Interface

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Editing Modes

There are 3 main interface components in Compose section. They are Asset Bin, Preview/Compose Window, and Timeline Strip. These UI components are contextually organized and function according to the editing mode they serve: Timeline Editing (TE) mode or Scene Composition (SC) mode.

Timeline Editing Mode

Timeline Editing Mode is the User Interface (UI) in which you build and adjust the 'timeline' of your movie in a sequential manner. Timeline Editing UI comprises of Preview Window (on the right), Timeline Asset Bin (on the left) and Timeline Strip (at the bottom). See screen sample below.

Scene Composition Mode

Scene Composition Mode is the User Interface in which you build and adjust individual scene on a 'compose' stage. Scene Composition UI comprises of Compose Window (in the middle), Scene Asset Bin (on the left stacked on top of Compose Window) and Timeline Strip (at the bottom). See sample screen below.

 

UI Components

The three interface components, Asset Bin, Preview/Compose Window and Timeline Strip, working in connection with one another, represent and address the 3 main functions in movie making: assets management, scene composition and timeline editing.

Asset Bin

This is a multi-purposed and multi-functional toolbox (on the left of screen) where all your editing and composition assets are stored. There are 2 different types of assets: Timeline Assets and Scene Assets. They are organized according to their purposes and are incited contextually depending on the operation mode ("Timeline Editing" or "Scene Composition").

Preview/Compose Window

The Preview/Compose window is a dual mode screen that alternates its functions contextually depending on the current mode it's serving. It's a PREVIEW window in Timeline Editing (TE) mode, and it's a COMPOSE window in Scene Composition (SC) mode.

Timeline Strip

The filmstrip like Timeline (spanned at the bottom of the screen) is the central metaphor for your movie composition. Appearing in both TE and SC modes, it represents the structure (scene order) and the length (scene total) of a movie in a sequential layout. Each frame in the filmstrip denotes a "scene" space that can be filled with a movie clip (by dragging a clip from Asset Bin and dropping it into a Timeline frame). A filled space is called a "scene". You can fill as many scenes as you want for your movie. Because this timeline has no limit for its length. You can also arrange and rearrange your scenes in any order you desires in this Timeline Strip.