Stratify

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Quick Overview

Offset your layers in traditional ways or take them to the next level with patterns that will stagger your layers based on comp position. Toggle to Sortify mode to organize your layers all in a compact UI. NEW: 2 new stagger and sequencing modes

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Ascend – Increase layer offset by one frame each click from the bottom layer to the topmost selected layer.

Descend – Increase the layer offset by one frame for each click from the topmost layer to the bottom selected layer.

Random – Randomly offset layers by entering the minimum and maximum number of frames by which the layers should be offset.

Sequence – Sequence the layers in the order of selection. 

CTRL/CMD:  Reverse the step direction. (supported modes – ascend, descend, and patterns).

SHIFT: Increment the offset by ten frames (supported modes – ascend, descend, and patterns). When sequencing layers, the sequence will start from the first layer in the selection, hold SHIFT + Sequence to start sequencing from the last layer in the selection.

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ALT: Group the layers by label color, parent chains, inpoint, inpoint + label color, reflect, selection order, and user-specified count (supported modes – ascend, descend, random, sequence).

The layer colors must be contiguous to be considered a group.

Label Groups

 

Offset layers according to selected parented chains. Only parents and children in the selection are considered for offset.

Parent Groups

 

The user-specified numeric value for the size of each group.

Count Groups

 

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Select Order

Take full creative control by staggering layers based on selection order - perfect for crafting custom animation patterns.


Reflect

Stagger from the center of a layer stack (ascending) or from the outer edges towards the center (descending).

Reflect


Inpoint & In-Color

Offset layers by the inpoint instead of ascending or descending layer order. In either of the inpoint modes, ascending will stagger layers from the layer with the first inpoint to the layer with the last inpoint. Descending will stagger layers from the last selected inpoint to the layer with the first inpoint. 

Inpoint Ascending

Inpoint Descending

 

Offsetting using the In-Color Mode will keep contiguous layers with the same label color together and treat them as one layer.

Inpoint Color

 

 

Copy & Paste

Copy and paste the offset stagger from one group of layers to another. ALT + Copy will invert the stagger of the currently selected layers. ALT + Paste will invert the copied stagger order.

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Patterns:  Offsets are determined by the layer’s position in the comp. Currently, there are fourteen patterns to choose from. The layers will be offset by one frame for each click or ten frames while holding SHIFT. When using patterns, layers with the same relative position will have the same in-point. For example, when using "Right" all the layers with the same x-value will have the same in-point. Use ALT to ensure each layer has its unique in-point.


Patterns


Available Patterns: Right, Left, Up, Down, Inward X, Outward X, Inward Y, Outward Y, Lower Left to Upper Right, Upper left to Lower Right, Upper Right to Lower Left, Lower Right to Lower Left, Radial Out, Radial In

Patterns

 

 

Use patterns to animate scenes and iterate through different variations quickly.

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Diagonal

Outward



Sortify: By default, Stratify is in offset mode but toggling to sort mode is one click away. Ascend and Descend are based on the dynamic dropdown menu that includes Anchor Point, Position, Scale, Rotation, Opacity, In-point, Out-point, Selection Order, Label Color, and Layer Name. Random will randomize the layer order and the sequence button will reverse the layer order. Properties that support multiple dimensions will enable the drop-down to select X, Y, or Z.

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Sort by Layer Type: Easily sort layers based on their type. Layer types that aren't in the Active Layer Types panel will be placed in the Primary Group so it's easy to move specific layer types within the comp. For example, move all your Cameras and Lights to the top and Track Mattes to the bottom of your comp with a single click.

Supported Layer Types: cameras, lights, adjustment layers, nulls, shape layers, text, solids, track mattes, guide layers, track mattes, and audio.

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