The EditDesk provides the primary working space for performing edits and applying effects. When you first enter Smoke, the EditDesk appears. The EditDesk is divided into four regions: the EditDesk Library, the Source Area, the EditDesk menu, and the Record Area.

EditDesk LibraryWhere you organize material into multiple folders, Source Areas, and Record Areas.

Source AreaHolds the clips that you use in an editing session.

EditDesk menuContains menu buttons and commands pertaining to the effects and image-processing modules as well as other tools useful to the editing process.

Record AreaWhere you edit clips.