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Strip Tab

The strip tab contains all the strip type related settings. For the different strip types see the Add menu.

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Strip Tab

Strip Tab

The strip tab contains all the strip type related settings. For the different strip types see the Add menu.

Some panels have the same content for all strip types. Some not. Some strip types have their own panels.

Note: Like in the 3D View, this tab is also accessible from the Sequencer sidebar.

Strip tab header

Strip tab header

In the strip tab header you will see an icon for the current strip type. The name of the strip. And a checkbox to set this strip active.

The strip can be renamed by double clicking left into the edit box.

EntryWhat it does
BreadcrumbThis shows what scene and what strip the active selected strip tab properties are showing.
PinThis pins the active selected strip so that when you select another strip, the properties won’t change and remembers the pinned strip properties.
Type IconThis indicates what kind of strip is selected
NameThe name of the strip.
ColorThe color of the strip in the sequencer timeline.
MuteEnables/Disables the strip.

Compositing Panel

Compositing Panel

Available for Movie, Image, Adjustment and Meta strips.

Blend

Blend

The blend method to control how the strip combines with other strips.

Opacity

How much the strip color affects other strips.

Transform Panel

Transform Panel

Filter

Filter

Filter type to use for transformations.

EntryWhat it does
AutoAutomatically choose filter based on scaling factor.
NearestUse nearest sample.
BilinearInterpolate between 2x2 Samples
Cubic MitchellCubic Mitchell filter on 4x4 Samples.
Cubic B-SplineCubic B-Spline Filter on 4x4 Samples. Blurry, but not ringing.
BoxAverages source image samples that fall under destination pixel.
EntryWhat it does
Position XThe X offset.
YThe Y offset.
Scale XThe X scale.
YThe Y scale.
RotationThe rotation around the image center.
OriginOrigin of image for transformation.
MirrorFlip on the X and/or Y axis.

Crop Panel

Left, Right, Top, Bottom

Left, Right, Top, Bottom
Left, Right, Top, Bottom

Crop the frame.

Video Panel

Strobe

Strobe

Don't display every frame, but just every nth frame.

Reverse Frames

Reverse the frame order.

Color Panel

Saturation

Saturation

The intensity of the input color.

EntryWhat it does
MultiplyMultiply colors by this factor.
Multiply AlphaMultiply Alpha along with color channels.
Convert to FloatConvert input to float data.

Sound Panel

Sound Panel

This panel shows with an audio clip selected.

EntryWhat it does
VolumeThe volume of the audio clip.
MonoSet the audio clip to mono. · Pan: When mono, the pan of the audio clip.

Time Panel

Time Panel

Time related settings.

EntryWhat it does
LockLock strip so that it cannot be transformed.
Show Retiming KeysThis toggles the overlay and retiming state of a Movie or Image Sequence strip. For more information, refer to chapter Editors - Video Sequence Editor - Header - Strip Menu retiming section. Note: To retime a strip, select a Movie or Image Sequence strip.
ChannelThe channel of the strip.
StartThe start frame of the strip.
DurationThe duration of the strip.
EndThe end frame of the strip. · Strip Offset Start: The strip offset start. This offsets the beginning of the strip in the timeline. · End: The strip offset end. This offsets the end of the strip in the timeline. · Hold Offset Start: Animation start offset (trim start) · End: Animation end offset (trim end) · Current Frame: Info box that displays the position of the frame cursor at the current frame.

Scene Panel

Scene Panel

This panel just shows with strip type scene.

Scene Property

Scene Browser

Scene Browser

A scene browser that contains the available scenes in the file.

Scene edit box

The name of the scene. It can be renamed by double clicking into the edit box.

Add
Add

Add a new scene. This button calls a menu where you can choose with what method you want to create the new scene.

EntryWhat it does
NewAdds a new empty scene.
Copy SettingsAdds a new empty scene. And copies the settings from the current scene.
Linked CopyLink in the collections from the current scene. (Shadow Copy)
Full CopyMake a full copy of the current scene.
Remove

Remove the scene as the active one. Note that the scene is still available in the scene browser.

Input

Input

Type of input to use. The camera of the scene. Or a file from the sequencer in this scene.

Input Type Camera

Input Type Camera
Volume

The audio volume.

Camera
Camera

Which camera of the scene to use.

EntryWhat it does
Show AnnotationShow grease pencil strokes in workbench previews.
TransparentUse a transparent background.

Input type Sequencer

Input type Sequencer
Volume

The audio volume.

Mask Panel

Mask Panel

This panel just shows with strip type Mask.

Mask Property

Mask Browser

Mask Browser

A mask browser that contains the available masks in the file.

Mask edit box

The name of the scene. It can be renamed by double clicking into the edit box.

Fake User

Assign a fake user to this mask. Fake users is a odd concept to keep data in the scene even if it has no user somewhere. The fake user is then a dummy user so that the object is not deleted when saving the scene.

Remove

Remove the scene as the active one. Note that the scene is still available in the scene browser.

Effect Strip Panel

Settings for the single effect strip types.

The content differs, dependant of the chosen type.

Effect strip type Color Mix

Effect strip type Color Mix
Effect strip type Color Mix

Input 1

The first strip.

Input 2

The second strip.

Swap Strips
Swap Strips

Swap the strips.

EntryWhat it does
Blend ModeThe color blend mode to use.
Blend FactorThe blend factor. 1.000 means 100%.

Effect strip type Text

Effect strip type Text
Effect strip type Text
EntryWhat it does
TextThe text to displayed.
Wrap WidthWorld wrap width as factor. Zero disables the wrap.

Style sub panel

Style sub panel
Font property
Font property
Font property

When no font is loaded then the internal font is used.

Font browser
Font browser

The list of loaded fonts. This list is empty by default. It displays the fonts that you load.

EntryWhat it does
OpenLoad a font.
Font Edit BoxDisplay the current active font. You can rename the font by double clicking in the edit box.
Fake UserAssign a fake user to this font. Fake users is an odd concept to keep data in the scene even if it has no user somewhere. The fake user is then a dummy user so that the object is not deleted when saving the scene.
Open FontLoad a font.
RemoveRemove the selected font as the active one. Note that the font is still in the list then.
BoldDisplay the font bold.
ItalicDisplay the font italic.
EntryWhat it does
SizeSize of the text.
ColorThe text color.
Shadow
Shadow

Creates a shadow of the specified color under the text.

EntryWhat it does
Shadow colorThe color of the shadow. Clicking at the color field opens a color dialog.
AngleThe shadow angle. In which direction the shadow shall point.
OffsetAdd an offset to the shadow in pixels
BlurBlur the shadow by a pixel amount.
Outline
Outline
Color

The outline color.

Width

The outline width.

Box
Box

Display colored box behind text.

EntryWhat it does
Box ColorThe color of the box.
MarginThe margin of the box. Based at the image width.

Layout sub panel

Layout sub panel
Location X/Y

Positions the text on the X, Y axis.

Alignment
Alignment

The horizontal X alignment of the text. Can be Left, Center or Right

Anchor X/Y
Anchor X/Y
Anchor X/Y

Horizontal (X) or vertical (Y) anchor point of the text relative to the location.

Effect strip type Gaussian Blur

Effect strip type Gaussian Blur
Effect strip type Gaussian Blur

Input 1

The strip to blur. This strip cannot be changed. You need to apply the effect with the correct strip selected.

EntryWhat it does
Size XThe size of the blur along X axis.
YThe size of the blur along Y axis.

Effect strip type Multicam

Effect strip type Multicam
Effect strip type Multicam
EntryWhat it does
Source ChannelThe channel which the Multicam Selector gets its input from.
Cut toCuts the Multicam strip at the current frame and changes the Source Channel automatically to the selected channels.

Effect strip type Speed Control

Effect strip type Speed Control
Effect strip type Speed Control

Input

The video where the speed control is applied to. This is read only.

Speed Control

Speed Control
Stretch

Adjust input playback so that the input duration fits the strip length

Multiply
Multiply

Multiply with the speed factor.

Multiply factor

The speed factor.

Frame Number
Frame Number

Frame Number of the Input strip.

Frame number

The frame number.

Length

Interpolation

Do crossfade blending between current and previous frame.

Effect strip type Color

Effect strip type Color
Effect strip type Color

Color Picker

Adjust the color of the color strip.

Effect strip type Transform

Effect strip type Transform
Effect strip type Transform

Input 1

The strip to transform. This strip cannot be changed. You need to apply the effect with the correct strip selected.

Interpolation

Interpolation

The interpolation type for the transform.

Translation Unit

Translation Unit

The measure unit to use for the transform.

EntryWhat it does
Position XAmount to move the input in the X axis.
YAmount to move the input in the Y axis.
Uniform scaleScale uniformly, preserve the aspect ratio.
Scale XAmount to scale the input in the X axis.
YAmount to scale the input in the Y axis.
RotationDegrees to rotate the input.

Effect strip type Glow

Effect strip type Glow
Effect strip type Glow
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The strip to use. This strip cannot be changed. You need to apply the effect with the correct strip selected.
ThresholdMinimum intensity to trigger a glow.
ClampThe brightness limit of intensity.
Boost FactorBrightness multiplier.
Blur DistanceThe radius of the glow effect.
QualityThe accuracy of the blur effect.
Only BoostShow the glow buffer only.

Effect strip type Wipe

Effect strip type Wipe
Effect strip type Wipe
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The first strip.
Input 2The second strip.
Swap InputsSwap the two strips.

Transition type

Transition type

The wipe effect type.

EntryWhat it does
DirectionThe direction of the wipe.
Blur widthThe width of the blur edge, relative to the image size.
AngleThe edge angle.

Default Fade

Default Fade

Use the builtin default effect time, which is as long as the fade clip. Or adjust the effect time.

Effect strip type Alpha over Drop

Effect strip type Alpha over Drop
Effect strip type Alpha over Drop
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The first strip.
Input 2The second strip.
Swap InputsSwap the two strips.

Default Fade

Default Fade

Use the builtin default effect time, which is as long as the fade clip. Or adjust the effect time.

Effect strip type Multiply

Effect strip type Multiply
Effect strip type Multiply
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The first strip.
Input 2The second strip.
Swap InputsSwap the two strips.

Effect strip type Gamma Cross

Effect strip type Gamma Cross
Effect strip type Gamma Cross
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The first strip.
Input 2The second strip.
Swap InputsSwap the two strips.

Default Fade

Default Fade

Use the builtin default effect time, which is as long as the fade clip. Or adjust the effect time.

Effect strip type Alpha Under

Effect strip type Alpha Under
Effect strip type Alpha Under
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The first strip.
Input 2The second strip.
Swap InputsSwap the two strips.

Default Fade

Default Fade

Use the builtin default effect time, which is as long as the fade clip. Or adjust the effect time.

Effect strip type Alpha Over

Effect strip type Alpha Over
Effect strip type Alpha Over
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The first strip.
Input 2The second strip.
Swap InputsSwap the two strips.

Default Fade

Default Fade

Use the builtin default effect time, which is as long as the fade clip. Or adjust the effect time.

Effect strip type Subtract

Effect strip type Subtract
Effect strip type Subtract
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The first strip.
Input 2The second strip.
Swap InputsSwap the two strips.

Effect strip type Add

Effect strip type Add
Effect strip type Add
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The first strip.
Input 2The second strip.
Swap InputsSwap the two strips.

Effect strip type Crossfade

Effect strip type Crossfade
Effect strip type Crossfade
EntryWhat it does
Input 1The first strip.
Input 2The second strip.
Swap InputsSwap the two strips.

Default Fade

Default Fade

Use the builtin default effect time, which is as long as the fade clip. Or adjust the effect time.

Source Panel

Source Panel

The source path and settings for a loaded video clip.

File

The source file.

Browse

Browse for another file.

Color Space

Color Space

Which color space to use for the loaded video clip.

EntryWhat it does
Stream IndexFor files with several movie streams, use the streamn with the given index.
DeinterlaceRemove fields from video movies.
Info BoxThe resolution and frames per seconds of the video.

Custom Properties Panel

Custom Properties Panel

Here you can define custom properties that can be used for scripting.

Here you might also find custom properties from addons or scripts.

Add

Adds a new property.

Edit

Edit

Opens a panel where you can adjust the settings for the custom property.

Remove

Removes the property.