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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 a...
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.
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.
Oh, I'll be darned; I never knew Guides were a thing! But I've looked it up and it's quite easy.
You are also right in that when you copy-paste something, it stays in the same location as where you started from - that's a pretty obvious solution and I'm kind of embarrassed I didn't think of something so simple. Thank you!
