The timeline animates your design. In Focus it’s a beginner NLE with clip lanes; in Studio it’s an after-effects-style editor with layers, keyframes, and a graph editor.
Where: Top bar → Timeline toggle — Open the timeline panel
Key ideas
- Focus timeline: Lanes (Video/Overlay/Text/FX/Voice/Music/Captions), drag to move/trim clips, Motion presets, Split, transitions.
- Studio timeline: Layer tree, per-property keyframes, graph editor, recording, snap, stops, precomp breadcrumbs, FPS + duration.
Steps
- Open the timeline from the top bar.
- In Focus: add clips, drag/trim, apply Motion presets and transitions.
- In Studio: expand layers, add keyframes, refine easing in the graph editor.
Focus for clip-based timing
- Focus presents named lanes for video, overlay, text, effects, voice, music, and captions.
- Move, trim, split, and transition clips directly; motion presets provide a quicker route than editing individual property curves.
- Use this mode for editorial pacing and arranging media in time.
Studio for layer and property animation
- Studio exposes the layer tree, per-property keyframes, recording, snapping, graph editing, and precomposition navigation.
- Use the graph editor to shape velocity/easing between keyframes and the layer tree to manage animated properties.
- The timeline mode changes the editing model, not the project’s media or scene identity.
Tips
- Start in Focus to establish the cut, then use Studio for precise animation and easing work.