Know what the next edit will change.

Studio Beta in 1.2.0

Choose a tool

Click the time ruler to seek. Clicking a clip selects it. Empty-space click clears item selection. V or Escape exits the active time range without deleting saved export ranges.

Understand edit scope

Solid outlines mark explicit selection; dashed outlines and related counts mark additional affected elements. Group/Ungroup makes manual edit groups. Sync A/V controls media synchronization. Use Edit independently or Select entire segment in the context menu when you need a different visible scope.

Group layers without merging tracks

1. 1

   Select and group

   Choose Select (V). Ctrl/Cmd+click multiple layers or drag a rectangle on empty timeline space, then choose Group. Existing groups are merged whole. Locks stop the operation before any membership changes.

2. 2

   Look for the result

   Each member shows the same G1/G2 badge in the timeline and Layers. The inspector/selection context shows its group and member count, and a confirmation explains the action. Tracks, timing and the rendered frame do not change just from grouping.

3. 3

   Edit together

   Normal click or rectangle selection includes the whole group, also across offscreen tracks. Ctrl/Cmd toggles whole groups. Drag on the timeline to move together; timing/split/delete actions retain the visible group scope and other active media links.

4. 4

   Edit one member

   Choose Edit active layer independently in Properties, or Edit independently from the timeline context menu. Select entire group restores group editing without rebuilding the group.

5. 5

   Ungroup

   Removes the manual group and keeps its separate layers/tracks. Sync A/V and Follow clip stay active independently. Empty, single ungrouped, already-grouped, range-mode and required locked selections have unavailable actions with explanatory tooltips.

Trim, split and rearrange

1. 1

   Select the layer

   Use matching track colors and S/P/A markers to identify its role. Increase zoom for a very short clip, or use Start, Duration and Source in in Properties.

2. 2

   Drag an edge

   Trim handles show Start, End, Duration and the time change. Other affected A/V outlines update with the actual preview lengths.

3. 3

   Use the editing actions

   Split at the playhead, duplicate, copy/paste or delete. A video split divides its linked A/V and attached overlays that cross the cut, retaining relative caption/keyframe timing.

4. 4

   Finish or cancel

   One finished gesture is one Undo/autosave. Escape or pointer cancellation restores the gesture's start. Source bounds and transition overlap guards still apply.

Cut only the intended tracks

1. 1

   Target tracks

   Use Target in track headers, including empty tracks. Selected tracks is the default. No targets blocks a range edit; it never falls back to the whole montage.

2. 2

   Set the interval

   Use Range, In (I), Out (O), handles or numeric bounds. The highlight covers only target tracks.

3. 3

   Choose the operation

   Delete range leaves a gap. Ripple delete range closes it on the targets and moves later synchronized material/attachments. Cut range also copies the fragments and follows the Ripple toggle.

4. 4

   Choose All tracks explicitly

   Only an explicit All tracks choice targets the whole montage. Global ripple updates named export ranges; partial timing edits can mark them for review.

Zoom and scroll

- / +1.25x steps

Buttons and the logarithmic slider keep a visible playhead in place, or preserve the view center when it is offscreen.

Fit project / Fit selectionFrame the current work

Fit the complete montage or selected interval. Close zoom reaches 960 pixels per second and frame-level ruler divisions.

Ctrl/Cmd+wheelZoom at the pointer

Ordinary wheel scrolls vertically; Shift+wheel scrolls horizontally.

Snap8 screen pixels

Snap to playhead and other item boundaries. A guide shows the target; Alt temporarily disables snapping.

Dragging near the edge scrolls during move, trim, range and rectangle selection. Timeline virtualization retains the active gesture, selection and scrolling. Resize the timeline divider or reset the saved workspace layout.

Keyboard context

Space plays/pauses, S splits in the timeline, and Delete/Backspace edits the active selection. Ctrl/Cmd+Z and Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z undo/redo. Layer-list Delete bypasses time-range mode. Text/numeric inputs keep their own text editing shortcuts; focus the timeline to use its editing commands.