curious if there is or will be a way to get a footage like simple line tracing dropped into the composition as effect. That way when triggered it wont take up a layer. very curious
thanks
It doesn't exist yet as a feature or 3rd party plugin AFAIK. While FFGL can refer to files it's not really a done thing. This kind of facility would probably come from a 3rd party developer I reckon. (Hive8 whatever happened to your year of coding?)
Animated masks (and other blend modes)
Shaders that need textures.
Very specific overlays that don't justify a whole clip slot.
Multiple bitmap or video elements that need separate FFT or animation.
I would say brain real-estate (as well as screen and controller).