Importing Templates

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There are several ways you can import templates in your project. You can insert a panel template between two existing panels in the Thumbnails and Timeline view. You can import a template's layers into a panel by dragging it into the Stage or Camera view or over a panel's thumbnail in the Thumbnails or Timeline view.

How to import a template's layers into a panel
  1. In the Thumbnails or Timeline view, select the panel in which you want to insert the template.
  1. In the Library view, select the template you want to import.
  1. Drag and drop the template into the Stage or Camera view:
    • To insert it between two specific layers, drop it between those layers in the Layer panel of the Stage or Camera view.
    • If you want to insert it over all the other layers, you can drop it directly into the Stage or Camera view.

NOTES
  • You can also drag and drop a template over the thumbnail of any panel in the Thumbnails or Timeline view. When you do this, the template's layers are added to that panel.
  • You can also import a template made of a single panel into the Stage or Camera view. When you do this, all of the template's layers are added to the current panel. However, you cannot import a template made of multiple panels into the Stage or Camera view.

How to insert a panel template between two panels in the Thumbnails view
  1. In the Library view, select the template you want to import.
  1. Drag and drop the selected template into the Thumbnails view, between the two panels where you want it to be inserted.

NOTE: If you are inserting the template between two scenes, you are able to choose whether the panel will beattached to the previous scene or the next scene, or whether it will be inserted into its own scene. This will depend on how close to either scene or to the gap between them you drop the template. As you move the panel around in the gap, a red line will indicate where the panel will end up.

How to insert a panel template between two panels in the Timeline view
  1. In the Library view, select the template you want to import.
  1. Drag the selected template into the Timeline view, between the two panels where you want it to be inserted.

NOTE: If you are inserting the template between two scenes, you are able to choose whether the panel will be attached to the previous scene or the next scene, or whether it will be inserted into its own scene. This will depend on how close to either scene you drop the template. As you move the panel around the seam between the scenes, a green bracket will indicate where the panel will end up.

How to import a video or sound clip template
  1. In the Library view, select a video clip template or a sound clip template.
  1. Drag the selected template into the Timeline view, onto the track and at the exact frame where you want the clip to be cued.

How to import a camera movement template
  1. In the Library view, select a camera movement template.
  1. Do one of the following:
    • Right-click on the template and select Copy.
    • In the top menu, select Edit > Copy.
    • Press Ctrl + C (Windows) or ⌘ + C (macOS).
  1. In the Timeline view, select the scene where you want to import the camera movement.
  1. Click on the Camera track.

  1. Move the timeline playhead where you want the camera movement to begin.
  1. Do one of the following:
    • In the top menu, select Edit > Paste Camera Keyframes.
    • Press Ctrl + V (Windows) or ⌘ + V (macOS).

    2. The camera keyframes are pasted at the position of the timeline playhead onto the Camera track.

How to import a layer animation template
  1. In the Library view, select a layer animation template.
  1. Do one of the following:
    • Right-click on the template and select Copy.
    • In the top menu, select Edit > Copy.
    • Press Ctrl + C (Windows) or ⌘ + C (macOS).
  1. In the Timeline view, select the panel containing the layer on which you want to import animation.
  2. In the Layer panel of the Stage or Camera view, select the layer on which you want to import animation.
  1. In the Timeline view, click on the Layer track.

  1. Move the timeline playhead where you want the camera movement to begin.
  1. Do one of the following:
    • In the top menu, select Edit > Paste Layer Keyframes.
    • Press Ctrl + V (Windows) or ⌘ + V (macOS).

    2. The animation keyframes are pasted at the position of the timeline playhead, onto the layer's animation track.

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