The video editor
Every video has an editor at Videos → Edit. It’s also what the last step of every generation flow mounts, so the “Finalize” screen and the editor are the same tool.
Choosing an editor
Section titled “Choosing an editor”The first thing you see is a chooser:
| Timeline Editor (recommended) | Full multi-track timeline with frame-level precision. Best for fine-tuning cuts, transitions and timing |
| Simple Editor | Drag-and-drop blocks for quick edits to b-roll, graphics and text. Best for fast adjustments |
Remember my choice stores it per video and globally. On a phone or narrow screen the timeline isn’t available; the simple editor is.
You can switch at any time; both edit the same underlying cut.
The Timeline Editor
Section titled “The Timeline Editor”The preview
Section titled “The preview”The real composition, not an approximation. Click a layer on the canvas to select it, then drag or resize it directly. A transport bar underneath carries play/pause, a scrubber, timecode and volume.
The timeline
Section titled “The timeline”Multi-track lanes with a ruler and playhead. Per track: a name, lock, mute and solo, and a volume. Add a new track does what it says, and you can drag an item into empty space to create one.
| Interaction | |
|---|---|
| Click | Select |
| Double-click | Split at the cursor |
| Drag an edge | Trim; linked audio ripples with it |
| Drag the centre | Move, with ripple |
| V | Select tool |
| Space | Play/pause |
| Cmd/Ctrl+S | Save |
| Arrows | Seek ±1s |
Snapping is on by default (clips snap to their neighbours), and there’s a toggle for when you need to place something a few frames off.
A marker shows where the project currently ends; dropping past it extends the timeline.
The Blocks toolbox
Section titled “The Blocks toolbox”Drag onto a track to add: B-Roll, Graphic, Sound Effect, or Emphasis Zoom.
The asset panel beside it has two tabs: User Library (everything you’ve uploaded) and In Video (what this cut already uses).
The properties panel
Section titled “The properties panel”Context-sensitive to what you’ve selected. Empty until you select something.
| Selection | What you can change |
|---|---|
| Video | Timing, source trim (trim in/out), transform (x, y, width, height) |
| Audio / music / SFX | Timing, volume (0–200%), fade in, fade out; SFX add type and trigger |
| Caption | Text, style preset, full typography, colours and stroke, position and margin, shadow and animation, background box, karaoke mode and highlight colour |
| Image / logo / graphic | Timing, transform; b-roll adds display style and split fit |
| Emphasis zoom | Intensity (Subtle 1.05×, Moderate 1.10×, Dramatic 1.20×) and scale |
| A track | Name, enabled, locked, solo, track volume |
Saving vs rendering
Section titled “Saving vs rendering”They’re different buttons and it matters:
- Save writes your changes to the cut. Fast. Nothing is encoded.
- Render produces the actual video file. A More render options menu covers rendering every aspect ratio or every clip.
An Unsaved indicator appears the moment the cut differs from what’s stored.
The Simple Editor
Section titled “The Simple Editor”A collapsible preview above an ordered list of blocks (transcript segments and action blocks), with the same toolbox (B-Roll, Graphic, Sound Effect, Emphasis Zoom) and a properties pane per block.
It’s the better choice when what you want is “swap that clip”, “change those words”, “regenerate that graphic”. The graphic properties pane has a Regenerate graphic button the timeline doesn’t surface.
Other things on this screen
Section titled “Other things on this screen”- Design a banner thumbnail → the thumbnail editor
- Export project manifest as JSON: the whole cut as a file. The video wizard’s step 1 has a matching Import Plan, so a cut can be moved between accounts or kept as a starting point.
- A variant dropdown: switch between the long-form cut, each aspect ratio, and each short clip. They’re separate outputs of the same project.