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katz
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layer visibility

Post by katz »

as i read in many posts there is supposed to be a layer visibility channel in the timeline... to make a layer invisible and visible again on different keyframes. its probably very simple, but i just can´t find this channel!!
where is it? i´m using anime studio pro 6. thanks for any help.
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Post by slowtiger »

It's in the layer properties (doubleclick layer). It is always set to visible as the default, which means that you have to set it to invisible to create the timeline and a key. Go to another frame and set it to visible again if necessary.

The same goes for creating layer transparency: the default is 100% (opaque), 0% means invisible.
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Post by katz »

thanks, i just found out... i can turn off visibility and the invisible part is marked red in the timeline... but i can still see the layer. do you know what i´m doing wrong?
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Post by muffysb »

Hi Katz,

Invisible layers are still visible if you select them in the layer list (because AS assumes you want to edit the selected layer)...try selecting a different layer and see what happens.

Cheers,
Muffy.
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Post by katz »

hi muffy, great... sometimes its so simple, and still takes me ages to find out...!
thanks a lot!!
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