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Edit an element

Select an element in the preview, move, size, turn and crop it, and give it effects in the inspector.

Change where and how a source appears in a shot. The ideas behind it, from selecting to snapping, are in The editing canvas.

Before you start

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  • Select the shot you want to change. Edits go to the preview; the program follows on your next Take.
  • For more room, open the preview in its own window: Window › Preview Window (⌥⌘E), or the button beside the Preview label.

Step 1: Select the element

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Click the element in the preview. Click again in the same place to reach the element beneath it. The box takes its layer’s colour, and the inspector shows the element.

The preview with a picture-in-picture element selected: its box, corner handles, the round handle above it and the layer’s name tag

Step 2: Move and size it

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  • Drag inside the box to move it.
  • Drag a corner to resize it. Hold Shift to switch Keep Proportions for this drag.
  • Drag the round handle to roll it; hold Shift for steps of 15°.

Or type the values in the inspector’s Position and Size: X, Y, Width, Height, Roll, Pitch, Yaw and Perspective. Choose Layout has presets such as Full Frame and Picture in Picture, Bottom Right.

The inspector’s Position and Size section: Layout with Choose Layout and Reset, then X, Y, Width, Height, Roll, Pitch, Yaw, Perspective and Keep Proportions

Step 3: Crop it

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Hold Option over the preview and drag an edge or corner of the picture; drag inside to slide the picture in its box. Or click Auto Crop in the inspector’s Look section to remove flat borders. Remove takes the crop away.

The preview while Option is held: the selected element’s crop frame as a dotted line with the Crop tag, the rest of the picture faint behind it

Step 4: Add effects

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In the inspector’s Effects section, click Add Effect and choose one, or choose Edit › Add Effect. Set its values; turn On off to compare without it. Edit › Remove Effects takes them all off the element.

Step 5: Take it

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Press Take to send the changed shot to the program.

Verify

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  • The preview shows the element where and how you want it.
  • If the shot was live, its tile says EDITED until the Take; then the program matches.
  • Edit › Reset Element Placement puts the element back to the full frame, centred and upright.
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Describes Live Producer 0.305 · 29 October 2026

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Release notes

Release notesLive Producer 0.305: the two ways to use Live ProducerLive Producer 0.304: new stand-in drawingsLive Producer 0.303: a new look for the documentationLive Producer 0.302: tooltips in one sentenceLive Producer 0.301: the inspector and the sheets get the ⓘLive Producer 0.300: a small ⓘ beside what it explainsLive Producer 0.299: quieter SettingsLive Producer 0.298: a Help menuLive Producer 0.297: sharper pictures of the inspectorLive Producer 0.296: the documentation, first versionLive Producer 0.295: the documentation site