Create ads
Video editor
Trim, split, restyle and export video ads on a timeline, or ask Spark to make the edit.
The video editor lets you fine-tune any generated video ad: trim clips, move captions, change volume, add your own media and export in the format you need. You can also describe a change and let Spark do it.
Open the editor
On a project board, click a video ad and choose Edit video. The editor opens with the full composition loaded. Changes save automatically.
Layout
| Area | What's there |
|---|---|
| Top bar | Back, Undo, Redo, Zoom timeline to fit and Export |
| Left panel | In this video, Uploads and Scenes. Click Add at playhead to drop an asset into the timeline. |
| Center | The preview with play, skip and mute controls |
| Timeline | Every clip, caption and audio track. Use Split at playhead, Delete clip and Snapping. |
| Right panel | Properties for the selected element, and Spark for edits in plain language |
Edit with Properties
Select anything on the timeline to see its properties:
- Text and captions: change the wording and style. Use Apply to all captions to restyle every caption at once.
- Timing: start, duration and end.
- Transform: opacity, and a Cut or Crossfade transition.
- Audio: volume and mute.
- Color & effects: a color preset and its intensity.
Edit with Spark
Open the Spark tab and describe the change. Spark applies it to the selected element, or to the Whole video if nothing is selected. For example:
- "Make the captions bigger"
- "Lower the music volume to 40%"
- "Move the captions higher"
- "Trim the first clip to 3 seconds"
To regenerate a scene, open Scenes in the left panel and choose Edit scene with Spark.
Export
- 1Click Export.
- 2Choose a format: MP4 (H.264), WebM or MOV.
- 3Choose a quality: Draft (fastest), Standard or High.
- 4Wait for Export complete, then click Open rendered video.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Play or pause |
| J / K / L | Back 1 second / pause / play |
| ← / → | Move one frame. Hold Shift to move 1 second. |
| Home / End | Jump to start / end |
| S | Split the selected clip at the playhead |
| Delete or Backspace | Remove the selected element |
| Esc | Deselect |
| Cmd+Z | Undo |
| Shift+Cmd+Z or Cmd+Y | Redo |
| + / − | Zoom the timeline. Cmd and scroll works too. |
On Windows, use Ctrl in place of Cmd.
Saving needs an active plan. If your plan lapses, the editor asks you to choose one before you can keep editing.