Editing

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Open a clip in Studio to refine timing, text, subtitles, and finishing touches before you export or share it.

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Opening Studio

There are two common ways to open Studio, depending on whether you are editing an existing clip or starting a brand-new project.

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Option 1: Edit an existing clip

Open a clip and click Edit Clip. That takes you directly into Studio. You will typically do this from the clip detail page after Overlap has already generated or surfaced a clip for review. A good mental model is:

• automation and workflows generate or queue the clip
• the clip detail page gives you a focused view of the selected clip
• Edit Clip opens the manual editor for that specific output
• Studio is where you make the final hands-on changes before exporting or sharing

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Option 2: Start a video from scratch

From the Home page, use New in the Projects section, then choose Edit a video from scratch. That opens a blank project where you can upload a source file and jump straight into editing in Studio.

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Understanding the Studio layout

Studio brings the clip preview, playback controls, timeline, and editing tools into one screen. The main areas of the editor are:

• The top bar, where you can go back, see the clip title, and access Export and Share
• The preview canvas in the center, which shows the current frame of the clip
• The Reframe control beside the preview for adjusting composition
• The playback controls below the preview, including the play button, current time, total duration, speed control, and fit/zoom controls
• The timeline at the bottom, where Overlap shows each visual or text layer over time
• The right-side tool rail, which opens different editing panels

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Editing with the transcript

Open Transcript in the right-side tool rail to work on the spoken content directly. In the current Transcript Editor, Overlap shows:

• speaker-grouped transcript blocks such as Speaker 1 and Speaker 2
• markers like Video start and Video end so you can see what portion of the source is currently inside the clip
• a transcript-focused toolbar above the text for quick edit operations

This is the fastest place to make content-aware edits because you can work from the words instead of hunting visually through the timeline.

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Highlighting transcript sections

To edit a specific moment, highlight the exact word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph you want to change in the transcript. From there, use transcript actions such as:

• Cut from Video to remove the selected spoken portion from the clip itself
• Mute to silence the selected section when you want to keep the visuals but remove the audio
• Edit Captions to change what appears on screen without treating it as a full video cut

This distinction matters:

• use Cut from Video when the pacing or content of the clip should change
• use Mute when the shot should stay but the audio should drop out
• use Edit Captions when the video timing is fine and only the on-screen text needs adjustment

A practical way to use the transcript editor is:

1. Read through the clip from top to bottom in Transcript.
2. Highlight the exact section that feels off.
3. Decide whether the problem is the spoken content, the audio, or only the captions.
4. Apply the corresponding action.
5. Scrub the timeline and preview the result before moving on.

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Working with the timeline

The timeline is the fastest way to understand how the clip is assembled over time. In the current studio view, the clip is split into separate tracks such as:

• Rich Text
• Subtitles
• Watermark
• Video

This layered view helps you see what is happening at each moment in the clip. Use the timeline when you want to:

• Check when subtitle segments begin and end
• See how long a text overlay remains on screen
• Confirm whether the watermark spans the full clip
• Scrub through the video before exporting

The ruler across the top of the timeline shows time markers in seconds, which makes it easier to inspect short-form clips precisely.

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Using the right-side tools

The right rail is where you switch between different editing tasks. In the current studio UI, the tool groups are:

• Transcript
• Subtitles
• Media
• Text
• AI Tools
• Transitions

A good way to think about them is:

• Use Transcript and Subtitles when the spoken words or on-screen captions need refinement
• Use Media when you want to work with supporting visual assets
• Use Text when you want to manage overlays such as headline or supporting copy
• Use AI Tools when you want Overlap to apply a broader cleanup or packaging step for you
• Use Transitions when you want to adjust how the clip moves between visual states

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AI-assisted cleanup and finishing

AI Tools collects several of the fastest cleanup and packaging actions in one panel. In the current editor, Overlap groups these actions into two sections:

• Transcript Tools
• Video Edits

Verified options shown in Transcript Tools include:

• Filler Words
• Stutter Words
• Curse Words
• Remove Silences
• Remove Punctuation
• Keyword Highlights

Verified options shown in Video Edits include:

• End Card
• Intro Music
• Outro Music
• Add Speaker Cards

This makes Studio useful for both cleanup and packaging. You can remove distracting speech patterns, tighten pacing, highlight important language, and add finishing elements without leaving the editor.

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A practical editing flow

If you are editing a clip manually, a good default flow is:

1. Click Edit Clip to open the clip in Studio.
2. Review the preview and scrub the timeline so you understand the current cut.
3. Start in Transcript if the issue is driven by the spoken content.
4. Highlight sections to Cut from Video, Mute, or Edit Captions as needed.
5. Check Subtitles, Text, and Rich Text timing so the on-screen messaging still matches the video.
6. Use AI Tools for broader cleanup passes such as silence removal or filler-word cleanup.
7. Use Reframe if the subject needs better positioning in the final composition.
8. Finish with Export or Share once the clip looks right.

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How this relates to workflows

Workflows are still where you build repeatable automation for generating clips at scale. Studio is where you manually polish a specific output after it has been created. Use workflows when you want the same editing logic to run automatically across incoming content. Use Studio when you want hands-on control over one clip before publishing.