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Timeline Basics

The timeline is where you arrange your video. Each clip, image, text overlay, and audio file gets its own row.

Timeline overview

Track types​

  • Video / Image — visual content shown on the canvas
  • Text — titles, captions, and overlays
  • Audio — background music, voiceovers, sound effects
  • Shapes — graphic elements and backgrounds

Items higher in the list appear on top of items below them on the canvas.

Arrange your clips​

  • Drag left/right to change when a clip starts or ends
  • Drag up/down to reorder layers
  • Trim — hover the edge of any clip and drag to shorten or extend it
  • Right-click a clip to copy, duplicate, split, or delete

Snap alignment​

When you drag a clip near another clip or the playhead, it snaps into alignment. A yellow line shows when snapping is active — this keeps your timeline clean and precise.

Zoom and navigate​

  • Zoom slider — zoom in to edit frame-by-frame or zoom out to see the full project
  • Scroll horizontally to move through your timeline
  • Mini-map — a small overview bar at the top shows your entire project. Click anywhere to jump to that point

Timing​

The playhead shows your current position as MM:SS.mm. The total project duration is at the end of the timeline. Drag clip edges to adjust timing.