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addLayer

addLayer

Description

Create a new layer in the active clip. An error is generated if there is no clip in the scene.

Functional area

NLE

Command syntax

Syntax

addLayer "layerName"

Arguments

Name Type Required Comments
layerName string yes The name of the layer to add

Flags

None

Return value

void

Examples

// Print the name of the active clip
string $clip = `getActiveClip`;
print $clip;
 // Add new layer
string $name = "new layer";
addLayer $name; 
// Print all layers
string $layers [];
$layers = `getLayers`;
print $layers;

Additional info

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