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Adjustment layer issues

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
December 18, 2024
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I have a few adjustments layer related questions:

1. I can't add it from the File tab, it appears grayed out

2. Whenever I create it, it's created right away with the time remapping effect applied on it

3. It's just... not working. I tried changing the scale on the adjustment layer so that it would affect the clip beneath it, but nothing's changed

Correct answer MyerPj

I'll take a stab.

1) Thanks I didn't know you could create an Adjustment Layer from the File menu, I never would think to use it. It's much more intuitive to use a right-click. Nonetheless, make sure the Project panel is selected before you use the File/New options.

2) I believe TimeRemapping is now an intrinsice effect, you get that will all video items.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Time Remapping has been part of the Effect Controls ever since I can remember (cs6).

thepixelsmith

Community Expert

In genereal, Adjustment Layers do not apply their static effects (the ones that are always on clips like Motion & Opacity) they apply the Effects added to them.

So If you wanted to scale the clips below the adjustment layer you would add an effect like Transform.

I assume the reason for this is that it would disrupt animating the Adjustment layers themselves.

J

John28850210ubidAuthor

Inspiring

But how would it disrupt animating adjustment layers? The effects like motion and opacity are the same effects just as all the others, so why would it be a problem for them exactly and not for any other effect?

R Neil Haugen

Legend

I've talked enough with the devs about this sort of thing to have some idea what they might say... but basically, ALs aren't exactly the same thing as a clip or graphic ... they're simply a processing tool, to add a way to add some effect "overall", processed to the clip after everything else on the clip.

A way to separate processing instructions.

Not really an actual layer of "media" or something.

And as they are only a tool to add effects, they can't really "take" effects applied to them. They hold effects. That's all they can do.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

MyerPj

Community Expert

3)

So you managed to get your Adjustment Layer created, let's see your timeline. I just dropped one on above a video clip and it's working fine, Win11 23H2, PP 25.2.0 b52 (it's the beta).

J

John28850210ubidAuthor

Inspiring

What about changing its parameters like Motion and Opacity?

MyerPj

Community Expert

Right now I can't duplicate it working. The only thing I'm getting to work right now is blending mode.

I just tried it in 25.1 and also 25.2.0 b52

MyerPj

Correct answer

Community Expert

I'll take a stab.

1) Thanks I didn't know you could create an Adjustment Layer from the File menu, I never would think to use it. It's much more intuitive to use a right-click. Nonetheless, make sure the Project panel is selected before you use the File/New options.

2) I believe TimeRemapping is now an intrinsice effect, you get that will all video items.

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