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Moving and transforming grouped layers

Moving and transforming grouped layers - Storyboard Pro Tutorial

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Moving and transforming grouped layers

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- [Instructor] When you wanna move a layer, use the selection tool. When you wanna animate a layer, use your transform tool. When you wanna move more than one layer at a time, you need to work with grouped layers and use your transform tool. So, for instance, here's a group of layers here under man. As I minimize it you can see that the line drawing and the coloring of the shirt are two layers within the man grouped layer. So, if I want to just move one layer, let's say the line drawing, using my selection tool I can grab it and move it. I'm going to undo that. However, if I grab my grouped layer, notice my selection tool won't grab anything. So, if I wanna move something I need to use my transform tool, this rectangle icon over here with little dots on it. The transform tool allows me to grab everything within that group and move it around. Now, I can also grab just one element with my transform tool, but if you want to move things together, make sure you have you entire group…

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