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Knowledge Base.

Welcome to the Lightworks knowledge base - your resource for learning about this pioneering and influential editing software. For over 30 years, Lightworks has been at the forefront of innovation in non-linear video editing tools. Our knowledge base offers essential information, tutorials, and tips for Lightworks video editors of all levels.

Getting Started.

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Welcome to Lightworks
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Installation and Setup
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Quick Start Guide

The Workspace.

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Lightworks Interface
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Viewers and Playback
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Layouts and Workspaces
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Keyboard, mouse and control surfaces

Projects and Organisation.

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Projects
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Importing Media
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Media Management
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Proxies and performance media
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Bins, collections, tags and searching
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Clip information and metadata

Clip Preperation.

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Reviewing source clips
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Logging and subclips
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Syncing picture and sound

Editing in Timeline.

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Sequences and timeline
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Basic editing
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Selecting and moving material
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Trimming
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Speed and retiming
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Timeline tools and commands
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Multicam editing
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Reusing sequences and building blocks

Audio Editing and Mixing.

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Audio basics
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Editing audio in timeline
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The audio mixer
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Audio effects
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Recording and voiceover

Effects and Transitions.

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Effects overview
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Keyframes and animations
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Video transitions and fades
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Transform, crop, and reframing tools
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Masks and selective effects

Exporting and Delivery.

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Export overview
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Web and social delivery
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Professional delivery
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Aspect ratios, guides and letterbox
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Batch export and background tasks

Preferences.

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Application preferences
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Project settings
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Keyboard shortcuts
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Panel and UI customisation

Troubleshooting.

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Troubleshooting common problems
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Glossary
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Supported formats reference
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Menu and command
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Keyboard shortcut tables

Advanced Workflows.

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Collaboration and shared projects
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Interchange with other applications
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Media formats and technical settings
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Performance optimisation
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Archive and restoring work