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Learn the basics.

Short guides, three to five steps each — from your first video to beat cuts, film looks and local AI tools.

Basics 6 guides

  1. 01Import your first videoYour video in the viewer and on the timeline.
  2. 02Apply your first effectA video with an effect you chose, adjusted to taste.
  3. 03Combine effectsSeveral effects stacked into one look.
  4. 04Use presetsQuick starting points you can save and reuse.
  5. 05Animate an effectAn effect that changes over time.
  6. 06Export your videoA video file ready to share.

Editing 7 guides

  1. 07Trim, split and slip clipsClips cut exactly where you want, without changing their speed.
  2. 08Move clips and snap themClips in the right order, aligned on cuts, beats or the playhead.
  3. 09Mark moments with checkpointsFlags on the ruler you can jump to and snap to.
  4. 10Change a clip’s speedA slower or faster clip, exported exactly as previewed.
  5. 11Make a fast montage with Rapid CutAn editable list of fast cuts on your selection.
  6. 12Layer a second video on V2A clip playing over your main video, in the preview and the export.
  7. 13Clean up a timeline with Smart EditSilences removed, starts trimmed or clips split on beats — after a preview.

Audio & music 6 guides

  1. 14Add music and audio tracksMusic and sounds on their own tracks, mixed with fades.
  2. 15Detach or replace the video’s soundThe original sound linked, moved, replaced or removed.
  3. 16Find the beats of a songBeat markers on the timeline, ready for cuts and effects.
  4. 17Cut on the beatA montage cut to the music, as an editable list of clips.
  5. 18Make an effect react to the musicA setting that moves with the kick, snare, bass or loudness.
  6. 19Make an effect follow movementA setting driven by hands, head, body or global motion.

Effects 4 guides

  1. 20Favorites, collections and saved chainsYour effects organised, and whole chains reusable in one click.
  2. 21Add LFO movement to a settingA setting that oscillates by itself, on top of keyframes.
  3. 22Type exact valuesPrecise settings without dragging sliders.
  4. 23Basic and Advanced controlsShort panels by default, every setting one click away.

Color 4 guides

  1. 24Apply a film lookA film-inspired grade and texture on your clip.
  2. 25Import and use LUTsYour .cube LUTs in the colour library.
  3. 26Match colours to a referenceClips pulled towards the look of reference images or of each other.
  4. 27Copy a project’s visual identityA film look matched to the measured identity of other footage.

Anim++lab 2 guides

  1. 28Create in anim++lab and send to videoGenerative layers over your video, still editable.
  2. 29Frame your video with Overlay StudioOverlays and frames with your images or videos inside their screens.

AI & analysis 7 guides

  1. 30Isolate a person with ai.rotoA person or subject separated from the background.
  2. 31Stabilize shaky footageA steadier shot, with the measured shake shown before and after.
  3. 32Generate a depth mapA near / far map of your clip for depth effects.
  4. 33Find a seamless loopA clip trimmed where it loops best.
  5. 34Turn motion into keyframesOrdinary keyframes that follow a point, a subject or the camera.
  6. 35Find shots with visual memoryShots found by words, colours, direction or a reference image.
  7. 36Cut like a reference videoYour selection re-cut with a reference video’s rhythm.

Projects & export 6 guides

  1. 37Save, reopen and relink projectsYour work in a .ennui file that finds its media again.
  2. 38Recover after a crashYour latest changes restored if the app quit unexpectedly.
  3. 39Choose export settingsThe right file for the web, a master or a transparent overlay.
  4. 40Find anything with ⌘KAny action, effect, look or setting, run from the keyboard.
  5. 41Arrange workspaces and layoutA window laid out the way you work.
  6. 42Ask ++ennuie for helpAnswers about features, settings and shortcuts, inside the app.
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