Each scene in Descript has its own properties, which you can view and adjust from the Scene panel in the right sidebar. These properties let you control layout, background, effects, and how layers behave within that scene.
New to scenes?
Scenes are the building blocks of your video. If you're not familiar with how scenes work in Descript, check out the Scenes overview guide first.
Each scene includes the following editable properties:
- Choose layout pack: Apply a layout pack and a specific layout to the current scene.
- Duration: The scene's length, based on its boundaries.
- Background: Set the base color for the scene.
- Effects: Add visual or audio effects that apply to all visuals within the scene.
- Transitions: Add scene transitions between visual moments.
- Layers: View and manage layers in the scene. Their order reflects how they stack visually.
Applying a change to all scenes
When editing a layer that appears in multiple scenes, you’ll see a toggle to apply your changes to either all scenes or just the current one. Learn more about the "Apply to all scenes" feature.
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