Assemble your video on the timeline

The Post-Production tab is the studio's built-in editor. Your selected clips arrive on the timeline in script order, with your narration underneath, so you start with a rough cut instead of a blank page.

What you can do on the timeline#

• Reorder and trim clips by dragging them or their edges.
• Select several clips at once to move or delete them together.
• Add transitions such as a cross dissolve between two clips.
• Lay in audio: narration, generated music, sound effects, and your own audio files.
• Collect review notes: notes left on a review link appear in the Review notes panel, pinned to timecodes.

Changes save automatically, and anything unsaved is saved before you export.

Add your own music#

Upload a song or music bed in Post-Production and lay it on the A4 · Music track.

1. Open the Post-Production tab. The Media Bin is on the left (if it is hidden, click Media in the bar above the editor).
2. Click Upload music and pick your file. MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, and OGG all work.
3. When the upload finishes, the song appears in the Media Bin with the track set to A4 · Music. Click Add on it to put it on the timeline, or drag it to where it should start.

You can also upload from the Audio Generation panel under the timeline: open it, choose Music, then Upload, pick your file, and click Use next to it in the track list.

If a song shows up under A3 · Narration instead (for example, uploaded with Upload Media), change the track picker under its name in the Media Bin to A4 · Music. The Audio tab's upload is for narration takes, not background music.

Media from outside the project#

You can bring in footage you already own, clips from the Stock Footage library, or shots from another project in your workspace. Attaching footage you own costs no credits.

Finishing in another editor#

The built-in timeline is enough for most videos. If you prefer Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve for color and finishing, export the timeline as an XML and keep editing there. See Export your video.

Tips#

• Lock your narration before fine-tuning clip lengths; it sets the rhythm.
• Watch the cut through once at full screen before you export. It is easier to spot a stray take that way.