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Components of OpenShot Video Editor

                 OpenShot Video Editor window has following components:

                   Menu Bar: It contains File, Edit, Title, View, and Help menus.
                    Main Toolbar: It provides quick access to common functions such as new project, open
                    project, save project, undo, redo, import files, and export video.

                    Function Tabs: It allows to switch between Project Files, Transitions, and Effects.

                    Project Files: It shows all the media files, such as videos, images, and audio, that have been
                    imported into the project. These files can be dragged to the timeline for editing.

                    Preview Window: It displays the video playback while the project is being edited. Users can
                    navigate the video and view changes in real time.

                    Timeline Toolbar: It contains buttons used for snapping, inserting markers, and jumping
                    between markers.
                    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.
                   Timeline: It visualises your video project.

                    Filter: It allows to search an item from project files, transitions, and effects by using these
                    buttons or by entering a few letters of what you are looking for in the given textbox.

                    Playback: It allows to start, rewind, play/pause, fast forward, and jump to end of the video.
                    Track: It allows to layer videos and images. There can be multiple tracks in an OpenShot

                    Video Editor project.

                 Importing Media Files

                 You need to import the media files (audio/video/image) in OpenShot Video Editor for editing.

                 Perform the following steps to import a media file:


                                              Navigate to the location

                                          3   where  the media file  is
                                              saved and select it.
                  1    Click on the  File
                       menu.




                      Select the Import
                  2   Files option.


                      Select the desired
                      video and click on
                  4
                      the Open button.






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