteryousplitalayer,thedurationoftheoriginallayerendsatthepointofthesplit,andthenewlayerstartsatthat
point in time.
To set the default stacking position of split layers
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or After Effects > Preferences > General (Mac OS).
2 Select Create Split Layers Above Original Layer to make new split layers appear above the original layer in the
Timeline panel, or deselect this option to make them appear below the original layer.
Managing layers
To rename a layer
Bydefault,thelayeroutlineintheTimelinepanelusesthesourcefootagenamesforlayers.Youcanrenameanylayer
at any time. Unique layer names can help you identify layers when you use the same source footage for more than
one layer.
1 In the Timeline panel’s layer outline, select the layer you want to rename.
2 Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) and type a new name.
3 Press Enter or Return again to apply the new name.
Note: Toswitchbetweendisplayingtheoriginalfilenameandthelayernameyou’vespecified,clicktheSourceNameor
Layer Name heading.
See also
“About the Timeline panel” on page 118
To see a layer source name in the Info panel
After Effects can display the source file name in the Info panel, which is useful when the source footage is a still-
image sequence, because each still image has a different file name.
1 Choose Window > Info if the Info panel is not already open.
2 In the Timeline panel, select the layer.
3 Press Ctrl+Alt+E (Windows) or Command+Option+E (Mac OS). The name of the source footage appears in the
Info panel.
See also
“About the Info panel” on page 22
Changing layer color labels
The Timeline panel uses different colored boxes as labels to indicate different kinds of layers, such as compositions
or source footage layers. Layer handles and motion paths display the label color of the layer. Use the Edit > Label
submenu to select all layers of a particular type, either by a specific label color or to match the current layer selection
(using the Select Label Group command).