Work with effect control points
Some effects have effect control points, which determine how the effect is applied to the layer. For example, the Advanced Lightning effect has two effect control points—Origin and Direction—which specify where the lightning begins and in which direction it points.
The coordinates for effect control points are in the layer’s coordinate space (layer space), not in the composition’s coordinate space (composition space). The coordinates shown in the Info panel are in layer space when the Layer panel is active.
View an effect control point
Move an effect control point
- In the Composition panel or Layer panel,
drag the effect control point
. - In the Effect Controls panel, click the effect control
point button
; then,
in the Composition or Layer panel, click where you want the effect
control point. - In the Timeline or Effect Controls panel, drag or enter values for the x and y coordinates for the effect control point as you would to modify any other property.
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