Timeline
The timeline is the work area in your video program where you place clips, sound and effects in order. Time runs from left to right, and in layers above and below you stack video and audio. It's where you edit and build your entire film.
On the timeline you cut, move and stack clips into a flowing whole, with separate tracks for video, audio and titles. In DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro this works the same at heart, though Final Cut calls it a magnetic timeline. Your grade and effects attach to the clips on that timeline. Tip: keep your tracks tidy and use color labels, so you stay on top of even a long edit.
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