# 2012 Layer Controls Redesign

## Key ideas

-   don't eat to much horizontal space
-   show type of layer
-   show/edit layer name
-   provide fold action

## Solutions from other software

Sony Vegas Pro 11

![](images/03-02-trackmanage.jpg "03-02-trackmanage.jpg")

OpenShot

![](images/Openshot_layercontrol.jpg "Openshot_layercontrol.jpg")

Premiere CS 4

![](images/Premiere-layercontrol.jpg "Premiere-layercontrol.jpg")

Kdenlive

![](images/Kdenlive-layercontrols.jpg "Kdenlive-layercontrols.jpg")

Avid DS

![](images/Avid-layercontrols.jpg "Avid-layercontrols.jpg")

## Own sketches

![](images/Glade-1.png "Glade-1.png")

![](images/Layers.png "Layers.png")
