Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - To Lock or Unlock a Layer; To solo a Layer

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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Shy layers still appear in the Composition panel. If you want to hide or show layers in the Composition panel, use
the Video switch.
Do any of the following:
• To toggle a layer between shy and not shy, click the Shy switch for the layer, or select the layer in the Timeline panel
and choose Layer > Switches > Shy.
• To toggle between hiding and showing all shy layers, click to select or deselect the Hide Shy Layers button at the
top of the Timeline panel, or choose Hide Shy Layers from the Timeline menu.
See also
“About the Timeline panel” on page 118
“Audio/Video and Layer switches” on page 167
To lock or unlock a layer
TheLockswitchpreventslayersfrombeingeditedaccidentally.Whenalayerislocked,youcannotselectitineither
the Composition or Timeline panels. If you try to select or modify a locked layer, the layer flashes in the Timeline
panel.
When a layer is locked, the Lock icon appears in the Features column, which appears by default to the left of the
layer name in the Timeline panel.
Do one of the following:
• In the Timeline panel, click the Lock switch for the layer to place (lock) or clear (unlock) the Lock icon .
• Select one or more layers in the Timeline panel and choose Layer > Switches > Lock.
• To unlock all layers in the active composition, choose Layer > Switches > Unlock All Layers.
See also
“Audio/Video and Layer switches” on page 167
To solo a layer
You can isolate one or more layers for animating, previewing, or rendering by soloing. Soloing excludes all other
layers of the same type from the Composition panel. For example, if you solo a video layer, any lights and audio layers
are unaffected, so they appear when you preview or render the composition. However, the other video layers do not
appear. Soloing is useful for speeding up redrawing, previewing, and rendering for final output.
Do one of the following:
• In the Timeline panel, select the layers you want to isolate, and choose Layer > Switches > Solo. A check mark
indicates that the command is selected.
• Click the Solo icon in the Switches column to the left of the layer names in the Timeline panel.
See also
“Audio/Video and Layer switches” on page 167