Replacing footage in the project and skewing a shape?

[media kat]

1. I already have a video in the Timeline and I want to replace it with another version of the video that is the same length. How can I do this?

2. I need to skew the perspective of a shape. Is there a free transform tool to do this similar as what is in PS?

Thanks.

[Mike_Abbott · Accepted solution]

1. Select the video layer in the timeline.

Alt or Option drag the replacement layer from the project panel onto the selected timeline layer.

2. Nothing directly equivalent, but try:

Effects > Distort > Corner pin

[Roei Tzoref]

for replacing footage, an alternative method to alt + drag, is highlighting the timeline layer and the new source in the project window and hitting Ctrl+Alt+/. I use this most of the time since it's faster.

[P.M.B]

Individual shape transforms do have skew properties.  Group nodes also do.

[Mike_Abbott]

True - I interpreted the OP's comment in terms of a generalised 'shape', not a shape layer... but on second reading, maybe that's what the OP is working with...

[P.M.B]

Pinning is more powerful option anyway & the OP did mention perspective, which I didn't realize when I posted about the skew property.

For true perspective you need to use one of the pinning tools.