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Anxiety | AE Layer # Issue
As shown in the image, why is there a # in front of the layer? I previously thought it was a plugin and didn’t pay much attention to it.
It wasn’t until today, when I was faking an engraving effect, that I realized it wasn’t the case. All the parameters in the layer were completely default text parameters, but there was a #, and the adjustment layers above it could affect its position (such as transforms, moving, bending, etc.). Since my faking didn’t have this #, any adjustment layers couldn’t use transforms to modify the text’s position.
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That # symbol indicates a guide layer — a non-rendering layer that you can see in your viewer, but that does not appear in renders or downstream comps. It’s super-useful if you want to see how an element aligns or composites with something else, but don’t want it to accidentally render if you forget to turn it off.
You can toggle it on or off from the layer menu, or by right-clicking on the layer and selecting Guide Layer from the context menu.
Here’s a little more information:
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/layer-properties.html#guide-layers
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<font dir=”auto” style=”vertical-align: inherit;”><font dir=”auto” style=”vertical-align: inherit;”>谢谢你的回答，非常有用</font></font>😘
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