User Guide

CHAPTER 5
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Animating Layers
5 Move the layer by dragging it in the Composition window or by changing its Position
property value.
To add a keyframe using the pen tool:
1 Display the Timeline and Composition windows for a composition.
2 Select the layer you want to modify.
3 Select the pen tool ( ) or pen + tool ( ) from the toolbox.
4 In the Composition window, move the pen tool over the motion path where you want
to add the new keyframe and click to add the keyframe.
A new keyframe appears at the frame you clicked, on the motion path and in the Timeline
window. To move the keyframe, use the selection tool.
To move all points on a motion path in unison:
1 Display the Composition and Timeline windows for a composition.
2 In the Timeline window, select the layer containing the motion path you want to move.
3 Press P to open the Position property.
4 Click the word “Position” to select all Position keyframes.
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