Timeline

The timeline is the backbone of the editor. Every change on screen ends up as a frame on a layer, an audio track or a subtitle.

What it does

• Keyframe-driven: key position, scale, rotation and opacity per channel. The default easing is easeOutCubic, and any keyframe can use a different curve.
• Mixed tracks on one screen: layers, shots, subtitles and audio each get a row. Row headers stay fixed while you scroll horizontally.
• Full clip operations: drag to move the start, drag either edge to trim, Ctrl+K to split at the playhead, Shift+Delete for ripple delete.
• Zoom and navigation: Ctrl+wheel zooms around the pointer, Shift+Z fits the window, and markers hold important frames.
• Auto-key: when on, changing a property drops a keyframe at the current frame; no need to click the diamond every time.
• Automatic duration: deleting a layer or shortening a clip recalculates the scene length immediately, with no manual total to maintain.

How to use

1. Drag an asset from Media, Elements or Text onto the canvas. The layer starts at the playhead.
2. Put the playhead on the start frame, change a property, and click the diamond on that property row to set the first keyframe.
3. Move the playhead to the end frame and change the property again. With Auto-key on, the keyframe is created for you.
4. Drag keyframe diamonds on the timeline to retime them, drag the clip edges to trim, and press Ctrl+K to split.
5. Play the preview, check the pacing, then move on to voiceover and subtitles.

One drag, one undo step

Dragging a clip, typing a value continuously and changing easing each produce a single history entry. Ctrl+Z reverts the whole gesture. View-only actions such as canvas pan and zoom are not recorded.

Boundaries

• Native scrollbars are hidden; scroll with the wheel, Shift+wheel and the custom scrollbars.
• Subtitles in the same scene cannot overlap. New subtitles are truncated to the available gap, and subtitle bars cannot be split.
• Each scene supports up to 8 audio tracks. The default track has no delete button.

Next: Scenes & transitions, or go straight to Export.