Layer Names On Timeline?

[Kevin Camp]

you can add a marker to the timeline of a layer by going to the layer menu and selecting add marker (or hit * on the #s keypad). you can then double click the marker and add comments that you’ll be able to see in the layer’s timeline.

i also think you might want to try to pre-comp some groups of those 140 layers… there are some big advantages to pre-comping and nesting comps: keeps your comp a little easier to manage, and allows you to pre-render portions of your comp, making it faster to work with. and when you go to pre render a nested comp you can tell ae to import and replace usage automaticly. it won’t delete the nested comp, just replace it in other comps. if you need to make adjustments to you nested comp you can always go back to it.

Kevin Camp
Designer – KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

[Mike Clasby]

If they’re not overlapping, this from Dan Ebbets works, put on a text layer, Alt click and paste expression into Source text:

txt = “”;
for (j = 1; j <= thisComp.numLayers; j++){ if (j == index) continue; L = thisComp.layer(j); if (! (L.hasVideo && L.active)) continue; if (time >= L.inPoint && time < L.outPoint){ try{ txt = L.source.name; }catch(err1){ txt = L.name } break; } } txt If they are overlapping, it displays the source name/layer name from the top most visible (eyeball on) layer. The original post was here: https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=2&postid=894499

[Michael North]

Thanks!
I was able to put the markers to work right away!
Just a few here and there made all the differance …
As for pre-comping;
I really don’t want to work that way : )
I have enough “compartments” as it is.
If fact, the reseason I have so many layers
is that I’m De-preComping : )
The markers are making it do-able.
Thanks again