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Shader Safe Area Guides
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Safe Area Guides

Field Value
Shader ID safe-area-guides
Category Scopes & Guides
Package shaders/safe-area-guides/

Safe Area Guides overlays broadcast action safe, title safe, optional center marks, and optional aspect-ratio mattes.

Controls

Control Type Default What It Does
Action Safe bool On Shows 5 percent inset action-safe rectangle.
Title Safe bool On Shows 10 percent inset title-safe rectangle.
Center Marks bool On Shows short center guides.
Line Color color White Guide color and alpha source.
Line Opacity float 0.65 Guide visibility.
Line Thickness float 2 px Thickness of guide lines.
Aspect Matte enum None Adds a matte for 2.39:1, 1.85:1, or 1:1.
Matte Opacity float 0.35 Darkness of the aspect matte.

Tips

  • Use this during layout and rehearsal, then bypass for final output if guides should not be visible.
  • Put it near the bottom of the layer stack so it overlays the final image.
  • Use Matte Opacity instead of Line Opacity when adjusting aspect preview darkness.