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How it works

Raw footage in. Finished video out.

One edit, start to finish, in one app. Follow a sample project through six stops on the timeline, with the keys you press at each one.

  1. 00:00

    Import and organise

    Drag in camera cards, phone clips and music. Bins keep 38 clips findable. Coming from another editor? Open its XML, EDL or AAF.

    ⌘I ImportSpace Preview

    ExampleAbout 15 minutes to bin and label 38 clips.

    The Essentials workspace: the Project panel down the left, a large Program Monitor over the timeline and Properties down the right
    Essentials workspace: the Project panel down the left, a large picture over the timeline.
  2. 00:12

    Rough cut, then tighten

    Mark the good parts and drop them in order. Ripple deletes close gaps as you go, and a J-cut is a drag on the audio edge.

    IO Mark in, outC RazorJKL Shuttle

    ExampleThe first assembly of the 12-minute episode took one afternoon.

    The multi-track timeline: caption tracks, a picture track and a narration track under the ruler, with the tools down the left edge
    The timeline: caption tracks C1 and C2 above the picture, narration on A2.
  3. 00:31

    Caption it

    Get a transcript, fix names and numbers like a document, choose a look. Export SRT or VTT for the upload page.

    ExampleCorrecting 96 caption lines took about 20 minutes.

    The Captions tab listing timed captions with their in and out times and durations, beside the timeline's track headers
    Captions tab: each line with its timing. A reading-speed warning flags lines that are too fast.
  4. 00:48

    Grade and mix

    Match the two cameras with the Basic controls and a LUT, check the scopes, then mix against -14 LUFS so the upload doesn't land quiet.

    ExampleMatching the A and B cameras took about 40 minutes.

    The Color workspace: the program frame beside the Color panel's Basic tab with temperature, tint, exposure and saturation sliders
    Color: grade against the frame with the Basic, Curves, Wheels and Look tabs.
  5. 01:05

    Pull the Shorts

    Find Shorts scores the strongest moments. Auto reframe keeps the subject in a 9:16 frame, and safe zones show where the platform's buttons will sit.

    M Add marker

    ExampleReviewing and adjusting three Shorts took about 25 minutes.

    Find Shorts in the Vertical / Shorts workspace: scored candidate shorts with titles, start and end times and Create Short buttons, beside the program monitor
    Find Shorts: each candidate has a score, a title, its text and a Create Short button.
  6. 01:18

    Export and prep the upload

    Queue the 4K HEVC file, the ProRes master and the Shorts. Write chapters and upload text while it renders, then upload to YouTube yourself.

    Honest noteRender time depends on your Mac, the length and the codec. Measured numbers will be published at release.

    Export mode with platform presets at the left, settings in the middle and a large preview at the right
    Export: platform presets, video, audio, caption and loudness settings, and a full-size preview.

Default keys follow familiar pro editing workspaces. Every one can be changed in the Keyboard Shortcuts window.

Now run it on your own footage.

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