What are Info Layers, and how do I use them?
Want to view more of your script's information at a glance? Info Layers are here to help!
Info Layers save you time by making it easier to navigate your script and can accelerate your script breakdown process.
Imagine you're a script supervisor on set, and the director suddenly asks, "How long is scene A37 from the latest goldenrod revisions sent out earlier this morning?"
With Info Layers, you're able to quickly generate:
- Revision Colors to help you visually scan for the goldenrod pages;
- Large Scene Numbers and Scene Dividers to make scene A37 visible from a bird's-eye view; and,
- 8th Page Counts and Dialogue Numbers to give you the answer in two different measurements!
With the information at your fingertips, you can swiftly provide the answer in less than 5 seconds!
How to Turn on Info Layers
With your script already open, tap Layers on the Top Toolbar.
In the Layers side panel and underneath the My Layers section, you'll find the Info Layers section. There are 5 different Info Layers available, each with their own toggle to turn them on. Toggling on an Info Layer will automatically generate that layer's information as annotations in your script.
The types of available Info Layers are:
- Revision Colors – Adds the revision colors to your script based on the color notated on each page's header.
- Large Scene Numbers – Finds each scene header and places a larger scene number over the left-side number.
- Scene Dividers – Places a line at the end of each scene to visually separate it from the start of the next scene.
- 8th Page Counts – Measures every scene in eighths of a page and adds the length to either the top or bottom of each scene.
- Dialogue Numbers – Counts the total of number of dialogue lines and places the corresponding number or letter next to each one.
Info Layers Settings
Select the ⚙️ Settings option at the bottom of the Layers side panel to open your Layers settings.
Under the Info Layers section of the settings window are the options to customize the appearance for each type of Info Layer.
Revision Color Location
- Left – Displays revision colors as a bar in the left margin of each page.
- Sides – Displays revision colors as bars in both the left and right margins of each page.
- Full – Changes the background of each page to match the revision color.
Scene Number Format
- White on Black Box – White scene numbers over a black box
- Black – Black scene numbers over a white box
- Red – Red scene numbers over a white box
Scene Divider Color
- Black – Black scene divider line ———
- Red – Red scene divider line ———
- Blue – Blue scene divider line ———
8th Page Count Location
- Top of Scene – Places the 8th Page Count at the top of each scene near the header
- Bottom of Scene – Places the 8th Page Count at the bottom of each scene
8th Page Count Color
- Black – Displays 8th Page Counts in Black
- Red – Displays 8th Page Counts in Red
- Blue – Displays 8th Page Counts in Blue
Dialogue Number Location
- Left – Places Dialogue Numbers to the left of character names.
- Above – Places Dialogue Numbers above character names.
- Right Margin – Places Dialogue Numbers in the right margin and on the same line as character names.
Dialogue Number Color
- Black – Displays Dialogue Numbers in Black
- Red – Displays Dialogue Numbers in Red
- Blue – Displays Dialogue Numbers in Blue
Dialogue Number Format
- Numerical – Dialogue Numbering is formatted with sequential numbers. For example: 1, 2, 3, …, etc.
- Alphabetical – Dialogue Numbering is formatted alphabetically with sequential letters. For example: A, B, C, …, etc.
Dialogue Number Order
- Restart Each Scene – Dialogue Numbers reset at the start of each scene, allowing you to count only the lines of dialogue in a given scene.
- Full Script – Dialogue Numbers don't reset at all and continue consecutively through the full script.
Saving Your Info Layers Settings
Every time you exit the Layers settings menu after customizing the appearance of an Info Layer, you'll be prompted whether to sync those changes. Doing so will apply your customizations to your active Info Layers!
How to Duplicate and Edit Info Layers
Because Info Layers are regenerated for each new script revision or whenever their settings are adjusted, they aren't editable by default. However, it is still possible to edit an Info Layer by making a duplicate of it!
Duplicating an Info Layer will create an editable copy of a layer's annotations, including their placements and their appearance settings.
Here are the steps to duplicate an Info Layer:
- Next to each Info Layer is an icon of a boxed plus sign, [ + ]. Tap this to begin duplicating the layer.
- You'll then be prompted to Copy Info Layer with a note that "this will duplicate the selected layer and convert the data into editable annotations." Tap Yes to copy the layer.
- The duplicated Info Layer will then be added to My Layers as your current active layer, and the original automatically generated version Info Layer will then be toggled off.
- Once the Info Layer is editable, you can now perform all the same functions that you would with any other layer— including editing that layer's annotations as well as merging, exporting, sharing, or transferring the layer!
What's Next
What are Layers, and how do I use them?
How to Share Layers with Export
Can I transfer multiple Layers at a time?
Updated on: 09/09/2025
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