Scenes and elements#

A movie is a list of scenes played one after another, and each scene holds elements drawn on top of each other. The Editor builds exactly that structure.

Adding a scene#

Use the + next to SCENES in the outline. A new scene is appended to the movie and selected.

Scene properties live in the properties panel:

• Appearance — the background colour behind the scene's elements.
• Timing — the scene's duration. -1 means derive it from the contents, which the outline and the timeline report as auto.
• Repeat (iterate) — see Repeating scenes.
• Transition — how this scene arrives: a type, a style and a duration.

Scenes can be reordered, duplicated and deleted from the … menu on the scene row.

Adding an element#

Select a scene and use the + on its row. The picker groups the nine element types and can be searched:

To add an element that spans the whole movie rather than one scene, use the + on the MOVIE ELEMENTS row instead.

Placing and timing an element#

Two ways to do the same thing, whichever suits the moment:

• On the canvas — drag the element to move it, drag a handle to resize it.
• In the properties panel — set Position and Size numerically, with a unit, or pick one of the nine named positions from the grid.

Timing works the same way: drag the element's bar in the timeline, or set Start, Duration, Extra time, Fade in and Fade out in the Timing group. A duration of -1 means last as long as the source, or as long as the scene for elements with no intrinsic length.

Z index decides what is drawn on top when elements overlap.

Choosing an asset#

Fields that take a file — an image source, a video source, an audio track — offer Browse media… next to the URL box:

• Stock — searchable stock photos and video, ready to use.
• My assets — the files in your Media library. Requires signing in.
• Music — a royalty-free music library, offered on audio fields.

Picking an item fills the field with its URL. You can always paste a URL directly instead; any publicly reachable URL works.

Text and components#

Text elements carry a Style, picked from a gallery of preset animated styles, and a Settings group for font, colour and layout. The presets are the same ones listed in Text styles.

Component elements are pre-built animated pieces chosen from the component library. Each component exposes its own settings, which the Editor renders as a nested form.

Animation#

The Animation group holds keyframes. Add a keyframe to capture the element's animatable properties at the playhead, then add another further along the timeline; the engine interpolates between them. Per-property easing overrides are available behind the toggle next to the keyframe count.

See also#

• Variables — driving these fields from inputs.
• Element reference