.. Copyright (c) 2008-2016 OpenShot Studios, LLC (http://www.openshotstudios.com). This file is part of OpenShot Video Editor (http://www.openshot.org), an open-source project dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions to the world. .. OpenShot Video Editor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. .. OpenShot Video Editor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. .. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenShot Library. If not, see . Main Window =========== OpenShot Video Editor has one main window which contains most of the information, buttons, and menus needed to edit your video project. Overview -------- .. image:: images/main-window.jpg .. table:: :widths: 5 22 73 == ================== ============ # Name Description == ================== ============ 1 Main Toolbar Contains buttons to open, save, and export your video project. 2 Function Tabs Switch between Project Files, Transitions, and Effects. 3 Project Files All audio, video, and image files that have been imported into your project. 4 Preview Window This is the area that the video will playback on the screen. 5 Edit Toolbar This toolbar contains buttons used for snapping, inserting markers, and jumping between markers. 6 Zoom Slider This slider will adjust the time-scale of your timeline. 7 Play-head / Ruler The ruler shows the time-scale, and the red line is the play-head. The play-head represents the current playback position. 8 Timeline The timeline visualizes your video project, and each clip and transition in your project. 9 Filter Filter the list of items shown (project files, transitions, and effects) by using these buttons and filter textbox. Enter a few letters of what you are looking for, and the results will be shown. == ================== ============ For step-by-step instructions on the basic usage of OpenShot, be sure to read the :ref:`quick_tutorial_ref`. Built-in Tutorial ----------------- When you first launch OpenShot, you will be presented with a friendly built-in tutorial. It will point out and explain the basics. Clicking **Next** will jump to the next topic. You can always view this tutorial again from the **Help\→Tutorial** menu. .. image:: images/built-in-tutorial.jpg Tracks & Layers ------------------ OpenShot uses tracks to layer videos and images. The top most track is the top layer, and the bottom track is the bottom layer. If you are familiar with layers in a photo editing application, then you should be quite familiar with this concept. OpenShot will mix each layer together, just like a photo editing application. You can have an unlimited number of tracks, but typically a video project will not need more than 10 (or so) tracks. For example, imagine a 3 track video project .. image:: images/tracks.jpg .. table:: :widths: 5 18 77 == ================== ============ # Name Description == ================== ============ 1 Top Track Clips on this track will always be on top and visible 2 Middle Track Clips in the middle (might or might not be visible, depending on what is above them) 3 Bottom Track Clips on this track will always be on the bottom == ================== ============ .. _keyboard_shortcut_ref: Keyboard Shortcuts ------------------ Here is a list of the default keyboard shortcuts supported by OpenShot. You can configure these shortcuts in the Preferences dialog. Learning a few of these shortcuts can save you a bunch of time! ================== ============ Shortcut Action ================== ============ Ctrl+H About OpenShot Ctrl+M Add Marker Ctrl+Shift+T Add Track Ctrl+W Add to Timeline Ctrl+B Animated Title Ctrl+P Choose Profile Ctrl+C Copy Delete Delete Item Backspace Delete Item Ctrl+D Details View Ctrl+E Export Video L Fast Forward F11 Fullscreen Ctrl+F Import Files Ctrl+End Jump to End Ctrl+Home Jump to Start Ctrl+N New Project Right Next Frame Ctrl+Right Next Marker Ctrl+O Open Project Ctrl+V Paste Space Play/Pause Toggle Up Play/Pause Toggle Down Play/Pause Toggle K Play/Pause Toggle Ctrl+Shift+P Preferences Left Previous Frame Ctrl+Left Previous Marker Ctrl+I Properties Ctrl+Q Quit Ctrl+Y Redo J Rewind Ctrl+S Save Project Ctrl+Shift+S Save Project As... Ctrl+A Select All Ctrl+Shift+A Select None Ctrl+K Slice All: Keep Both Sides Ctrl+L Slice All: Keep Left Side Ctrl+J Slice All: Keep Right Side Ctrl+G Toggle Snapping Ctrl+X Split Clip Ctrl+Shift+D Thumbnail View Ctrl+T Title Editor Ctrl+Z Undo = Zoom In -- Zoom Out Ctrl+Scroll Zoom In/Out Ctrl+Middle Button Scroll Timeline ================== ============