Layer reference
What layers are, the panels every layer shares, and a map of all twenty-four types to the pages that cover them.
The layer model
A project is a stack of layers over a timeline. The chart is one layer. Titles, dates, background images, particles, captions, narration, and audio are others.
Each layer has its own start time and duration, so things can appear and disappear independently — a title card for the first three seconds, a source credit for the last five.
Layers stack back to front, and selecting one shows its settings in the right-hand panel.
Panels every layer shares
Several panels recur across layer types, so learning them once pays off everywhere.
Duration sets Start Time and Duration — the layer's span on the timeline.
Pause sets Start Pause and End Pause, holding the first and last frames. A short end pause is almost always worth adding: it stops a race ending the instant the final value lands, giving viewers a moment to read the result.
Spreadsheet connects a data-driven layer to its data. Border carries Border Width and Border Color.
Chart layers
The chart layers are the ones that render your data: bar, line, pie, bubble, treemap, table, and map races, plus comparison and slideshow layers.
Each is documented on its chart-type page rather than here, since the settings are the same whether the chart is a whole project or one layer in a combination. See choosing a chart type.
Supporting layers
Supporting layers annotate a chart and are where a project starts to look produced:
Text and date layers — titles, credits, and the animated date readout. See text and date layers.
Readout layers — Value, Total, and Gap, which pull a single number out of the data and put it on screen. See value, total and gap.
Media layers — image, video, and captions. See image, video and captions.
Narration — covered in narration and AI credits.
Decorative layers — background, particles, and the audio visualizer. See background and decorative layers.
Animation panels
Beyond a layer's own settings, several animation panels attach where relevant.
Entrance Animation and Exit Animation control how a layer arrives and leaves, each with a Movement Direction, Duration, and Delay.
Continuous Animation loops an effect for as long as the layer is visible.
Typing Animation reveals text character by character, with pause controls for line breaks, spaces, and other characters.
Used sparingly these add polish. Applied to every layer at once they produce a video where nothing ever sits still.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many layers can a project have?
There is no practical limit you are likely to reach. Render time grows with complexity, so a very heavy project takes longer, but ordinary projects with a dozen or more layers are routine.
Why is a layer not visible?
Check its Duration first — a layer only draws within its own start time and duration. After that, check stacking order, since a background layer added later can cover everything beneath it.
Can we copy a layer between projects?
Layers can be copied and pasted with Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. For a whole house style, cloning the project is usually faster than rebuilding it layer by layer.
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