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About Batch Timeline Editing

The timeline in Batch provides an integrated, visual environment where you can easily edit video and audio elements, and work with an edit sequence. The Batch timeline can have multiple video and audio tracks.

Use the Batch timeline in any of the following situations:

- You want to apply simple edits to individual clips that you will be using in a Batch process tree.
- You are creating effects for one or more shots that are part of a pre-assembled clip. Using the timeline, you can extract those shots, apply the effects, then replace the original shots in the sequence with the new shots. See Starting with an Assembled Clip.
- Your project involves assembling several shots together, adding transitions, and syncing video and audio. The timeline provides all the editing tools needed for such complex projects.
- You want to edit audio separately from video, or edit individual audio tracks.

See Batch Timeline Workflow.