Setting and animating a layer property in the Timeline window
You can change a keyframe attribute in the Timeline window either by dragging the corresponding underlined transform value or by typing new values in a dialog box. After setting an initial keyframe, changing layer values creates animated layers. Follow the guidelines below to set and animate any layer property in the Timeline and Composition windows.
To set a layer property by dragging in the Timeline window: - Select a layer.
- Expand the layer outline to display the layer Transform properties.
- Place the cursor over the underlined value and drag to the left or right to change the value.
To change a layer value numerically in the Timeline window: - In the Timeline window, select the layer you want to modify.
- Display the layer property that you want to change. See the previous section for information on displaying layer properties.
- Do one of the following:
- Click the underlined value that you want to change, type a new value, then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the underlined value you want to change and choose Edit Value. Type new values and click OK.
Note: If you are changing Anchor Point values, note that the anchor point's coordinates are relative to the Layer window, not the Composition window. For information on layer coordinates, see Info palette.
To animate a layer property: - Display the Timeline and Composition windows for a composition.
- In the Timeline window, select the layer that you want to animate.
- Move the current-time marker to the time where you want to begin the animation.
- Display the layer property that you want to change.
- Set the layer's value. See the above procedures "To set a layer property by dragging in the Timeline window" or "To change a layer's value numerically in the Timeline window" for information on setting a layer's value.
- Set an initial keyframe. For information on setting keyframes, see Setting keyframes.
- Move the current-time marker to the time where you want to add the second keyframe.
- Change the value for the layer.
- Repeat steps 7 and 8 as many times as you want to add more keyframes.
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