How can I view layers added to a video to determine placement of added symbols/etc.?
Hello! Quite new, and have searched prior Qs, but not seeing my precise issues. Apologies if this has been answered before.
I created a video from my desktop and now I would like to periodically add arrows or circles to point to or emphasize things I am referring to. I already have my cue points.
However, I can't figure out how to see my arrow layer at the same time I see the video at the corresponding cue point to figure out where to place the arrow. If I select both layers, I can see them both at once, but the arrow is not clickable or movable unless I select that layer alone - but when I do that, the video base layer just goes back to the beginning so I'm left guessing where on the screen the arrow needs to be.
I've found tutorials for adding layers to videos but they don't address this sort of precision placement at all, rather just the kinds of triggers, etc.
I hope that makes sense. Thank you for any guidance you can offer!
As you've discovered, Storyline isn't designed to allow editing a layer while viewing the base at a specific point in the timeline.
One simple workaround would be to do this:
- Pause the base timeline at the appropriate point.
- Add and/or adjust Guides to indicate where the object on the layer should appear or point to. (The checkbox for showing Guides is on the VIEW ribbon.)
- On the layer, add the desired object so it "fits" to the Guides.
- Repeat as needed for each layer.
Or just add and position a given object on the base layer, and then cut and paste it onto the appropriate layer.
Keep in mind that the FORMAT ribbon shows X & Y coordinates. Those can also come in handy for precise positioning.
