Free Transform

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

madphase 1.4.0