The editor at a glance

The editor opens when you open a project. Everything happens in one window.

The five areas

1. The top bar. The File, Edit, View, Track, Generate and Help menus; your project's name, with its save state (saved … ago, or Unsaved while you have changes); your balance; your storage use; Models; the Job Queue; and Render.

2. The rail, down the left edge, opens one panel at a time: Assets, Characters, Spaces, Objects, Storyboard, Titles, Effects and Transitions.

3. The preview plays your timeline. Above it, Guide overlays a safe area or the rule of thirds, and the zoom menu fits the picture or sets an exact size. Below it are the transport controls.

4. The timeline holds your clips on video and audio tracks, with its tools in a bar along the top. See Editing on the timeline.

5. The inspector, on the right, shows the settings of what you select — a clip, an asset, a folder or a timeline. Collapse it with the arrow at its top.

Playing your timeline

• Play or pause: Space
• Step one frame: the arrow buttons either side of play
• Mark in and out (the part of the timeline to loop or export): I and O

The timecode on the left shows where the playhead is, and the total length of the timeline.

Saving

Your project saves itself as you work. File → Save (Ctrl+S) saves at once. The save state beside the project name tells you where you stand.

The balance and the Job Queue

The balance in the top bar is always up to date. Click it to see your account in Preferences.

The Job Queue lists your generations: waiting, running, finished or failed, each with its estimated cost. You can reorder waiting jobs and cancel them. You are only charged for jobs that finish — see How credits work.

Next

• Bringing media in
• Keyboard shortcuts