A sequence is a compound clip: several timeline layers grouped into one layer that plays its own nested timeline. Sequences keep busy projects manageable, move a whole composition as a single block, and — saved as presets — become reusable building blocks you can drop into any project.
Group layers into a sequence
- Select two or more layers on the timeline (Shift-click to add to the selection).
- In the right panel, click Group as sequence.
The selected layers collapse into one sequence layer placed at the same position, so nothing shifts visually. Every layer keeps its exact timing inside the sequence.
Sequences nest: a sequence can contain other sequences, up to 4 levels deep. The Group as sequence button is disabled when grouping would exceed that.
Edit a sequence
Double-click the sequence layer on the timeline (or select it and click Edit sequence in the SEQUENCE section of the right panel). The editor swaps to the sequence’s own timeline — same tools, same layers, playhead starts at 0.
A breadcrumb in the top bar shows where you are (project → sequence → nested sequence). Click a breadcrumb entry to exit back down; your edits are folded into the parent automatically on the way out.
Use a sequence like any other layer
On the parent timeline a sequence behaves as one clip:
- Trim its in/out points — inner layers outside the window simply don’t play.
- Speed curve — ramp the whole composition at once.
- Transitions, keyframes, filters, opacity, blend mode — all apply to the sequence as a whole. Keyframes on a sequence use per-property tracks, and keyframe presets expand into those tracks when applied.
Ungroup
Select the sequence layer and click Ungroup sequence. The inner layers are restored onto the parent timeline with their visual timing preserved; if you trimmed the sequence, boundary clips are cut to the trim window.
Ungroup requires a flat 1x speed curve on the sequence layer — reset the speed first if the button is disabled.
Save a sequence as a preset
Select a sequence layer and click Save as preset (SEQUENCE section). Give it a name — the current preview frame becomes its thumbnail. Presets are saved as JSON files managed by the app, independent of any single project.
Insert a preset
Open the Presets tab of the media panel inside the editor. Each card shows the preset’s thumbnail, name, and duration.
- Click a card to insert it at the playhead.
- Drag it onto a specific spot on the timeline.
Inserting creates a fresh copy each time — you can drop the same preset twice and edit each copy independently.
Edit a preset
Click the pencil on a preset card to open the preset’s timeline directly, without adding it to a project. Exiting (via the breadcrumb) saves your changes back to the preset file; every future insert uses the updated version. Copies already placed in projects are not affected.
Share presets between machines
- Export (download icon on the card) produces a
.zipcontaining the preset JSON plus every media file it uses. - Import Preset (top of the Presets tab) accepts that
.zip— or a bare.json— and restores the preset with its media on another install.
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