Group layers in a video or animation, Rasterize video layers – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual
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Resulting two layers after using the Split Layer command (Photoshop Extended CS5)
Group layers in a video or animation
As you add more layers to your video or animation, you might want to organize them into a hierarchy by grouping the layers. Photoshop preserves
the frames in your video or animation in grouped layers.
You can also group a group of layers. Besides nesting your layers in a more complex hierarchy, grouping a group of layers lets you simultaneously
animate the opacity of all the grouped layers. The Animation panel displays a group of grouped layers with a common opacity layer property.
Grouping video layers in Photoshop is similar to precomposing in Adobe After Effects.
In the Layers panel, select two or more layers and do one of the following:
Choose Layer > Group Layers.
Choose Layer > Smart Objects > Convert to Smart Object.
Rasterize video layers
When you rasterize video layers, the selected layer is flattened to a composite of the current frame selected in the Animation panel. Although it’s
possible to rasterize more than one video layer at a time, you’ll only be able to specify the current frame for the topmost video layer.
1. In the Layers panel, select the video layer.
2. In the Timeline (CC, CS6) or Animation (CS5) panel, move the current-time indicator to the frame that you want preserved when you
rasterize the video layer.
3. Do either of the following:
Choose Layer > Rasterize > Video.
Choose Layer > Rasterize > Layer.
To rasterize more than one video layer at a time, select the layers in the Layers panel, set the current-time indicator to the frame you
want to preserve in the topmost video layer, and then choose Layer > Rasterize > Layers.
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