Timeline Controls
The timeline is where you arrange, trim, and sequence all your clips.
Timeline Overview
The timeline spans the full width at the bottom of the editor. It has three parts: the toolbar at top, the time ruler in the middle, and the clip tracks below.
Timeline Label
The 'TIMELINE' label is at the far left. Next to it are the playback controls.
Playback Controls
The transport controls let you navigate your video:
Arrow/Play button — Play or pause the video
Stop button — Stop playback and return to start
Step forward — Move one frame forward
Time display — Shows current position / total duration
Timeline Tools
The toolbar has several editing tools:
Snap ✓ — Toggle snap-to-grid. When on, clips snap to beat markers and other clip edges
Overlap — Toggle overlap mode for transitions
Scissors ✂ — Split the selected clip at the playhead
2s / 3s / 5s — Quick-set clip duration
− / + — Zoom the timeline in/out
Expand arrows — Fit all clips or selected clip in view
Speaker icon — Mute/unmute audio preview
Time Ruler
The ruler shows time markings in seconds. Each tick represents one second. The numbers help you position clips precisely. The playhead (blue line) shows the current frame.
Clip Tracks
Clips appear as colored bars on tracks. Each track holds one clip at a time. The height of the bar represents the clip's duration. Drag clips left/right to reposition. Drag edges to trim.
Click a clip to select it — the Inspector panel updates to show its properties
Drag a clip up/down to move between tracks
Right-click for context menu options
The background clip is always on the bottom track
Keyboard Shortcuts
Speed up your workflow with these shortcuts:
Space — Play / Pause
Left/Right Arrow — Step one frame
Home — Go to start
End — Go to end
Delete — Remove selected clip
Ctrl+Z — Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z — Redo
Ctrl+D — Duplicate selected clip