You’ve got a handful of tools for working with visuals in the Canvas. You can access them by right-clicking on a visual in the Canvas. Note that some options only appear for certain types of visuals.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Select layer | Right-click and choose from the list to easily select a layer in the scene. |
| Layer order | Right-click and choose to move your visual layer forward, backward, or to the front or back. |
| View media | Right-click and view the selected media in your project files and a preview window. |
| Replace media |
You can replace any layer with new media. For sequences, instead of replacing the source media, Descript will hide the active sequence visual and add a new layer to your project using the selected media. |
| Change source |
If you have more than one visual layer, you can choose which layer to show or hide. |
| Cut | Choose this to remove the media from the canvas and save it to your clipboard so you can paste it somewhere else. |
| Copy | Copy the media layer. |
| Paste | Paste a media layer you have on your clipboard onto the canvas. |
| Paste attributes | Paste the properties of one visual onto another visual in a scene. |
| Duplicate | Duplicate the selected layer; you can also hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) while dragging the layer to create a copy. |
| Flip horizontal | This will flip the selected media horizontally across its Y-axis. |
| Flip vertical | This will flip the selected media vertically across its X-axis. |
| Hide layer | Hide the visual from the scene. |
| Lock/Unlock layer | Locks or unlocks the visual layer. Click here to learn more about locking layers. |
| Delete layer | Delete the visual from the scene. |
Canvas toolbar
When you select a visual layer in the Canvas, a floating toolbar will appear above the visual. You can then choose to replace the underlying media, change the position of the visual, crop, scale, rotate, flip, or apply effects or animations.
Scene toolbar
This toolbar appears when nothing is selected and controls different Scene functions. The Layout button has a pop-out for added convenience.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Layout | Select from various layout options to quickly arrange your visual elements on the canvas. |
| Background | Change the background color or image of your canvas scene. |
| Transitions |
Apply transition effects between scenes or visual elements. |
Additional canvas tools
Also feel free to check out our Resizing and positioning the canvas and Aspect ratio and video settings articles for more details on how to get the most out of working with the canvas.