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Short lessons on the editor, cinematic effects, and getting paid as a creator.

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Raylight: learning the basics

A walkthrough of the editor from an empty project to a finished shot. The fastest way in if you would rather watch than read.

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The Raylight editor with a scene open on the canvas, layers, and timeline.
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Getting started with Raylight

Turn a screenshot or a Figma paste into your first animated scene. A tour of projects, the canvas, layers, and the timeline.

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Core concepts

The four parts of the editor, and how they fit together.

A scene open on the Raylight canvas.Editor

The canvas

Flat to work in, 3D underneath. The tools, layer depth, and turning edits into animation.

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The Raylight layers panel listing a scene and its layers.Editor

Layers

The left sidebar: the File tree of every scene and layer, multi-select and grouping, and the Assets library.

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The Raylight timeline with a scene's layer and camera tracks.Editor

The timeline

The whole video as scenes, and one scene up close with its layers, camera, and audio.

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The Raylight design panel with a layer's controls.Editor

Design and Animate

The right sidebar: Design for how a layer looks, Animate for how it moves. Same layer, two views.

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Guides

Camera moves, cinematic effects, exporting, getting paid, and every keyboard shortcut.

Film your first cinematic shot3 minAdd depth of field, bloom, and grain2 minExport and share your video3 minGet paid as a creator2 minSell a template3 minReferral links and payouts3 minHow to make a product demo5 minHow to animate a screenshot3 minKeyboard shortcuts2 min