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Turn on and o the display of lters in the Layers list
m Click the Show/Hide Filters button.
Note: Hiding the eect in the Layers list does not hide it in the Canvas or prevent you from
modifying the eect’s parameters or its onscreen controls.
Additional Layers list options
The Layers list shortcut menu gives you access to additional commands to help organize and
manipulate layers. Control-click a layer in the Layers list, then choose a command from the
shortcut menu. The command is applied to the layer you Control-clicked. The menu contains the
following commands:
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Cut: Removes the layer and places it on the Clipboard.
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Copy: Copies the layer to the Clipboard.
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Paste: Places the contents of the Clipboard in the current location.
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Duplicate: Creates a layer identical to the selection.
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Delete: Removes the selected layer.
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Group: Places the selected layers into a group. (For more information, see Group and ungroup
layers on page 159.)
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Ungroup: Restores the components to their ungrouped state if the selection contains a group.
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Active: Turns the layer on or o. This is equivalent to clicking the activation checkbox in the
On column.
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Solo: Hides other layers in the project. When a layer is soloed, checkboxes for other layers and
groups are dimmed. You can solo multiple layers and groups at a time.
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Isolate: Isolates the selected layer, group, or camera (when a project contains a camera). For a
layer or group, choosing Isolate changes the item back to its original face-forward orientation
to allow the application of a mask, for example. Clicking a camera’s Isolate button activates
that camera’s view. This is the same as clicking the Isolate icon in the Name column.
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3D Group: Switches the group from 2D mode to 3D mode.
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Blend Mode: Sets the blend mode for the selected layer. This is equivalent to setting a value
using the Blend Mode pop-up menu (when chosen in View > Layers Columns).
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Add Image Mask: Adds an image mask to the selected layer. An image mask creates
transparency in another object by deriving an alpha channel from another layer, such as
a shape, text, movie, or still image. For more information, see Image masks overview on
page 902.
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Make Clone Layer: Clones the selected layer. Like the Duplicate command, Make Clone Layer
lets you make copies of a selected layer. However, copies created by the Make Clone Layer
command are automatically modied to match changes made to the original layer. For more
information, see Make clone layers on page 226.
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Reveal Source Media: Opens the Media list and highlights the media le associated with the
selected clip.
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