Editing workflow examples

Example: interview with B-roll

1. Import the interview, clean audio, and B-roll into the Media Pool.
2. Put the main interview on V1 and its audio on A1.
3. Listen through once and split around unusable answers, long pauses, and false starts.
4. Close the gaps deliberately and listen again before decorating the edit.
5. Put B-roll on V2 over visual jump cuts while keeping the interview audio continuous.
6. Add a lower-third composition on a higher track, then edit its text in Composition.
7. Balance dialogue first, then place music underneath it.
8. Watch the entire timeline and inspect every cut before export.

Example: fast montage

1. Place the music on an audio track and lock it after timing is approved.
2. Listen and place markers at important beats or section changes.
3. Add the strongest shots to the timeline and trim their edges to the markers.
4. Use speed controls only where the motion benefits from retiming.
5. Add transitions sparingly; a clean cut on the beat is often stronger.
6. Use an adjustment or effect treatment consistently rather than applying a different look to every shot.
7. Export a short review first, then the final range.