Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing

Editing is done in the Timeline. Add a clip by dragging it from the project tree or the Clip Monitor. Once a clip is dropped on a track, it can be moved (drag and drop it) at another place on the track or on another track.

Seeking through your project

The timeline cursor shows your current position in the project. It can be moved by clicking / dragging in the Timeline ruler or in an empty area of the timeline. Other ways to move the timeline cursor are:

The keyboard right / left arrows
Rotating the mouse wheel while the pointer is over the timeline ruler or over the project monitor
Editing the timecode in the project monitor timecode widget
Clicking the up or down arrows on the project monitor timecode widget
Draging the position carat in the project monitor

Cutting a clip

To cut a clip, the easiest way is to place the timeline cursor where you want to cut the clip, then select the clip (left click in it) and use the menu Timeline > Current Clip > Cut Clip (default shortcut: Ctrl+R).

Resizing a clip

A clip can be resized from start or from end by dragging its left or right edge. If you want a more precise resize, you can place the timeline cursor wherever you want the resize to end, and use the menu Timeline > Resize Item Start (default shortcut: 1) or Timeline > Resize Item End (default shortcut: 2)

To even more precisely control the length of a clip double click it in the time line and adjust its duration using the Clip duration dialog. You can have frame level acuracy with this method.

You can also resize a clip by cutting it with the Razor tool and then deleting the bit you do not want.

Bottom Tool Bar

There is a toolbar under the timeline that controls various aspects of the editor. Active buttons are light blue with a box around them.

Edit Mode Group (one of these can be active)
1. Normal Mode
2. Overwrite Mode
3. Insert Mode

Tool Group (one of these 3 can be active)
4. Selection Tool
5. Razor Tool
6. Spacer Tool

Zoom Tools
7. Fit Zoom to Project
8. Zoom project including (L to R) zoom out, zoom level and zoom in

Ungrouped (These toggle on and off independantly)
9. Split Audio and Video Automatically
10. Show Video Thumbnails
11. Show Audio Thumbnails
12. Show marker comments
13. Snap