Graphics & design

Overlay and underlay items

Add persistent material above or below scenes. Overlay appears above; underlay appears below.

Before you start

Select the intended collection or item before changing its settings.

Where to find it

Overlay Item or Underlay Item dock.

Use it

Open the desired dock.
Choose Add > Scene or Source.
Select the item.
Set its Transition if needed.
Use Exclude… to choose scenes where it should not appear.

Controls and additional tasks

Move Up/Down changes item order. Remove removes the selected item; Clear All removes the dock list. Panel Settings control height and whether added sources also enter Smart View. Exclude lists are edited with Add/Remove.

Control reference

Control	Use
Add	Add the selected item.
Scene	Add scene.
Source	Add source.
Overlay settings	Use this action for the selected item.
Settings	Open settings.
Exclude	Open exclusions.
Clear All	Clear all.
Overlay item settings	Use this action for the selected item.
Remove	Remove the selected item from this list.
Move Up	Move the selected item earlier or above other items.
Move Down	Move the selected item later or below other items.
Transition	Choose the saved transition used for this change.
Exclude…	Open exclusions.
Underlay settings	Use this action for the selected item.
Underlay item settings	Use this action for the selected item.
Also add source item to Smart View	Turn this option on or off for this item.
Ask each time before adding to Smart View	Turn this option on or off for this item.
Save	Save the edited settings.
Cancel	Close without saving the pending edits.
Edit selected In transition	Edit in transition.
Create In transition	Create in transition.
Edit selected Out transition	Edit out transition.
Create Out transition	Create out transition.
Close	Close this window.

If something is wrong

If an item disappears in one scene, check Exclude and the scene Exclude Overlay/Underlay settings.

Overlay and underlay channels · Keyboard shortcuts · Menu reference · Manual contents