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I'm having an issue with using the Keyframer function: I have a title written in script style that I'm doing a reveal on as though it's being written-on.
The script words are edge to edge in screen, so I want to size the layer down to a proper size. When I use the Keyframer and size it down, setting the first and last frames as keys, and then hitting Apply, it renders out both the newly sized version but also the original oversized version together.

Can anyone tell me where I'm goofing up?

It has likely to do with the selected source...

Under Source Tab, if you choose "current layer" as source and then
at the bottom of the FXpanel set it to "Apply on 'current layer'"
tvp will then use the current layer both as the source and destination resulting in the described double exposure.

to prevent this choose "FX stack" as source and: Apply on 'current layer'
this usually works best in most cases if you don't mind loosing the source.
(The FX stack is destructive, meaning the original is lost, unless you specifically make it work on a new layer)

Peter Wassink wrote: ↑28 May 2024, 07:29 It has likely to do with the selected source...

Under Source Tab, if you choose "current layer" as source and then
at the bottom of the FXpanel set it to "Apply on 'current layer'"
tvp will then use the current layer both as the source and destination resulting in the described double exposure.

to prevent this choose "FX stack" as source and: Apply on 'current layer'
this usually works best in most cases if you don't mind loosing the source.
(The FX stack is destructive, meaning the original is lost, unless you specifically make it work on a new layer)

What Peter said , but regarding this: "The FX stack is destructive, meaning the original is lost, unless you specifically make it work on a new layer" what I suggest is to have your Title card (with transparent alpha, so probably a PNG) imported into the Image Library and then in the FX Stack > Keyframer set the Source to Image Library and select your Title card stored in the Image LIbrary. Then render the FX to a new layer in TVPaint. Doing it like this keeps your original image (Title card) unaltered , so if you need to adjust the Keyframer FX later you just have to reselect your Title Card in the Image LIbrary as your Source, then re-render the adjusted KeyFramer FX.

Got it!
Thanks Peter!

Thanks DT!