Changing Layers

ZER0T0THEC0RE · Post by **ZER0T0THEC0RE** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:58 pm

Hey, I havent been using anime studio for too long but I cant seem to find anything about this wherever I look. I am trying to figure out if you can change the order of the layers in anime studio during playback, so you can have a scene where an object passes in front of another object going one way, and then passes behind it going the other way. I do not have anime studio pro so i cannot use depth sorting to take care of it, it is just starting to frustrate me, can anybody help?

mkelley · Post by **mkelley** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:08 pm

Um, not sure but I think layer ordering is ONLY available in Pro.

Perhaps Wes (who has both) can comment. One thing is for sure -- it's only in the 5.6 version of AS, and it works by creating a group layer and then changing the order within that group.

ZER0T0THEC0RE · Post by **ZER0T0THEC0RE** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:18 pm

I do have a little layer box in the right hand corner and I can change the layers so that one layer always appears in front another one. And I can change them whenever I want, but whatever changes I make stay for the entire scene, I wasnt sure if there was a way to change the order of the layers in the middle of the timeline. I tried just jumping to a frame and changing the order but that doesnt do it, all it does is change the order of the layer for the full scene

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:55 pm

There's animated layer ordering since version 5.6 - check your version?

ZER0T0THEC0RE · Post by **ZER0T0THEC0RE** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:01 am

5.5, can i update it?

synthsin75 · Post by **synthsin75** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:42 am

http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/anime/updates.html

You can get the update to 5.6 here.

Animated layer ordering works in AS Standard. You'll just need to put the layers you want to sort in a bone layer. Layers can only be sorted if they are in a group type layer (group or bone layer).