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About the timeline

Use the timeline to assemble and edit the video. The timeline represents the sequence of all clips, effects, text and shapes in a video. The playhead position on the timeline determines the display of the video on the canvas. The timecode is shown to the right of the playhead in Hours: Minutes: Seconds; Frames.

timeline example

Drag the Timeline zoom slider to zoom in or out on the timeline. Click Timeline scale-Zoom to max to zoom in to the maximum size or click Timeline scale-Zoom to previous zoom level to zoom to the previous zoom level.

Timeline Zoom slider

The timeline view determines which effects appear on the timeline for editing. To change the timeline view, click one of the following tabs:

See also

Add media to timeline
About the timeline tracks
Create a video