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# Clips Overview

> What clips are, how to open Clips, and what every button, menu, and keyboard shortcut in Clips does.

Section: Docs › Editing

**Clips** is where you edit the footage in your project. Your script is still where you shape the tutorial — Clips is where you cut out mistakes, split a recording, combine recordings, and replace parts that went out of date.

> **Tip:** Clips is available on all paid plans.

## What a clip is

A project is made of **clips** and **slides**, in the same order as your script:

- **Clip** — one piece of recording footage. Each clip owns a section of the script: the narration spoken over it.
- **Slide** — a title, agenda, outro, or other slide. Slides sit between or inside clips.
- **Cut** — a part of a clip that's removed from the video. It stays greyed out on the timeline, so you can adjust or restore it.
- **Trim** — a cut at the very start or end of a clip.
- **Split** — dividing one clip into two at the playhead.

A new project starts with one clip per recording. Splitting, inserting, and removing clips changes that — see the articles linked at the end.

## Opening Clips

Click **Clips** in the toolbar above the video preview.

![The editor with the cursor on the Clips button in the toolbar above the video preview](https://www.tutorial.ai/images/help/help-10396375-open-clips.78fac19b.webp)

You can also open a specific clip from the script: each clip has a heading with its name, and the scissors icon opens that clip in Clips with the playhead at its start. The pencil renames it.

![Clip headings in the script, each with a pencil icon to rename the clip and a scissors icon to open it in Clips](https://www.tutorial.ai/images/help/help-split-a-clip-section-heading.bb8b32d6.webp)

## The toolbar

![The Clips toolbar: Replace clip with its tooltip, Cut a segment, Split, Blur, Auto-cut, Remove cuts, play, and the zoom slider, above the timeline](https://www.tutorial.ai/images/help/help-replace-clip-toolbar.6f3c3981.webp)

| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Replace clip** (Beta) | Swap a clip's footage for a new recording and keep its narration. See [Update or Replace Footage](https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/editing/update-or-replace-footage#replacing-a-clips-footage). |
| **Cut a segment** | Mark the start and end of a segment to remove it from your video. See [Cut & Trim](https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/editing/cut-and-trim). |
| **Split** | Split the recording at the playhead. See [Split & Remove Clips](https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/editing/split-and-remove-clips). |
| **Blur** | Mask part of the picture. Available on Growth, Team, and Enterprise plans. See [Blur](https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/visual-effects/blur). |
| **Auto-cut** | Detect and cut idle moments. Hover to preview what it would cut. |
| **Remove cuts** | Restore everything that's greyed out. |
| **Play** and **zoom** | Play the preview, and zoom the timeline in or out. |

**Cut a segment**, **Split**, and **Blur** work on recording footage only, so they're unavailable while the playhead is on a slide. While a task is in progress, a step bar replaces the left side of the toolbar and tells you what to do next.

## The timeline

- Clips and slides appear as separate blocks, in script order. Each clip shows its name.
- Hover over the timeline while paused to scrub the preview. Move away and the playhead returns to where it was.
- Slides play for their set duration while the video frame holds still. Slides can't be cut.
- Greyed-out, hatched areas are cuts.
- Hover over a gap between blocks to see the **+** (**Insert here**) for adding a recording, slide, or clip from another project. See [Combine Videos](https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/editing/combine-videos).
- Click a highlight on the timeline to open it in Highlight mode.

To see more of the picture while you edit, click **Hide padding**. It only changes your view — the final video keeps its padding. Zoom effects are always off in Clips.

## The right-click menu

Right-click any block on the timeline. The menu shows its name and duration.

![The right-click menu on a clip with Rename clip, Cut a segment, Split at playhead, Change speed marked Soon, and Remove clip](https://www.tutorial.ai/images/help/help-10396375-right-click-menu.2ce48812.webp)

**On a clip:** **Rename clip**, **Cut a segment**, **Split at playhead**, **Change speed** (*coming soon*), and **Remove clip**.

**On a slide:** **Edit slide content** and **Delete slide and narration**.

If an item is unavailable, hover over it to see why.

## Keyboard shortcuts

| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| **Space** | Play or pause |
| **Left / Right arrow** | Move the playhead one frame |
| **Shift + Click** on the timeline | Add a cut |
| **Escape** | Cancel the current task, such as an unfinished cut |
| **Backspace / Delete** | With a clip selected: open the **Remove clip** confirmation. With a blur or highlight selected: remove it. |

## Undo and redo

Every confirmed action — a cut, split, insert, removal, Auto-cut, or Remove cuts — is one undo step. Use the undo and redo buttons at the top left. Discarding an insert before you confirm it doesn't use up an undo step.

## Coming soon

- **Change speed** on a clip.
- **Library** as an insert source, for uploaded images and videos.

## Next steps

  - [Cut & Trim](https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/editing/cut-and-trim): Remove pauses and mistakes
  - [Split & Remove Clips](https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/editing/split-and-remove-clips): Split a recording, choose transitions, remove clips
  - [Combine Videos](https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/editing/combine-videos): Combine recordings or reuse clips from other projects
  - [Update or Replace Footage](https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/editing/update-or-replace-footage): Fix an outdated section or add a missing step

Source: https://www.tutorial.ai/docs/editing/clips-overview