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Toggle visibility or influence of a layer or property group

The Video  switch for a layer controls whether the visual information for a layer is rendered for previews or final output. If the layer is an adjustment layer, the Video switch controls whether the effects on the layer are applied to the composite of the layers below it. If the layer is a camera or light, the Video switch controls whether the layer is on or off.

Several components of layers—such as paint strokes, path operations in shape layers, and text animators in text layers—each have their own Video switches. You can use the Video switch to toggle the visibility and influence of these items individually.

  • To turn off the visibility of a layer deselect the Video switch for the layer.
  • To select the Video switch for all layers, choose Layer > Switches > Show All Video.
  • To deselect the Video switch for all layers except the selected layers, choose Layer > Switches > Hide Other Video.