Managing Layers and Operators

When you import footage, it becomes a layer in the selected composite. You can view the relationships between footage, layers, and the composite by navigating in the Workspace panel or in Schematic view.

To composite these two layers together, you can add a Keyer to the Doggie layer. You can do this in Schematic view or the Workspace panel.

For more information about layers, see Compositing.

Expand the highest level branch in the Workspace panel to see the composite.

Expand the composite to see the layers contained in the composite.

Expand a layer to see that layer's footage (and operators, if there are any).

Arranging Layers in the Stack

Layers higher up in the Workspace panel stack appear in front of layers lower down. You can rearrange layer positions at any time by dragging them to their new position.

When the Z-position of the layers in a 3D composite is the same, the layer higher in the stack takes precedence. In 2D composites, you do not have Z-position. You also do not have lights or the camera.

Toggling Layer Visibility

Hide a layer to temporarily see the layers beneath it. You can hide a layer in a composite by clicking the icon to the left of the layer.

Note: You can also toggle the visibility for composites, operators, and footage by clicking their icon.