In, Out and thumbnail
Open an Insert’s settings → Mark In / Out / Thumbnail….
- Timeline / frame controls. Scrub, play or step frames to the picture you need.
- Mark In / Mark Out. Set the playable range. Duration updates as points change. Reset points restores the full clip.
- Mark thumbnail. Choose the tile picture independently of In/Out. Reset thumbnail restores its default.
Cuts, fades and stingers
Each destination tile chooses Cut, Fade or Stinger in its settings. The return uses the selected Loop’s transition.
- Fade duration. Settings → Transitions controls every normal Fade. Default: 0.5 seconds, saved per project.
- Output Black fade. Sets the matched picture/audio fade for Black separately.
- Timeline. Add a genuine alpha stinger, then scrub or step to its picture-switch frame.
- Use playhead. Commit that frame as the cut point. Set Mute audio in the stinger settings if required.
Natural Fade/stinger return starts before the Insert ends. A missing or failed stinger falls back to the intended destination with Fade; check its fault before using it again.
Pages, order and live changes
Use tile settings for per-clip changes; use drag and drop for position.
- Pages. Add/name pages and switch with tabs or Loop arrows. Drag a page tab to reorder it.
- Move tiles. Drag, or use the context menu below. Empty targets move; occupied same-type targets swap.
- Tile settings. Change media keeps the current source playing and uses the replacement next time. Playing/retiring tiles cannot be removed.
Native menu panels captured separately; backdrop omitted.
- Move to…. Right-click the tile and choose Move to….
- Page. Choose the destination page.
- Position. Choose a position. Occupied same-type targets swap.
- Mute audio. Changes the currently playing Insert immediately, without restart. Off remains silent regardless of this setting.
A Failed Insert marker remains until successful replacement or a complete successful playback. Dismissing its fault does not clear it.
The Move menu requires the next app update.
Collect, relink and optimise
Open Settings → Media & Storage before moving a show or repairing file links.
- Collect and save project copy…. Creates a portable project with its media. Open the collected copy before deleting or moving the originals.
- Relink missing media…. Locate moved files. The control is grey when none are missing. Save the project after accepted repairs.
- Optimise media. Choose it in tile settings and read the confirmation. It creates a sibling optimised copy and relinks matching tiles in this project; originals remain.
Optimisation stops playback/output. Success, cancellation or failure returns to the valid selected Loop only if output was On and you have not since chosen Off. Inserts never resume. Cache cleanup is available below these controls.
Defaults and updates
Project playback choices are saved with the project. Display/audio destinations stay on this Mac.
- Default transition. Applies to newly added videos; Fade is the default. Existing tile choices remain.
- Preserve loop playback position. Off restarts Loops on entry. On resumes their held position; hidden Loops do not keep playing.
- Check for updates. Save and finish playback first. If a release is offered, use Download, Install and Restart. Otherwise install the supplied newer DMG through Finder after quitting.