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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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