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 Editing canvas.

Before you start

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

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

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 and Y under Position, Width and Height under Size, and Roll, Pitch, Yaw and Perspective under Rotation. In a number, ↑ and ↓ change it by one step, ⇧↑ and ⇧↓ by ten. Click the link at the end of the Size heading to switch Keep Proportions. 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 its reset, then the headings Position with X and Y, Size with the Keep Proportions link and Width and Height, and Rotation with Roll, Pitch, Yaw and Perspective, each row with its reset

Step 3: Crop it

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 dashed line with its handles and the Crop tag

Step 4: Add effects

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

Press Take to send the changed shot to the program.

Verify

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.

Describes Live Producer 0.330 · 10 November 2026