# Video editor

> Trim, split, restyle and export video ads on a timeline, or ask Spark to make the edit.

Source: https://adrio.ai/docs/video-editor

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

1. Click **Export**.
2. Choose a format: **MP4 (H.264)**, **WebM** or **MOV**.
3. Choose a quality: **Draft** (fastest), **Standard** or **High**.
4. Wait 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.

> [!NOTE]
> Saving needs an active plan. If your plan lapses, the editor asks you to choose one before you can keep editing.