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How to Manage the Timeline in Filmora

Use the following Timeline controls to organize your project and move between different parts of an edit:

Step 1. Adjust the Timeline View

Move the Playhead along the timeline to navigate to a specific point in your project. Use the Zoom Slider to zoom in or out, or select Zoom to Fit the Timeline to display the project within the available Timeline area.

Step 2. Add and Manage Tracks

Drag media into an empty timeline area to create another track. When you need multiple tracks, click Manage Tracks and select Open Track Manager. Configure the number and Placement of tracks, then use Adjust Track Height when you need more or less vertical space.

Step 3. Hide, Mute, or Lock Tracks

Use Toggle Track Output to control the visibility of a video track. For audio, click the sound control to mute or restore track output. Select Lock when you want to prevent clips on a track from being moved or edited accidentally.

Step 4. Add Timeline Markers

Place the Playhead at the point you want to identify and click Add Marker. Double-click an existing marker to edit its Name, Color, or Comment, making important sections easier to locate during editing.

Step 5. Work With Multiple Timelines

Open a Compound Clip to display its contents in a separate timeline tab. You can drag the tab within the Timeline panel to view and work with two timelines at the same time.

Step 6. Export a Timeline

Right-click the required Timeline tab or click the three-dot menu and choose Export Current Timeline. To control whether Compound Clips automatically open in new timeline tabs, go to File > Preferences > Editing and configure Auto-load tab in timeline after creating compound clip.

How to Add and Manage a Subtitle Track in Filmora

Filmora can create a dedicated subtitle track from spoken dialogue, allowing captions to remain organized separately from regular video and audio tracks. Follow these steps to generate, edit, and export subtitles from the Timeline:

Step 1. Generate the Subtitle Track

Import your video and place it on the Timeline. Select the clip, then go to Tools > Audio > Speech to Text. Choose the transcription language, set SRT as the output format, and click Generate to create the subtitles.

Step 2. Access and Edit the Subtitle Track

Once Filmora generates the captions, locate the subtitle track on the Timeline and double-click it to open the editing controls. Review the captions, then modify the subtitle text, time code, and styling as needed. You can also add, delete, or merge subtitle strips to keep them synchronized with the dialogue.

Step 3. Export the Subtitle File

To save the captions separately from the video, right-click the subtitle track on the Timeline and select Export Subtitle File. Choose the required location to save the subtitle file.