Switches; Audio/Video And Layer Switches; To Toggle The Switches, Modes, And Trim Columns - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

Switches

Audio/Video and Layer switches

The Timeline panel contains two kinds of switches: Audio/Video Switches and Layer Switches. By default, these
columns appear to the left (Audio/Video Switches) and right (Layer Switches) sides of each layer name, but you can
hide a column or arrange columns in a different order.
The Audio/Video Switches column includes the following switches:
Toggles layer visuals on or off.
Video
Toggles layer sounds on or off.
Audio
Selects only the current layer for previewing, ignoring all others.
Solo
Locks layer contents, preventing all changes.
Lock
The Layer Switches column contains the following switches:
Hides the current layer when the Hide Shy Layers button is pressed.
Shy
Collapse Transformations/Continuously Rasterize
uously rasterizes if the layer contains vector graphics or masks.
Toggles options for layer preview quality.
Quality
Toggles layer effects on or off.
Effects
Toggles frame blending on or off.
Frame Blending
Toggles motion blur on or off.
Motion Blur
Identifies the layer as an adjustment layer, which modifies all layers below it.
Adjustment Layer
Identifies the layer as a 3D layer, enabling three-dimensional movement, lighting, and effects.
3D Layer
Quickly change switches for multiple layers by clicking the switch for one layer and dragging up or down that column
for the adjacent layers.
By default, the Layer Switches column shares space in the Timeline panel with the Modes column, so one or the other
is visible—but not both. You can toggle between the two columns or show both columns simultaneously.
See also
"To work with columns in the Timeline panel" on page 119

To toggle the Switches, Modes, and Trim columns

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Click one of the following:
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The Switches button
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The Modes button to toggle the Modes column on or off.
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The Trim button to toggle the Trim column on or off.
Collapses transformations if the layer is a composition; contin-
to toggle the Switches column on or off.
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