The canvas displays a preview of the media within the video at the location of the playhead on the timeline.

• Drag clips, shapes, and text directly on the canvas to set the position within the video.
• Drag the handles for media on the canvas to adjust the size of the media.

Any portion of the media located outside the highlighted canvas area is not included in the final video.

Canvas size and preview tips

• For best results, adjust the canvas size to the dimensions you plan to export your final video to before editing.
• Set the zoom scale to 100% to preview how the final video will appear exported at the current canvas dimensions.
• To zoom in or out on the canvas, use two-fingers to scroll up or down on the trackpad or select a scale percentage from the dropdown.

See also

Change the canvas size
Crop a clip on the canvas
Canvas view settings
Working on the canvas