Fast layer workflows

There are many different actions and shortcuts that can make your workflows faster and more efficient. Let's go through them.

Creating layers

There are several ways to insert a layer.

With right click menu

One way, though the slowest, is to find the template in the menu.

You can also right-click and start typing the template's name or one of its search keywords and then hit Enter.

By shortcuts

When you find a stock template in the right-click menu, you will see that most of them have a shortcut assigned to them. For example, for a video layer template, the shortcut is V.

When you find a stock template in right click menu, you will see that most of them have a shortcut assigned to them. For example, for a video layer template, the shortcut is V.

You can create a layer by simply holding this shortcut and clicking with a left mouse button (LMB). If you want to create a video layer the shortcut would be V+LMB.

Another way is to hold Alt and hitting this key. If you want to create a video layer the shortcut would be Alt+V.

Good to know: the mouse needs to be in the Timeline editor window for this to work.

By dragging and dropping

If you drag an asset of a specific type onto the Timeline, a menu will popup that will offer all the templates which have the asset type in its name.

For example, if you drag a video asset onto the Timeline you will get offered a popup menu with all the templates which have Video in them.

Setting variables

To set layer variables, you can of course use the controls in the Properties window. However, there are many drag-and-drop actions that will make your workflow faster.

Drag & drop

For example, if you you drag any object or asset onto a layer, all variables with the correct type will get set with that object or asset. This means that if you drag a video asset onto a layer, all variables of video asset type will get set with that video asset.

Good to know: as a practical example, if you have a video layer and you want to assign a video asset to it, simply drag that video asset onto that layer.

Or if you drag a mapping, say, a video screen, onto a layer, all Mapping variables will get assigned to that mapping.

Good to know: as a practical example, if you have a video layer and you want to assign it to a particular mapping, simply drag that mapping onto that layer.