# Actions

| Name                      | Info                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| delete                    | deletes the layer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| duplicate                 | duplicates the layer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| copy to comp              | <p>copies the layer into a specified composition<br><br>specify an item object for the destination composition</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| move to beginning         | moves the layer to the top in the order of the layers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| move to end               | moves the layer to the bottom in the order of the layers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| move after                | <p>moves the layer below a specified layer in composition<br><br>specify a layer for the rearrangement operation</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| move before               | <p>moves the layer above a specified layer in composition<br><br>specify a layer for the rearrangement operation</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| reposition anchor point   | moves the anchor point to the center or the corners of the layer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| remove all effects        | removes all the effects from the layer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| add effect                | <p>applies an effect to the layer<br><br>specify the EXACT name of the effect</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| add marker                | <p>creates or overrides a marker at a specified time (in seconds)<br><br>specify the time in which the marker will be placed</p>                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| delete all markers        | removes all the markers from the layer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| apply animation preset    | <p>applies an animation preset to the layer<br><br>specify the EXACT name of the preset<br>the preset should be installed inside the presets folder of the application<br>windows - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2021\Support Files\Presets<br>mac - Applications/Adobe After Effects 2021/Presets</p> |
| replace layer             | <p>replaces a layer with a different source<br><br>specify an item for the new source</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| retime selected keyframes | <p>moves the selected keyframes of the layer as a group to a specified time (in seconds)<br><br>specify the time in which the keyframes will start at</p>                                                                                                                                                            |
| retime all the keyframes  | <p>moves all the keyframes of the layer as a group to a specified time (in seconds)<br><br>specify the time in which the keyframes will start at</p>                                                                                                                                                                 |
| offset selected keyframes | <p>shifts the selected keyframes of the layer as a group by a specified amount time (in seconds)<br><br>specify the amount of time (in seconds) that the selected keyframes will be shifted</p>                                                                                                                      |
| offset all the keyframes  | <p>shifts all the keyframes of the layer as a group by a specified amount time (in seconds)<br><br>specify the amount of time (in seconds) that the all the keyframes will be shifted</p>                                                                                                                            |