AfterEffects

View and change layer information

  • To rename a layer or property group, select it in the Timeline panel and press Enter on the main keyboard (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
  • To alternate between viewing the name of a selected layer’s source footage item and the name of the layer in the Timeline panel, click the Layer Name/Source Name column heading in the Timeline panel.
  • To show the name of a selected layer’s source footage file in the Info panel, press Ctrl+Alt+E (Windows) or Command+Option+E (Mac OS).
  • To see what footage item is the source for a layer, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the layer in the Timeline panel and choose Reveal Layer Source In Project.

    The source footage item is selected in the Project panel.