To facilitate editing, source video typically has a higher resolution than the desired output. Once a project is complete, the editor can then export to movies in a variety of formats in a context that may range from broadcast tape formats to compressed video files for web publishing (such as on an online video platform or personal website), optical media, or saved to mobile devices. Since video editors represent a project with a file format specific to the program, one needs to export the video file in order to publish it. Įffects such as transitions can be performed on each clip, such as a crossfade effect going from one scene to another.

Typically, the timeline is divided into multiple rows on the y-axis for different clips playing simultaneously, whereas the x-axis represents the run time of the video.

Audio clips can additionally be mixed together, such as mixing a soundtrack with multiple sound effects. The NLE offers a range of tools for trimming, splicing, cutting, and arranging clips across the timeline.Īnother kind of clip is a text clip, used to add text to a video, such as title screens or movie credits. NLE software is typically based on a timeline interface where sections moving image video recordings, known as clips, are laid out in sequence and played back. A wipe is a common form of transition applied between two video clips

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