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Transform

Free Transform

Move, scale, rotate, skew, perspective-warp, or flip the full running image through one transform layer.

Written By Massimo Albanese

Last updated About 4 hours ago

Move, scale, rotate, skew, perspective-warp, or flip the full running image through one transform layer.

In: Transform

How it works

Transform is the complete geometric toolkit for manipulating the canvas.

  • Translate — slide the entire image in any direction
  • Scale — zoom in or out, uniformly or stretched independently in X and Y. Lock Aspect keeps proportions
  • Rotate — spin the image around the anchor point
  • Skew — horizontal and vertical shear for an oblique, italic-like tilt
  • Perspective — drag the four corners of the canvas independently to create perspective distortion, as if the image were on a flat surface being viewed at an angle
  • Flip — mirror horizontally or vertically

Boundary modes control what fills the space when content moves away from the edge:

  • Transparent — empty areas are see-through
  • Clamp — edge pixels stretch to fill
  • Mirror — the image reflects at the edges
  • Tile — the image repeats in a seamless pattern

Interpolation: Bilinear (smooth, default) or Nearest Neighbour (sharp pixels, useful for pixel art).

All parameters are keyframeable — animate a slow pan, a zoom pulse, or a perspective shift over time.

Location

Transform / Free Transform

Controls

Select the layer to edit Free Transform in the Effect Panel. Open Parameters below for individual controls.

Actions

Double-click a control label to reset it. Use its function button to add keyframes or a driver.

Parameters

ControlWhat it doesDefaultRangeNudgeAnimation
BoundaryBoundary setting for this effect.transparentPanel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Flip HorizontalFlip Horizontal setting for this effect.OffPanel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Flip VerticalFlip Vertical setting for this effect.OffPanel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
InterpolationInterpolation setting for this effect.bilinearPanel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Lock AspectKeeps X and Y scale linked while resizing.OffPanel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Perspective Bl XPerspective Bl X setting for this effect.0-1 to 20.001Continuous keyframes
Perspective Bl YPerspective Bl Y setting for this effect.1-1 to 20.001Continuous keyframes
Perspective Br XPerspective Br X setting for this effect.1-1 to 20.001Continuous keyframes
Perspective Br YPerspective Br Y setting for this effect.1-1 to 20.001Continuous keyframes
Perspective Tl XPerspective Tl X setting for this effect.0-1 to 20.001Continuous keyframes
Perspective Tl YPerspective Tl Y setting for this effect.0-1 to 20.001Continuous keyframes
Perspective Tr XPerspective Tr X setting for this effect.1-1 to 20.001Continuous keyframes
Perspective Tr YPerspective Tr Y setting for this effect.0-1 to 20.001Continuous keyframes
Skew XSkew X setting for this effect.0-89 to 890.1Continuous keyframes
Skew YSkew Y setting for this effect.0-89 to 890.1Continuous keyframes
Transform / Anchor / XSets the horizontal anchor used for scale and rotation.0.50 to 10.001Continuous keyframes
Transform / Anchor / YSets the vertical anchor used for scale and rotation.0.50 to 10.001Continuous keyframes
Transform / RotateRotates the layer around its anchor point.0-360 to 3600.1Continuous keyframes
Transform / Scale / XScales the layer width around the anchor point.10.05 to 80.001Continuous keyframes
Transform / Scale / YScales the layer height around the anchor point.10.05 to 80.001Continuous keyframes
Transform / Translate / XMoves the layer horizontally in canvas space.0.5-2 to 30.001Continuous keyframes
Transform / Translate / YMoves the layer vertically in canvas space.0.5-2 to 30.001Continuous keyframes

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