From 8ace9aac7f8b09e3862bdf047fe355023f2f973e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tylerjenningsw <tylerjennings2@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:10:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Clipboard: keyframe text starts the layer with a Layer line
 (#1908)

---
 crates/engine/src/keyframe_text.rs       | 4 +++-
 crates/engine/src/tests_keyframe_text.rs | 1 +
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crates/engine/src/keyframe_text.rs b/crates/engine/src/keyframe_text.rs
index 7cb8dc492..21727bc1c 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/keyframe_text.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/keyframe_text.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ pub(crate) fn text(project: &Project, comp: &Comp, keys: &[KeyRef], statics: &[(
         },
         _ => comp.pixel_aspect,
     };
+    // After Effects starts the layer's properties with a `Layer` line; parsers such as
+    // ae-keyframes reject properties without one.
     Some(format!(
-        "Adobe After Effects 8.0 Keyframe Data\n\n\tUnits Per Second\t{}\n\tSource Width\t{w}\n\tSource Height\t{h}\n\tSource Pixel Aspect Ratio\t{}\n\tComp Pixel Aspect Ratio\t{}\n\n{blocks}End of Keyframe Data\n",
+        "Adobe After Effects 8.0 Keyframe Data\n\n\tUnits Per Second\t{}\n\tSource Width\t{w}\n\tSource Height\t{h}\n\tSource Pixel Aspect Ratio\t{}\n\tComp Pixel Aspect Ratio\t{}\n\nLayer\n{blocks}End of Keyframe Data\n",
         num(fps),
         num(par),
         num(comp.pixel_aspect)
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_keyframe_text.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_keyframe_text.rs
index e51c241fe..968482f60 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_keyframe_text.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_keyframe_text.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ fn copied_keys_are_after_effects_text_in_comp_frames() {
         s.state.keyframe_text.as_deref(),
         Some(
             "Adobe After Effects 8.0 Keyframe Data\n\n\tUnits Per Second\t23.976\n\tSource Width\t200\n\tSource Height\t100\n\tSource Pixel Aspect Ratio\t1\n\tComp Pixel Aspect Ratio\t1\n\n\
+             Layer\n\
              Transform\tPosition\n\tFrame\tX pixels\tY pixels\tZ pixels\n\t12\t960\t540\t0\n\t19\t1100\t500\t0\n\n\
              Transform\tRotation\n\tFrame\tdegrees\n\t15\t-45\n\n\
              End of Keyframe Data\n"