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The Smart Editor keeps everything for finishing a video in one place, so you never have to export timestamps into another app to get the job done. This page is a map of the screen. For a walkthrough, see Edit with the Director.
The Smart Editor with its top bar, preview, Director panel, and timeline

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Top bar

Your work saves automatically. Look for All changes saved in the top bar.

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Side panels

The panel on the left changes with what you select.
Media panel listing the project's footage with Upload and Library buttons, next to the transcript
The Transcript panel opens beside it when you click Transcript in the timeline toolbar. It appears once your cut has captions.

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Preview

The preview shows the video exactly as it will export: framing, layout, and captions included. Use the play button and scrubber underneath to move through it.

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Director

The Director panel on the right is a chat with a co-editor that can see your footage and your cut. Ask it for a change and it makes the edit, then shows an Edit applied card describing what it did. Every Director edit is a normal step in your undo history.

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Timeline

The timeline runs across the bottom, with thumbnails on the video track and a waveform on the audio track. The toolbar has Select (V), Blade (B), Ripple delete (⌫), Transcript, Snap (S), Undo (⌘Z), and Redo (⇧⌘Z). On the right are zoom out, a zoom slider, zoom in, and zoom to fit.

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You or the Director

Most things in the editor can be done two ways: by you, with a control, or by the Director, when you ask. Use whichever is quicker. A good rhythm is to ask the Director for the big moves, such as structure, pacing, and captions, and use the timeline for the last few frames.