The new timeline is ON

Starting today, we’re toggling the new timeline experience ON in Labs for everyone.

If you haven’t had a chance to try it yet: We've completely redesigned the timeline to make video editing simpler and more intuitive. The new timeline gives you a clearer view of your video and makes it faster to trim, split, and add scenes directly from the timeline.

To open the new timeline, hover over the solid grey bar above the play button and use your mouse to drag it

This update comes with so many small changes and improvements we recommend that you view the video above as well our help center article to get acquainted.

Scene rail has been removed:
Scenes now live inside the timeline, creating a more streamlined editing experience.
Script thumbnails:
Scenes are now represented in the script with visual thumbnail images instead of slashes, making it easier see the timing of visuals at a glance.
Simplified timeline indicators:
Comments, audio, and other elements are now shown with icons placed directly in the timeline where they occur, improving visibility and context.
New split button:
Add scenes and split clips or layers with a single click, speeding up your editing workflow.
Improved timeline tools:
Access tools from the toolbar by toggling on
Advanced Timeline Tools
from the View menu to reveal the dropdown with Select, Hand, Blade, Range, and Slip tools.
Storyboard view:
Get a visual overview of every scene in your composition and quickly jump between them for easier navigation.

There’s also a new dropdown

View

menu in the upper lefthand side of the screen right next to the

Home

button. This menu contains a number of quick access options and settings for different areas of the Editor window:

Script - Show/Hide script and other view settings
Scene editor - Show/Hide scene editor and placement settings
Timeline - Show/Hide timeline and other view settings
Panels - Quick access for panels on the sidebar like Project, and Elements
Theme - Quick access to toggle Light or Dark mode

The new timeline turned on for all users. If you need extra time to get up to speed, you can temporarily opt out by disabling it in

Settings → General → Labs

. However, we'll be transitioning all users to the new timeline experience in the near future.

If you're on Desktop, we also release an update that requires a restart. It fixes a few bugs.

Bug fixes

Fixed an issue on Desktop causing windows to be the wrong size on app launch or restart.
Fixed an issue related to window focus when recording with the Screen recorder.
Fixed an issue with install and auto-update on Mac & Windows.