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Changing layer color labels


    The Timeline window uses different colored boxes as labels to indicate different kinds of layers, such as compositions or source footage layers. 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).

    You can customize the label colors at any time for an individual layer, for all similarly labeled layers in a composition, or at the default level.

To change a color label for an individual layer:

  1. In the Timeline window, select the layer.
  2. Choose Edit > Label > color name.
  3. Note: To change all the similar labels in a composition, right-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the label and choose Select Label Group. Then, select a new color, as above.

To change the default color label and options for a source type:

  1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Label Colors.
  2. Click a color swatch or Eyedropper button, select new colors to replace the existing colors you want to change, and type new names for the colors, as needed.
  3. Click Next, or click the Label Colors pop-up menu and choose Label Defaults.
  4. Using the pop-up menus for each type of composition element (Composition, Video, Audio, and so forth), choose new default colors. When finished, click OK.