can’t copy and paste

[Anonymous]

Hi all-

I just got a combustion system running on a Mac g4 with 2, 1 gig processors,gig and a half of ram.

The problem I have is that when I try to copy and paste a layer, operator or footage it simply does not do it.

Any ideas why?

Thanks,

Brian

[Anonymous]

Hello:

For Layers, make sure you are working on the WORKSPACE TAB….(not the timeline.) There, you should be able to create a copy of a layer by simply selecting the layer and “Command/Ctrl C” then “Command/Ctrl V” in order to create a new copy of the footage. Each copy made will appear in the footage library.

As for making an instance of a layer and the operators relevant to the layer (including footage), use the New Layer from Operator instead of copy/paste. This command doesn’t have a quick keyboard shortcut such as copy/paste. It can therefore be more time consuming to make many instances.

Again, simply put:

To copy a layer to another composite >

STEP 1) Select the layer, and do one of the following:
Right-click or Ctrl-click (Macintosh) and choose Copy from the context menu.
Choose Edit | Copy, or press Ctrl+C (Windows) or Command+C (Macintosh).
Note: To select multiple layers, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) each layer or drag a selection box around the layers in the Timeline or Workspace panel.

STEP 2) Select the composite into which you want to paste the layer, and do one of the following:
Right-click or Ctrl-click (Macintosh) and choose Paste from the context menu.
Choose Edit | Paste, or press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Macintosh).
The layer is copied to the new location.

Lastly, if you want to duplicate a layer > Select the layer and do one of the following:
Right-click or Ctrl-click (Macintosh) and choose Duplicate from the context menu.
Choose Edit |Duplicate, or press Ctrl+Alt+D (Windows) or Command+Option+D (Macintosh).
A copy of the layer is created in the composite.

keep combustin’

Jack

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