Create as many layers as you need for vertical editing. Vertical editing works from the top layer to the bottom layer. Assign the topmost layer as the focus layer for it and all layers below it to be visible in the output.

To create a layer for vertical editing:

1. From a Batch timeline, do one of the following:
   • To add a layer above the current layer, click the Layer+ button.
   • To add a layer below the current layer, Ctrl-click the Layer+ button.

   
   

   An empty layer is created and it becomes the focus layer. Only the layers below it on the same track are visible in the output. In the following example, an empty layer is added above layer 2. Only the output below the new layer, layer 3, is visible in the output. The fish layer is not visible.

   
   

   (a) New layer (b) Layer 4 not visible in the output

2. Add a clip or soft effects to the empty layer.
3. Press the up arrow to move the focus point to the topmost layer.

   The topmost layer becomes the focus layer, the channel indicator updates to the primary layer, and the image is updated.

   TipTo add multiple layers, type the number of layers you want to add in the numeric keypad before clicking the Layer+ button. You can add up to ten layers at a time using this method.