ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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To change the Info panel RGBA display, choose an option such as Percent or Web from the Info panel menu. Selecting
Auto Color Display automatically switches between 8 bits per channel, 16 bits per channel, and 32 bits per channel
depending on the project’s color depth. This setting also affects the units displayed on some Effects sliders.
The X coordinate represents position in the horizontal axis, and the Y coordinate represents position in the vertical
axis. Values for these coordinates are in pixels. The X and Y coordinates are relative to the origin (0,0), which is fixed
at the upper left corner of the image area. The upper right portion of the Info panel displays the X and Y coordinates
ofthepointer.Asyoudragalayer,thelowerportionoftheInfopaneldisplaystheXandYcoordinatesofthelayer’s
anchor point. The lower portion of the Info panel also displays Z coordinates if the layer includes 3D animation.
If the zero point differs from the origin, X' and Y' coordinates appear in the Info panel below the X and Y coordinates.
These values measure the distance from the zero point or the ruler.
Note: The origin of the image area is different than the origin, or zero point, of the rulers. You can set the ruler’s zero
point to match the origin of the image area, but you cannot change the origin of the image area.
See also
“About color depth” on page 61