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Locking Groups and Layers
When you finish making adjustments to a layer or group, you can lock it to prevent
accidental modification. Locked layers cannot be moved, and their parameters cannot
be altered or animated. Animation and behaviors applied to the layer before being locked
still play. Locking a group also locks all layers and groups nested in it.
Note: You cannot lock objects that contain published parameters (for use in
Final Cut Pro X). Such objects display a dimmed lock control. For more information about
publishing parameters, see Publishing Parameters in Templates.
To lock layers or groups
Do one of the following:
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Click the layer’s lock icon in the Layers list.
White outline indicates locked layer
Lock icon
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Select layers or groups, then choose Object > Lock (or press Control-L).
The locked layer’s bounding box in the Canvas turns white to indicate it is locked.
Collapsing and Uncollapsing Group Hierarchies
Groups and layers in the Layers list appear in a hierarchy that shows which layers are
nested inside which groups. Nested layers and groups appear underneath and indented
to the right of the group they’re nested in.
To make the Layers list easier to manage, you can collapse all layers that appear nested
in a single group using that group’s disclosure triangle. Collapsed groups appear as a
single row in the list, and can be moved or nested like any other layer. Each group’s
thumbnail displays a preview of its composite, making it easy to see what’s nested inside.
To open or collapse a single group
Do one of the following:
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Click the disclosure triangle to the left of that group’s name and icon.
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Press the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to navigate up and down the Layers list, then
press the Right Arrow key to open a group, or the Left Arrow key to collapse a group.
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