diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 34fe61a..f87a3d9 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ import {
   AnimationData
 } from "./models/animation.js";
 import {
-  Layer,
+  VectorLayer,
   AudioTrack,
   initializeLayerDependencies
 } from "./models/layer.js";
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ function redo() {
 // ============================================================================
 
 // ============================================================================
-// Layer system classes (Layer, AudioTrack)
+// Layer system classes (VectorLayer, AudioTrack, VideoLayer)
 // have been moved to src/models/layer.js and are imported at the top of this file
 // ============================================================================
 
diff --git a/src/models/graphics-object.js b/src/models/graphics-object.js
index 4f8044b..07adc4d 100644
--- a/src/models/graphics-object.js
+++ b/src/models/graphics-object.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // GraphicsObject model: Main container for layers and animation
 
 import { context, config, pointerList, startProps } from '../state.js';
-import { Layer, AudioTrack } from './layer.js';
+import { VectorLayer, AudioTrack } from './layer.js';
 import { TempShape } from './shapes.js';
 import { AnimationCurve, Keyframe } from './animation.js';
 import { Widget } from '../widgets.js';
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class GraphicsObject extends Widget {
     this.audioTracks = [];
 
     if (initialChildType === 'layer') {
-      this.children = [new Layer(uuid + "-L1", this)];
+      this.children = [new VectorLayer(uuid + "-L1", this)];
       this.currentLayer = 0;  // Set first layer as active
     } else if (initialChildType === 'midi') {
       const midiTrack = new AudioTrack(uuid + "-M1", "MIDI 1", 'midi');
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class GraphicsObject extends Widget {
       graphicsObject.parent = pointerList[json.parent]
     }
     for (let layer of json.layers) {
-      graphicsObject.layers.push(Layer.fromJSON(layer, graphicsObject));
+      graphicsObject.layers.push(VectorLayer.fromJSON(layer, graphicsObject));
     }
     // Handle audioTracks (may not exist in older files)
     if (json.audioTracks) {
diff --git a/src/models/layer.js b/src/models/layer.js
index 463e286..55a66de 100644
--- a/src/models/layer.js
+++ b/src/models/layer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Layer models: Layer and AudioLayer classes
+// Layer models: VectorLayer, AudioTrack, and VideoLayer classes
 
 import { context, config, pointerList } from '../state.js';
 import { Frame, AnimationData, Keyframe, tempFrame } from './animation.js';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function initializeLayerDependencies(deps) {
   actions = deps.actions;
 }
 
-class Layer extends Widget {
+class VectorLayer extends Widget {
   constructor(uuid, parentObject = null) {
     super(0,0)
     if (!uuid) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Layer extends Widget {
     } else {
       this.idx = uuid;
     }
-    this.name = "Layer";
+    this.name = "VectorLayer";
     // LEGACY: Keep frames array for backwards compatibility during migration
     this.frames = [new Frame("keyframe", this.idx + "-F1")];
     this.animationData = new AnimationData(this);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Layer extends Widget {
     this.shapes = []
   }
   static fromJSON(json, parentObject = null) {
-    const layer = new Layer(json.idx, parentObject);
+    const layer = new VectorLayer(json.idx, parentObject);
     for (let i in json.children) {
       const child = json.children[i];
       const childObject = GraphicsObject.fromJSON(child);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class Layer extends Widget {
   }
   toJSON(randomizeUuid = false) {
     const json = {};
-    json.type = "Layer";
+    json.type = "VectorLayer";
     if (randomizeUuid) {
       json.idx = uuidv4();
       json.name = this.name + " copy";
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class Layer extends Widget {
     }
   }
   copy(idx) {
-    let newLayer = new Layer(idx.slice(0, 8) + this.idx.slice(8));
+    let newLayer = new VectorLayer(idx.slice(0, 8) + this.idx.slice(8));
     let idxMapping = {};
     for (let child of this.children) {
       let newChild = child.copy(idx);
@@ -1245,4 +1245,4 @@ class AudioTrack {
   }
 }
 
-export { Layer, AudioTrack };
+export { VectorLayer, AudioTrack };