Modifying and using views – Adobe After Effects User Manual
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Modifying and using views
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Choose a view layout and share view settings
Choose a 3D view
Show or hide layer controls in the Composition panel
Zoom an image for preview
Resolution
View a color channel or alpha channel
Adjust exposure for previews
Safe zones, grids, guides, and rulers
Additional resources for viewing and previewing
Choose a view layout and share view settings
The Composition panel can show one, two, or four views at a time. By default, viewer options (such as grids and rulers) affect only the currently
active view.
To choose a view layout, choose an option from the Select View Layout menu at the bottom of the Composition panel.
To scroll through view layouts, place the pointer over the Select View Layout menu and roll the mouse wheel.
To apply view settings to all views in the current layout, choose Share View Options from the Select View Layout menu. Hold Ctrl (Windows)
or Command (Mac OS) to temporarily reverse this behavior.
To activate a view without affecting the selection of layers in a composition, use the middle mouse button to click within the view’s pane in the
Composition panel.
Choose a 3D view
You can view your 3D layers from several angles, using orthographic views, custom views that employ perspective, or camera views.
The working 3D views include the custom views and the fixed orthographic views (Front, Left, Top, Back, Right, or Bottom). The orthographic
views show layer positions in the composition but do not show perspective. The working 3D views are not associated with a camera layer. The
working 3D views are useful for placing and previewing elements in a 3D scene. 3D layers appear in working 3D views; 2D layers do not appear in
working 3D views.
The Composition panel displays a label within each view (such as Top or Right) to indicate which view is associated with which camera
perspective. To hide these labels, choose Show 3D Labels from the Composition panel menu.
You can adjust the point of view and direction of view for the custom views with the Camera tools, or you can look at selected layers or all layers.
(See Adjust a 3D view or move a camera, light, or point of interest.)
Choose a view from the 3D View menu at the bottom of the Composition panel.
Choose View > Switch 3D View, and choose a view from the menu.
Choose View > Switch To Last 3D View.
To switch to the previous 3D view, press Esc.
To choose one of the 3D views with keyboard shortcuts, press F10, F11, or F12.
To change which 3D view is assigned to a keyboard shortcut, switch to a view and then press Shift and the keyboard shortcut. For example, to
make F12 the shortcut for Top view, switch to Top view and then press Shift+F12. You can also use the View > Assign Shortcut To menu
command for this purpose.
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