Using the Composition windowUse the Composition window to preview the composition and animate its contents manually. Move a layer by dragging it; scale a layer by dragging its handle. The Composition window contains a number of features and controls to help you work with layers. You can also change the background color of the composition. ![]() A. Rulers Used to align layers in the composition window. The ruler scale is in pixels. See Using rulers and guides. B. Magnification menu button Used to choose a new magnification from the menu. See Changing magnification in windows. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you press the mouse button to view composition information. C. Safe zones button Toggles between viewing the title-safe and action-safe zones and viewing just the image. To display the animator grid, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click this button. See Viewing safe zones and grids. D. Take- and display-snapshot icons Captures a screen image of the window. Snapshots are not saved to disk, and only the most recent snapshot can be viewed. Click and hold the Display-snapshot icon to view the most recent snapshot instead of the active composition. See Taking and viewing a window snapshot. E. Red, green, blue, and alpha channel icons Click one of the first three icons to view the composition's red, green, or blue channel. Areas with high values of that channel's color are displayed as white. Click the fourth icon to view the composition's alpha channel. Transparent and opaque areas are displayed as black and white, and degrees of opacity appear as shades of gray. See Viewing color and alpha channels. F. Region of interest Used to narrow the composition area for previewing. See Changing the region of interest. G. Composition window menu Used to display the Composition Settings dialog box, enable frame blending and motion blur, and display effect layer controls such as handles and paths. H. Comp family button Displays the Timeline window for this composition. Related Subtopics: |