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How to Create in Timeline Editor
Open your Slate dashboard and click 'Create Content' in the top right corner
Select 'New Project'
Choose the ratio you would like to work in at the top of the screen
Add your video(s) to your project by accessing your media drawer. Drag and drop your video(s) into your workspace
If you used multiple videos, you can drag them into one single line by dragging and dropping them into the same line
Trim your video as desired by using the handles at the end of the asset’s bar to trim or lengthen its duration
If desired, images can be added into timeline to become part of your video. It can be layered as a graphic, or drop it into the same line to convert it to be part of your video
Right click on your video in timeline to extract the video's audio, control volume of video, split it into multiple clips, or duplicate it
You can add custom branded captions to your video by selecting the 'Captions' tab on the left hand tool bar. Learn more about captions on web here.
Download your content by clicking 'Export' at the top right of the screen. Name your project, and select any desired export settings from the list below.
TIP: In web timeline editor, snapping allows for easy timing adjustments by aligning objects to the start or end of other objects. As you move elements in the workspace, assets will smart stop at the beginning or ending of another asset in the workspace. If not needed, simply drag through the snapping point for more precise control.
How to Move Assets
You have multiple options to select and move your assets on the timeline:
Single Selection: click on the video or asset you would like to move within the timeline by clicking on it's correlating bar
Lasso selection: drag to select multiple clips
Hold down the "shift" key and click the first and last clip to select everything between
Hold "command" key while clicking to add specific clips to your selection
Once selected, simply drag to its desired position in the timeline.
As you edit, you may get gaps in your video timeline between clips. Simply click on the gaps between clips to remove them, or remove all gaps in a lane with a single click.
Splitting Clips
You can split clips at any point by right clicking on the video and clicking 'Split' from the pop-up menu, or clicking 'S' on your keyboard at any point in your video. The video will split at whatever point the preview screen shows. This allows you to trim from the middle of a video clip with ease.
Tip: You can also split clips without selecting them first. Use one hand to drag the playhead and hit [s] to cut everything – perfect for first passes and rough cuts.
Removing Background Noise with Denoise
Videos too noisy? No problem - right click on the video clip and select 'remove noise' and eliminate unnecessary sounds and noises. Once you remove the background noise, you can adjust the background levels to maintain a natural sound.
Zoom on Web Timeline Editor
As you are editing in timeline, change your view to better see all your assets! To zoom out or in on your timeline, move the slider on the 'Fit' icon to get a better look at your media.
TIP: If you see one block of captions in your timeline editor, zoom in to separate these out into individual segments.
Adding Captions
Captioning has become a must-have for video content on social channels, with more than 50% of Millennial and GenZ watching most of their videos with subtitles on, and even more with audio muted. Here's how to add captioning in timeline:
Once your video(s) are loaded into timeline, select 'Captions' located on the lefthand toolbar
Select your language from the dropdown menu
Click 'Create Captions'. Captioning will be laid out in a timeline view as well as a text preview. You can edit any incorrectly caught words by tapping into the correlating caption segment.
Make any edits you desire to the text. You can edit or break up text by selecting the text with your cursor, and pressing 'enter' where you would like to split the text. Or you can simply trim the caption duration by dragging on either end of the segment
Select 'Style' in the bottom right of the captioning screen to make any customizations. In here, you can select any of your saved text presets, or create a new look with styles like outlines or drop shadow, font color and type, words per caption, and any animation you would like your text to populate with
Click the play button at the bottom left of the timeline to preview your full captions and style and make any final adjustments
If you would ever like to revert to your original captioning, hover over the media name at the top of the captioning screen and select the refresh button that appears to reset captions to their original state
Once you are satisfied with your captioning style, select 'Export' at the top right of the screen. Choose your export settings, and select download
NOTE: Captioning is only available on videos with spoken audio! If you remove the video from the canvas, the captions will also be removed.
Export Options and SRT Files
When exporting your video content on web, you can name your file, choose an .mov or .mp4 file type, share to Content Hub, select your frame rate, or download an SRT file. SRT files are subtitle files for video content. These are helpful to load into wherever your video is getting posted to make sure it is accessible by all audiences. Select your desired export settings, and click 'Download' when you're ready.
NOTE: SRT files can only be downloaded when the captioning feature is applied to your video on web.
Using Layers
Use the layer panel to re-order layers on in your design. This will bring things forward or backward in your design. The layer panel includes all asset types except for overlays and templates.
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FAQs:
Q: Can I control the duration of a template in timeline?
A: No, you can only control duration of captions, overlays, graphics, text, and audio.
Q: Can I add more than one overlay to timeline?
A: You can currently only use one overlay in timeline. However, our team is working to update this to multiple!
Q: Can I use layouts in the Web Creation Studio timeline?
A: No, layouts functionality is only available on mobile at this time.
Q: Is there a limit to how many videos I can use?
A: No! Add as many videos as you'd like to your workspace, or split and move them as desired.