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Creative tools

Keyframes

Animate transform, crop, text, effect, and audio values with keyframes, easing, and the curve editor.

Where keyframes live

Select a clip and press K to add a key for its active property. Open the Animation tab in the Inspector for presets, text motion and the list of what is applied.

Add a keyframe

  1. Move the playhead to the frame you want to key.
  2. Type a value next to a parameter and press Enter, or click the diamond on the parameter row.
  3. Move to another frame and set a second value to create motion between them.
  4. Turn on auto-key with the timer icon, or press A, to capture later value changes automatically.

What you can animate

Clip typeAnimatable values
All visual clipsX / Y position, width, height, rotation, opacity, corner radius
VideoAdds anchor point, the four crop edges, crop softness, and volume
TextAdds preset scale, font size, line height, padding, background radius, shadow, and stroke
AudioVolume in decibels

Shape the motion

  • Click the connector between two keyframes to open the easing editor.
  • Browse preset curves under Cubic Easing and Spring. Filter by All, In, Out, or In-Out.
  • Choose Hold to keep the earlier value until the next key.
  • Switch to Edit to shape the curve directly: drag the two control handles on the graph, or type exact values. Springs expose tension, friction, and mass and preview their real bounce.
  • Feel the timing on Position, Scale, Rotate, or Opacity in the live preview, and Pause the loop.
  • Save a tweaked curve as a custom preset with Save As, Update it later, or Reset back to the preset it came from. Custom presets are stored on your device and appear in every project.
  • Copy, cut, paste, and delete keyframes, marquee-select groups, drag to retime, and Alt-drag to duplicate.

Work in the value graph

  • Pick a property from the dropdown to edit its curve, or leave it on all to see the others as faded overlay curves. The keyframe count for the active property shows beside it.
  • The graph draws a labelled grid — frames or seconds across, values up — so you can read positions at a glance.
  • Frame the curve with Fit to content, or nudge the view with Zoom in / Zoom out and the mouse wheel. Reset view returns to the default fit.
  • Step through keys with the previous / next arrows, then type an exact frame (F) and value (V) for the selected keyframe.
  • While dragging a keyframe, hold Shift to lock it to one axis, or Alt to fine-adjust.

Convert and clean generated motion

Live behaviors such as drift, breath, shake, and spin evaluate during playback without creating property keys.

  • Choose Bake to keyframes to convert live layer behaviors into editable keys.
  • Use Applied to navigate to manual keys or a generated preset’s first frame.
  • Use Trim animation when a clip trim leaves stored keys outside its visible duration.