Tagging Layers
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(Added in version 2.0)
Tags or untags layers/groups using markers with a specified label color (Win: Ctrl+Shift+B; Mac: no default shortcut).
First, select the layers you want to tag or untag. Then execute Tag / Untag Layer/s and click on the desired label (or press one of the label ID shortcuts (0-9, A-G)). You will now be asked what name you want to give to the Tag Group. Afterwards, Workflower will add a marker named
[[TAG:
Tag Name]]
to the layer/s, or remove the marker if a marker with the selected label already exists on the layer.
Do not change the naming structure of the tag - [[TAG: Tag Name]] - otherwise, Workflower won't be able to identify the tag.
You may also delete tag markers by right-clicking on a marker in AE's timeline and selecting AE's Delete This Marker or Delete All Markers.
Multiple tags with different label colors per layer/group are possible.
After tagging, execute Perform on Action Tagged Layer/s to execute an action on Tagged Layers.
Execute Activate / Deactivate Tag Group 1 / 2 / 3 to (de)activate Tag Group 1, 2 or 3 if you quickly want to perform that action without the need for going through the tagging panel.
On the panel, there's an abbreviation of the Tag Group Name as well as the layer count visible.
Hover over any of the Tag Groups on the panel to see a tooltip with the full name as well as a list of all contained layers:
You can rename existing Tag Groups, remove entire Tag Groups, or re-assign another label color to a Tag Group by Shift-clicking on a label color on the panel.
You may change the tag label color afterward by double-clicking on the marker in AE's timeline and changing the label color via AE's dropdown. However, be aware that all Tagged Layers of a Tag Group will inherit the name of the top-most Tagged Layer. So, if you change the marker label color of the top-most Tagged Layer of a Tag Group and you then execute Refresh Layout, all other Tagged Layers will be named like the top-most layer.
You can close the tagging panel by either clicking on empty space on the panel itself or by hitting Escape.
In case you moved layers and Tag Markers are not at the position they used to be and might even be out of the composition scope, you can just execute Refresh Layout and now all Tag Markers will move back to the position they were originally created at.
| Function | Shortcut (Win) | Shortcut (Mac) |
|---|---|---|
Rename / Remove / Re-Assign Tag Group | Shift+Click on Color | Shift+Click on Color |
Tag / Untag Layer/s by Shortcut | 0 - 9, A - G | 0 - 9, A - G |
(Added in version 2.0)
Performs an action on Tagged Layers as specified by Tag / Untag Layer/s (Win: Ctrl+Shift+2; Mac: macControl+R).
Possible actions are:
Activating (= enable & solo if necessary) / Deactivating
Enabling / Disabling
Soloing / Unsoloing
Locking / Unlocking
Selecting / Deselecting
Toggling effects
Toggling motion blur
Jump to the top-most layer of a Tag Group
When toggling motion blur, Workflower will also consider motion blur effects on a layer and toggle their visibility. The following motion blur effects will be considered:
CC Force Motion Blur
Pixel Motion Blur
RSMB
RSMB Pro
RSMB Pro Vectors
As with the Tag / Untag Layer/s panel, if you hover over any of the Tag Groups on the panel, you can see a tooltip with the full Tag Group name as well as a list of all contained layers:
You can close the tagging panel by either clicking on empty space on the panel itself or by hitting Escape.
If there is any layer/group within the Tag Group that has a disabled state of the specified property/action (= all but one layer is locked), Workflower will enable the state for all layers (= lock all layers). If all properties are enabled (= all layers are locked), Workflower will disable them (= unlock all layers).
However, you can also force the states to be either on or off, no matter what the state was before by center-clicking on a color (= turning the states on), or by right-clicking on a color (= turning the states off).
You can also use shortcuts to select one of the actions as specified in [ ] after the action name.
Additionally, you can use one of the label ID shortcuts (0-9, A-G) to directly select one of the Tag Groups.
Yet another way to use shortcuts is to hold down one of the modifier keys (as laid out on the panel itself) and to click on one of the Tag Groups to directly execute an action on them.
| Function | Shortcut (Win) | Shortcut (Mac) |
|---|---|---|
Toggle States when performing Action | Left-Click on Color | Left-Click on Color |
Enable States when performing Action | Center-Click on Color | Center-Click on Color |
Disable States when performing Action | Right-Click on Color | Right-Click on Color |
| Function | Shortcut (Win) | Shortcut (Mac) |
|---|---|---|
Activate / Deactivate | Ctrl+Click on Color | Cmd+Click on Color |
Solo / Unsolo | Alt+Click on Color | Option+Click on Color |
Select / Deselect | Ctrl+Alt+Click on Color | Cmd+Option+Click on Color |
Jump To | Ctrl+Shift+Click on Color | Cmd+Shift+Click on Color |
Continue to Perform Actions | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click on Color | Cmd+Option+Shift+Click on Color |
| Function | Shortcut (Win) | Shortcut (Mac) |
|---|---|---|
Activate / Deactivate | T | T |
Enable / Disable | N | N |
Solo / Unsolo | O | O |
Lock / Unlock | L | L |
Select / Deselect | S | S |
Toggle Effects | F | F |
Toggle Motion Blur | M | M |
Jump To | J | J |
| Function | Shortcut (Win) | Shortcut (Mac) |
|---|---|---|
Rename / Remove Tag Group | Shift+Click on Color | Shift+Click on Color |
Perform Action on Tag Group by Shortcut | 0 - 9, A - G | 0 - 9, A - G |
(Added in version 2.0)
Quickly activates and deactivates Tag Group 1, 2, or 3 without the need for going through the tagging panel (Win: [1] Alt+F3, [2] Alt+F5, [3] Alt+F6; Mac: no default shortcut).
Possible usage: You might want to put render-intensive layers in Tag Group 1 or 2 (like grain, chromatic aberration, color correction, etc.) and quickly activate/deactivate with this function. That way, you can easily preview/hide those effects without interrupting your workflow.
Activate / Deactivate Tag Group 3 is not available in the main menu and can only be executed via the shortcut.
